Changing childbirth education for the better

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Roots of Birth:

Foundational Prenatal Education

A foundational course designed specifically for first time parents and taught by two experienced birth and postpartum doulas who have seen it all!

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  • We strive for connection and community, not efficiency.

  • We are inclusive to all families, regardless of sexuality, ethnicity, and birth goals.

  • We create time for all the silly questions, and hands on learning for birth support and newborn care.

  • Each class contains conversation prompts to continue discussing at home to prepare mentally for birth and the postpartum period.

Why Roots of Birth?

Get ready to learn!

    • The science of labour

    • Stages of labour and birth

    • What to expect from natural childbirth

    • Medical technologies of birth (including induction of labour, pain management, monitoring, and risk management

    • Birth planning and advocacy

    • Medical technologies of birth (including Cesarean birth, assisted delivery, and emergency situations)

    • Mental preparation for birth by breaking the Fear / Tension / Pain cycle

    • Hands on practice with comfort tools for labour

    • Positions for labour

    • Counter pressure practice

    • Pushing positions

    • Newborn procedures immediately post-birth

    • Postpartum healing

    • The first days with a newborn

    • Infant sleep

    • Infant feeding (including breastfeeding / body-feeding, pumping, formula feeding, bottles, and combination feeding)

    • Hands on practice with diaper changes, swaddling, burping, etc.

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Upcoming Dates

  • Mondays May 4th to June 15th, 6pm-8:30pm

  • Mondays & Thursdays starting July 13, 6pm-8:30pm

    • condensed to 2 classes per week

  • Mondays September 28th to November 9th, 6-8:30pm

Location: Whiteway Plumbing, 55 Rankin St. Waterloo

Accessibility Notes:

  • One small step to enter the space

  • Water, coffee and tea available

  • Please bring something for note taking and your comfort items

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Our queer exclusive prenatal education program!

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“These classes allowed me to feel confident, prepared, and much less fearful of the process of giving birth.”

- Kristie G, Waterloo

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