10:00
Opening / brief personal introduction
– Three stages of labour: the theory
– Breathe your way through labour
– How your partner can provide support
– Developing an attitude towards labour pain
– The pain relief possibilities explained
A seven-hour Sunday session in English for expectant mothers (over 26 weeks pregnant) and their partners, who want to prepare for the birth of their baby in one day in Amsterdam, and now also in Haarlem! At this moment only April 28 in Haarlem, more dates will follow)
The One Sunday course is an informative if intensive workshop and bridges the gap between the Five-evening sessions and the three-hour crash course. I’ll explain how the Dutch system works. We will practise the various breathing exercises in the different stages of your birth and cover a number of back massage and relaxing techniques. I’ll explain the different possibilities about pain-relief.
After a hot lunch at a restaurant where you can interact with other couples, we take time for trying out different birthing positions that can be useful during labour. At the end of the day you have opportunity to share ideas with other couples and we do a rehearsal Time line puzzle to see if everything you learned today is clear. We finish with a nice birthing film. You go home with hard copy handouts with homework, summaries and a timeline for dad’s during labour.
Course content
Practical information
All my courses are in English. The difference between the seven-hour course and the three-hour course is that there is much more time for practising all the breathing and massage techniques and the birthing positions and to have some discussion and fun together. Last but not least: interaction with other international expectant couples during a hot lunch and interactive exercises.
