Homebirth Prep Intensive 3-day: In-Person
The non-member rate for this 3-Day Intensive is $250 and the member rate is $220. The registration fee includes two caregivers of the same child. Click here to purchase your membership today.
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Class Description
We strongly recommend that you complete your prenatal education no later than your 36th week of pregnancy. Starting this course between weeks 28-32 will allow you time to comfortably integrate the content into your birth preparation and further explore topics that spark your interest.
Note: Many classes fill up quickly! The earlier you register, the more options and flexibility you'll have regarding class dates and times.
This three-day intensive is designed to prepare you for a homebirth experience that is joyful and confident, not fear-driven. More than a condensed version of our longer series, this course uses the natural progression of labor as a guide for hands-on, experiential learning. Meeting over three days rather than one or two gives you time to absorb information, ask questions, and build lasting relationships with other expecting homebirth parents. This course is for all expecting parents who want to feel empowered and informed, and we've designed a flexible curriculum that allows us to engage with you at your specific level of interest and knowledge. Our goal is to create a nonjudgmental and safe environment where everyone feels welcome and can participate in a way that is most beneficial to them.
We provide a holistic and well-rounded approach to birth preparation, drawing from a variety of methods so you can discover what works best for you and your partner. We'll dive into the physiology, hormones, and emotions of birth, and we'll practice a variety of comfort and relaxation techniques and positions that can help enhance the progression of labor. Our 6 hours of class time also covers topics such as common interventions, pain relief options (both pharmacological and nonpharmacological), and what to expect with your newborn. A supplemental digital booklet with supporting information and resources is included with your registration, and since the course fee covers a partner or support person, you can both prepare for this incredible journey together.
Aside from educating pregnant people and their partners on the physiology, hormones, and emotions of birth, we practice a variety of comfort and relaxation techniques and positions that enhance the progression of labor. Our 6 hours of class time includes:
-Videos
-Discussion of informed choice
-Common interventions
-Pain relief options (pharmacological and nonpharmacological)
-Homebirth & hospital options.Please Note:
-Content covered in these sessions is included in the Details section below.
-The course fee includes a supplemental digital booklet filled with supporting information and resources.
-The registration fee includes a partner/support person.
-This class is intended for pregnant people. If you are not pregnant or you are interested in attending as a professional, please contact us at classes@naturalresources-sf.com for more information.
- You may be eligible for full or partial reimbursement for this course through your insurance. Click here to view more details.
IMPORTANT IN-PERSON POLICY: If health and safety concerns warrant it (uptick in COVID-19 infection, poor air quality due to wild fires, etc) all in-person classes may be moved to a virtual format. Refunds and rescheduling, would not be offered in these circumstances. By signing up for in-person classes you are agreeing to this stipulation. We reserve the right to make this change at our discretion
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Details
The outline listed below is intended to serve as a loose guide for your class time pending the interests of each cohort. Nile skillfully prepares for each cohort by reading through student submissions before the start of session 1. You will receive a welcome email 5 days prior to the Intensive with the link to the questionnaire.
Your facilitators welcome feedback throughout the course to ensure they are meeting student expectations while presenting accurate and up-to-date information.
Day 1: 2 hours
-Understanding the Anatomy and Physiology of Labor & Birth -- Preparing in Pregnancy
-First Stage of Labor Positions Practice
-When to call your midwife & birth team. How to set up for your homebirth
-Tips & Tools for Connection, Comfort and Making ChoicesDay 2: 2 hours
-Comfort Measures, going over the birth tub setup
-Pain Theories & Coping Practices
-Reasons for Transport
-Birth Preferences and options, IV hep lock, labor augmentations & newborn proceduresDay 3: 2 hours
-Review of Material Covered
-2nd & 3rd Stages of Labor
-Pain Management Options for Pushing
-Cesarean Birth
-Your Newborn
-Newborn Routines
-Early Postpartum
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Facilitator(s)
Nile Nash MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, CNM is a mama of two little boys and currently offers postpartum midwifery care packages and sleep consultations. Nile is also a certified as a Child Passenger Safety Technician through Safe Kids Worldwide and will renew her certification every two years. Nile's technician number is SKID #T839019. Her practice, Mama Lion, was born in 2005 when she started out as a DONA Doula and Birthing From Within Mentor before attending UCSF’s MEPN Master’s program from 2007-2010 to become a nurse midwife. Mama Lion Midwifery thrived in San Francisco for 9 years in the beautiful community of homebirth midwives in the Bay Area. The last few years have been consumed by birthing and raising two little ones during the pandemic and tending to her family. The newest chapter of her calling as a midwife has focused Nile’s professional role on the fourth trimester postpartum period. Mama Lion now cares for families who birth in the hospital but have the wisdom to set up a postpartum plan. Nile is thrilled to be working with the Natural Resources family as the newest facilitator of the New Mothers Circle and the Pregnant Together Circle. www.mamalion.org