| Traditional Birthing Services |
Childbirth Education Program
| Empowering You to Create the Birthing Experience you Want! |
| There are many reasons to take Childbirth Education, however the most compelling argument to take Childbirth Education is to learn how to achieve optimum health for mother and baby. We take for granted that a healthy mother and baby is an automatic "if I go to all my prenatal appointments and I don't drink or smoke then everything should be fine" Unfortunately this is not the case, particularly for Black women and children. According to a recent CDC-NCHS report: |
• 24 hours of intense study: Healthy
Pregnancy, Labor, Birth & Postpartum
Preparation
• 100+ page Student Workbook- serves as a
study guide and reference manual
• Exploring 5 Points for Optimum Health as
they relate to pregnancy and birth
• Extensive Nutrition information for during
your pregnancy, breastfeeding and beyond-
including healthy recipes
• Analysis, prevention and management/
remedy suggestions for most pregnancy
heath issues concerning the African American
community
• Prenatal exercises that build stamina, and
prepare your body for labor
• Learn various Relaxation exercises, methods
and massage techniques,
• Assistance writing birth plans,
• Helping to determine the best place to give
birth for you (hospital, birth center, home)
• Helping to assemble the best birth team for
you (obstetrician, midwife, doula, family)
• Training your labor partner to be an effective
guide/assistant through labor & birth (coach)
• Learning how to avoid unnecessary pain
during labor
• Learning effective laboring positions
• Learning how to shorten your labor time,
• Learning effective pushing positions
• Thorough education on medical
interventions, evaluation of the pros & cons
• Learn how avoid complications & if any may
arise how work through if not resolve them
• Learn how to avoid unnecessary episiotomies
and cesarean sections, and how to determine
when they are necessary
• Breastfeeding benefits, concerns, &
information
• Newborn care and postpartum care info
• Access to a lending library of childbirth
books
• 24 hr phone access for questions and/or
concerns during pregnancy, labor, birth &
breastfeeding
• Subscription to my document library filled
with pregnancy/parenting tips & information.
• And MUCH MORE!
Pregnancy, Labor, Birth & Postpartum
Preparation
• 100+ page Student Workbook- serves as a
study guide and reference manual
• Exploring 5 Points for Optimum Health as
they relate to pregnancy and birth
• Extensive Nutrition information for during
your pregnancy, breastfeeding and beyond-
including healthy recipes
• Analysis, prevention and management/
remedy suggestions for most pregnancy
heath issues concerning the African American
community
• Prenatal exercises that build stamina, and
prepare your body for labor
• Learn various Relaxation exercises, methods
and massage techniques,
• Assistance writing birth plans,
• Helping to determine the best place to give
birth for you (hospital, birth center, home)
• Helping to assemble the best birth team for
you (obstetrician, midwife, doula, family)
• Training your labor partner to be an effective
guide/assistant through labor & birth (coach)
• Learning how to avoid unnecessary pain
during labor
• Learning effective laboring positions
• Learning how to shorten your labor time,
• Learning effective pushing positions
• Thorough education on medical
interventions, evaluation of the pros & cons
• Learn how avoid complications & if any may
arise how work through if not resolve them
• Learn how to avoid unnecessary episiotomies
and cesarean sections, and how to determine
when they are necessary
• Breastfeeding benefits, concerns, &
information
• Newborn care and postpartum care info
• Access to a lending library of childbirth
books
• 24 hr phone access for questions and/or
concerns during pregnancy, labor, birth &
breastfeeding
• Subscription to my document library filled
with pregnancy/parenting tips & information.
• And MUCH MORE!
| WHY TAKE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION? |
| THE TBS DIFFERENCE |
| We offer early pregnancy workshops and 12-Week Preparation Series to adequately educate and prepare expecting parents for achieving the ultimate goal of healthy mother and baby. Unlike childbirth classes offered by health care institutions we offer comprehensive information to empower the parent(s) to make intelligent decisions. We offer information about the many options presented in pregnancy, labor and birth, outlining the pros and cons for each option. Additionally our childbirth education program is presented from an African perspective, providing information uniquely relevant to the African Diasporic experience. |
| Early Pregnancy Workshops |
| Our Early Pregnancy Workshops are offered free to the public to provide general introductory information about how to have a "low-risk" pregnancy. |
| 12-Week Preparation Series |
| "Disease and disasters come and go like rain, but health is like the sun that illuminates the entire village." - (Luo proverb) |
| Our 12-Week Preparation Series are designed for expecting parents at about 24-26 weeks gestation. Classes meet once a week for 12 weeks and include: |
| Traditional Birthing Services PO. Box 7896 Largo, MD 20792 Ph: 443-865-0989 alt: 202-787-1877 fax: 249-770-8120 info@traditonalbirth.com |
| 2 PHASE PROGRAM |
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| Strength Courage & Wisdom; India Arie |
Childbirth Education is not just about having a
natural birth, nor is it just for young or first time
parents.
Some Reasons to take Childbirth Education:
natural birth, nor is it just for young or first time
parents.
Some Reasons to take Childbirth Education:
- You want to successfully have a natural birth
- You want to thoroughly understand the
common pregnancy illnesses and what you
can do to prevent or alleviate them
- You want to understand the common
pregnancy and childbirth tests and
procedures and to thoroughly understand the
associated risks.
- You want to know how to have a healthy
pregnancy
- You want to know what to expect from labor
and birth
- You want to get practice for the big day so
that you can be
- You want your labor partner to be well
informed and to have tools to help you
through labor and delivery.
- Black women had the highest infant
mortality rate in the United States in 2004-
13.60 per 1,000 live births
- Compared to 5.66 per 1,000 births among
white women and the national average of
6.78 per 1,000 birth.
- Of those nearly 1/2 (and the leading cause)
of the infant deaths to Black women were
due to causes related to pre-term
(premature) birth.
- Black women had the highest premature
birth rate at 18%
- Compared to 11% premature births among
white women, 10% among asian women and
the national total of 13%
That means Black babies are more like to come
early and they die at more than double the rate
of any other race.
| The Good News! Many of the health complications experienced by both mother and baby leading to premature birth can be prevented or resolved with good education and preparation. |
| WHY IS CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION IMPORTANT? |
