Sammy Cox
Format: OnlineBirth Preference: Vaginal Birth
Online Zoom Course
This course is taught by Sammy Cox from Exhale Birthing and Beyond in Exeter, Devon. Sammy is also a pre and postnatal yoga teacher.
Course Schedule
Session 1
Date: Time:Session 2
Date: Time:Session 3
Date: Time:Session 4
Date: Time:The course & support package include:
- 9.5 hours of ‘live’ learning in a small group (8 hours + the 1.5 hour postnatal preparation session which is also held on Zoom on a monthly basis, you can choose which month you join this session)
- A printed Mindful Birth course guide
- Affirmation card pack
- Relaxation audios
- WhatsApp support from your teacher for any questions about your personal pregnancy situation, right up until you meet baby.
- The full Mindful Birth online support package, worth over £1000* which you can read more about here.
There is a maximum 8 families per course- the cost is for 2 people per booking, birth partners are encouraged to join too.
We cover everything you need to have a calm and confident birth experience, however birth happens:
- The science behind the mind body connection and the hormones and muscles of birth
- What you can control vs what you can’t control and how to overcome feelings of anxiety
- Learn how to stay calm and in control for all births using mindfulness and hypnobirthing tools and techniques
- Birth place options
- Your birth team including your birth partner/s and care team options
- Optimising your birth space
- Comfort measures and medicated pain relief options
- The stages of labour
- What to pack in your birth bag
- Induction methods and what your options are
- Assisted birth including forceps, ventouse, episiotomy
- Unplanned caesarean abdominal birth
- Navigating unexpected turns
- Making informed decisions about your birth
- Writing birth preferences for all scenarios
- Postnatal recovery – what to expect and how to prepare