Education and Activities
Education, Activities, and Events
It is not necessary to be a client to utilize some of our services.
Pre-registration is required and scholarships are available.
Click on the links to find out more or sign up.
Education:
Activities
Events
Education
Childbirth Education Classes
Childbirth Education:
Thursdays @ 5:30 & 8:30
Learn Evidence-Based Healthy Birth Practices
- Stages of Labor
- Comfort Measures
- Postpartum Recovery & Breastfeeding
- Parenting Education & Newborn Care
- Birth Partner Education
- And more…
The Doula Foundation’s Childbirth Education Series Childbirth education classes are intended to give you confidence as you approach the birth of your baby.
Although each birth is unique, the process remains wonderfully consistent.
Through our classes, we work to build the confidence of the birthing family by providing
- education,
- resources,
- hands-on practice,
- activities,
- videos,
- community
- and tangible support throughout our education series.
The childbirth education series is a three-week session.
New sessions begin the first Thursday of every month. The evidence-based classes are currently held on Thursday evenings for three weeks.
Class 1: Before You Give Birth – Includes making arrangements, taking care of yourself and learning how to manage pain.
Class 2: What Happens During Childbirth – Includes understanding labor, medical interventions, types of births and more.
Class 3: After You Give Birth – Covers postpartum changes and self-care, caring for your newborn and breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding Support
Breastfeeding Support and Education
- Tips on getting a good start to breastfeeding
- Assistance with correct latch and positioning
- Help with overcoming common barriers to breastfeeding
- Encouragement for proper nutrition and hydration for lactation
- Help with breastfeeding concerns, including referrals to lactation consultants
- Ideas on how family and friends can give support
- Education on breast care, feeding patterns, working breastfeeding into their busy life, pumping and storing milk, baby’s cues and more
- IBCLC services are available by appointment. Call 417-832-9222 for details.
Activities
Yoga
Prenatal Yoga
Our Prenatal Yoga Series is designed to help moms reduce fatigue and back pain while promoting health and wellness as they navigate the physical and emotional changes that come with motherhood. Yoga offers expectant mothers many benefits, such as birth preparation, stress reduction, and education. We offer a supportive and safe environment where moms can connect with other mothers and learn from experienced instructors.
• Begins to prepare your body for birth
• Reduces fatigue, back pain, indigestion, nausea, stress, and anxiety
• Balances your mental state for calmness during labor
• Connects you with other expectant moms
Promote health and balance with prenatal yoga classes!
Yoga offers many benefits to expectant mothers such as preparation for birth, stress reduction, and connection to other moms.
Post Partum Yoga
Join us every Tuesday from 12pm to 1pm for our Postpartum Yoga Series, designed to help alleviate stress, fatigue, and depression while supporting your Postpartum recovery. Babies up to 9 months are welcome! We invite you to join us and become a part of our supportive community, as motherhood is a journey best taken together.
Our weekly postpartum restorative yoga class:
- Provides rest and relaxation
- Strengthens pelvic floor muscles
- Helps to regain strength and endurance
- Reduces stress, anxiety, and the impact of postpartum mood disorders
- Provides the opportunity to connect with other moms
- Bond with your baby
- Rebuild strength, flexibility, and confidence
- Prioritize self-care through stress relief
- Connect with other new moms
Father Yoga
Calling all dad’s of the 417!
Are you ready to kickstart your journey to a healthier and more relaxed you? Join us for an exclusive Men’s Yoga class series designed especially for dads at The Doula Foundation.
Over eight weeks, you’ll experience the incredible benefits of yoga and learn how to navigate the joys of fatherhood with calm and confidence.
Led by JR Kille, a certified yoga instructor and chiropractor with over 18 years of experience, this class is tailored to help you relieve stress, improve flexibility, and enhance your overall wellbeing.
Whether you have a physically demanding job or simply want to stay healthy and active, this class is for you.
We can’t wait to welcome you to this special Men’s Yoga class.
For more information and registration for class, contact JR at perfecthealthdoc@gmail.com
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