Comfort Measures for Labor & Birth
Prepare for labor with practical tools, hands-on techniques, and a deeper understanding of the birthing process. This class is designed for birthing families and support people who want to feel confident, connected, and prepared for labor and birth.
What You'll Learn
Understanding the Nervous System
Learn how the nervous system influences labor, pain perception, emotional well-being, and the body's natural ability to birth. Together, we'll explore how creating a sense of safety can support the physiological birth process.
Comfort Measures for Labor
Explore effective comfort techniques that can help ease discomfort and promote progress during labor, including:
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Breathwork and relaxation techniques
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Recognize signs of tension and learn how to release them
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Movement and positioning
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Massage and touch
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Counterpressure
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Vocalization
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Creating a supportive birth environment
Stages of Labor: What to Expect & What to Do
Gain a clear understanding of each stage of labor and practical ways to support the laboring person during:
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Early Labor
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Active Labor
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Transition
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Pushing & Birth
Learn what is happening physiologically, common signs and sensations, and helpful comfort measures for each phase.
Birth of your baby, birth of the placenta & immediate postpartum
Discuss the final moments of labor, the birth process, immediate skin-to-skin contact, and what to expect in the first hours after birth.
Learn about the third stage of labor, the delivery of the placenta, normal postpartum changes, and ways to support recovery and bonding during the early postpartum period.
Who Should Attend?
Birth partners/
support person
Families planning home, birth center, or hospital births
Recommended during the third trimester
Meet Your Instructors
Together, we weave practical birth education with holistic, somatic, and trauma-informed support, creating a space where families feel safe to learn, ask questions, build community, and prepare for birth with confidence and trust in themselves.
Leave with practical skills, greater confidence, and tools you can use throughout labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period.
Join us during a season
Investment: $75
Details
Friday Class: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Mission Valley
Class Type: In-Person