Natural childbirth? Yes, you can!

This series will prepare you to have a natural birth in the hospital setting. Topics covered include the signs and stages of labor, the birth partner's role, natural comfort measures (breathing techniques, relaxation and visualization exercises, etc.), positions for labor, hydrotherapy, communication skills, labor/doula support,immediate postpartum care for mother and baby, initiating breastfeeding and the transition to parenthood. While the focus of the series is preparation for an unmedicated, low-intervention birth, the series will also provide information about unexpected situations including assisted deliveries and cesarean birth.

Ami Burns offers a 4-week series from 6:00-9:00pm on Thursday nights or a 2-day series from 11:30-3:30pm on Sunday afternoons. For more information and to register for classes, please call
773.275.7725 or register online at www.birthtalk.com. Ami recommends finishing the series no later than your 35th week of pregnancy.

About the instructor: Ami Burns, LCCE, CD(DONA) is a Lamaze International Certified Childbirth Educator and DONA International Certified Birth Doula. She has been helping new families since 1999, and is the mother of two children. For more information, please visit her website at www.birthtalk.com