Sammy Cox
Format: OnlineBirth Preference: Caesarean Birth
Online course starting 6/7/23
This course is taught by Sammy Cox from Exhale Birthing and Beyond in Exeter, Devon. Sammy is also a pre and postnatal yoga teacher The course will be taught online via Zoom.
Course Schedule
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Date: Time:The course content covers everything you need to have a calm and confident abdominal birth experience.
Mindful Birth Group® hypnobirthing tools:
- The science behind the mind body connection and the hormones of parenthood
- What you can control vs what you can’t control and how to overcome feelings of anxiety
- The day you meet baby, a step-by-step walk through on what to expect and how to prepare
- What to pack in your hospital bag
- How to stay calm and in control using mindfulness tools and techniques
Your options:
- Making your environment oxytocin friendly during pregnancy, the birth and postnatally too
- Navigating unexpected turns including going into labour before the planned birth date
- Writing your birth preferences and communicating them with your care providers
Postnatal recovery
This area is covered on a separate, 90 minute Zoom call (during pregnancy) to enable you to fully focus on your recovery.
- What to expect and how to prepare
- How others can support you
Included with the course:
- 8 hours of ‘live’ learning
- A printed Mindful Birth course guide
- Affirmation card pack
- Relaxation audios
- Birth preference sheets
- Extensive online resource library covering all aspects of pregnancy care
Ongoing support:
- WhatsApp support from your teacher for any questions about your personal pregnancy situation, right up until you meet baby.
- Weekly pregnancy yoga live on Zoom (and recorded)
- Monthly relaxation sessions live on Zoom (and recorded)
- Ask the midwife chat group
e-Learning zone with on-demand videos covering:
- Newborn feeding (colostrum harvesting, breast, bottle and pumping)
- Baby sleep
- Baby first aid
- Introducing baby to siblings
- Introducing baby to pets
- Carriers and slings
- Bringing baby home- what you need to know / prepare
- Bonding with baby
- Parent mental health
- Weaning
- Choosing childcare
We keep the courses small so there is a minimum of 2 families and a maximum 6 families per course – the cost is for 2 people per booking, birth partners are encouraged to join too.
£330 for 2 people
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Refund and cancellation policy