Childbirth Education

Date Night prenatal couples workshop with Amy Bidrman

• A workshop suitable for couples (husband, partner, sister, mom, doula – anyone who will be with you at your birth) at any stage of pregnancy, who wish to deepen their knowledge of pregnancy, labour and birth
• We’ll cover the physiologic processes of labour and birth, and practice hands-on comfort measures, postures conducive to good positioning of baby, and postures conducive to deep relaxation and support of mother, including massage, relaxation and visualization
• Discussion of common interventions and other concerns.
• A great compliment to a birth class you might have taken; a great review for second or third pregnancies
• The confident presence and loving encouragement of a husband or partner is a powerful aid to normal labour and birth.  Deepen your relationship with each other and your unborn child.
• Wear comfortable clothing

$75 per couple, 2 hour workshop - Please contact the clinic for current offerings. Payment due in full at time of booking to reserve your spot, you will be invoiced through email to pay for the workshop once you book online or call 403-932-3176 to book over the phone.

4 Week Childbirth Education Class

This is a comprehensive evidence based class that helps prepare you and your partner for what to expect during delivery. I provide information that is current and helps you and your partner decide what type of labour works best for you. I cover all avenues such as medicated and unmedicated and focus on comfort measures for both choices. I will teach you how to cope with changes during labour and how to make evidence based decisions with your health care team. We will explore topics such as:

• Birth choices and goals
• Later pregnancy - including diet and exercise
• Signs of pre-labour and labour
• The birthing process
• Comfort measures
• Pain management options
• Breastfeeding
• Post-partum recovery
• Newborn care
  and much, much more...

Each class is $250 a series, on Thursdays 7pm-9pm, once a week for four weeks at Shifra Centre for Wellness. Click on this link to see the current offerings and start dates: https://shifracentre.janeapp.com. Payment due in full at time of booking to reserve your spot, you will be invoiced through email to pay for the workshop once you book online or call 403-932-3176 to book over the phone.

Comfort Measures Class for Labour

$25 per person

Join me for a limited edition, 60 minute condensed class on comfort measures.  In this class I will provide and demonstrate multiple variations of supportive techniques and comfort measure positions for all stages of labour.

I will provide part of my information packet geared towards how your partner and yourself can overcome the stages of labour in a calm, relaxing manner. Included will be a cheat sheet on the stages of labour and how to plan your labour strategies for you to review and complete on your own time.

Class will run for 60 minutes with a 15 minute Q & A afterwards. Class will run through zoom in accordance to the guidelines currently in place.

Childbirth Education Refresher Course

Been there. Done that. But, can't remember it all? Let me help you refresh you and your birth partners memory. Maybe this is a new experience for one of you and you want to be your best. We will go over ways to manage pain, comfort measures, your birth goals, siblings and the postpartum recovery and period.

Free 15 Minute Phone Call with Lauren 

On the fence about whether you should take Childbirth Education Classes? Lauren Ferguson would like to offer a 15 minute phone call to help Mom's make the right decision for them.