What is Husband-Coached Childbirth?
Healthy Birth Choices teaches natural childbirth and views birth as a natural process. It is our belief that most women with proper education, preparation, and the help of a loving and supportive coach can be taught to give birth naturally. We teach a system of natural labour techniques in which a woman and her coach play an active part. It is a simple method of increasing self-awareness, teaching a woman how to deal with the stress of labor by tuning in to her own body. We encourages mothers to trust their bodies and use natural breathing, relaxation, nutrition, exercise, and education.
Why Natural Childbirth?
The kind of pregnancy, labor, and birth our children experience has a profound and lifelong effect on their health, including their mental, emotional, and physical health. We hope to give babies the best possible start in life by teaching you how to have a natural pregnancy and a natural childbirth.
How are we unique?
We teache couples ways to stay low risk. While occasionally there are risk factors out of your control, staying healthy and low risk can help to avoid complications. Low risk mothers have more choices.
Relaxation is the Key during labour. It is the safest and most effective way to reduce unnecessary pain and to handle any pain that you do experience. While other methods seek to control the sensations of labor (emphasizing distraction as their primary labor control technique), we encourage mothers to trust their bodies (emphasizing relaxed abdominal breathing and relaxation throughout labor).
The term Husband-Coached Childbirth® is a registered trademark to ensure you are getting quality childbirth education. All instructors are highly trained to help you learn how to give birth.
To see a complete listing of Teachers Contact The American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®: Box 5224 Sherman Oaks, CA 91413-5224 (800) 4-A-BIRTH or (818) 788-6662
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Why should I choose Healthy Birth Choices?
Your instructor is a professional, trained to help pregnant couples obtain the birth experience they desire. They are experts in the field of natural childbirth and have gone through intensive training with the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth® and are required to re-affiliate each year in order to continue teaching. The American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth® is proud of its affiliated teachers for their personal attention and outstanding success in training natural childbirth students.
How long are classes?
A class series is 12 weeks and is designed to give both mother and coach adequate preparation time for the birth of their child. Labor can be a strenuous physical activity, but mothers and coaches can prepare both physically and mentally, and with the help of their instructor, to make their birth experience an even more beautiful and joyous event.