Active Birth Labour Workshop
Class Info: Workshop run monthly on a Sunday (duration approximately 5.5 hours)
Contact Gill directly for pricing.
Teacher: Gillian Murdiff
Contact: 0872727361
Active Birth is a 5.5hr couples labour preparation.
This workshop is and educational, informative and offers valuable tools & tips practical preparation to give you best chance of having a gentle birth no matter what path your birth journey takes
“I cannot recommend Gills Active birth Workshop enough. Myself & partner were nervous for the birth of our 1st Baby and after this workshop we both felt Empowered, Calm & more Confident and cannot wait for the birth of our Baby”
From Ciara, Naas, January 2023
Gillian trained with renowned birth educator Janet Balaskas at her active birth centre in London. She has been teaching yoga and active birth at her own studio in monread for many years.
Gillian is also a trained hypnotherapist educator and birth and postnatal doula and used her experience from attending both home & hospital births to ensure an informal / fun / interactive / practical & educational day to ensure both Mum and her birth partner feel prepared and
“Calm / Comfortable & Confident” for labour and birth
Overview of Active Birth workshop Itinerary
- Pregnancy preparation
Recommendations & Tips for daily exercises & breathing techniques to balance body and create space for baby to give you best chance of Gentle birth
- Anatomy & Physiology
Brief overview of Pelvis / Uterus / Birth Hormones / Baby
- Labour
What to do @ Home / Car & how to navigate home or hospital birth
- Stage of labour 0-10cm
What happens through each stage of labour ?and what You & Birth partner can to do to make each stage as comfortable as possible
- Birth partner support
What your partner can do in pregnancy / labour / birth & beyond to support, protect & advocate for you and your baby
- What If’s?
I call this section “The what ifs” so prepare you for if u need medical assistance including
*Pain relief options
*Induction
*C section
*Episiotomy/ Perineal massage
*Natural induction
What questions to ask ?and how to keep your birth journey it as gentle as possible for you and baby
- Baby
*Importance of skin to skin
*Feeding
*Delayed cord clamping
*Birth of placenta
*4th trimester – Home / Family life