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Knowing Your Options

  • With U Projects studio 102 North Cross Street Wheaton, IL, 60187 United States (map)

With U Birth: Mind-Body-Spirit Class #2

Cost: $100 (registration includes attendance for you + 1 support person)

Any class in the Mind-Body-Spirit series includes 1 copy of the Guidebook for a Positive Birth (87 pages, with lots of extra info and resources)

Taught by Tara Van Dyke, experienced doula and childbirth educator.

This is one of a 3-part series of classes focusing on evidence-based information to prepare your mind, body, and spirit for the transformative time of birth.

If you are a planner who likes to know every. single. detail. about your choices and options, this is for you. If you are a go-with-the-flow person who lets things unfold as they may, this class is also for you. Even if you’re planning a home birth, this class will provide valuable information on navigating a transfer to the hospital.

In Knowing Your Options we’ll cover:

  • Human rights in birth

  • Informed consent vs shared decision-making

  • Choosing a provider and birth location that are the best fit for you

  • How to advocate for yourself without causing conflict

  • Risks and benefits of medical interventions in birth

  • How to have freedom of choice with knowledge of alternatives

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Preparing for Positive Birth

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Comfort & Coping in Birth