Biodynamic childbirth classes, anyone?

vcabbyw

My birth center offers several different natural childbirth classes for us to take. But I haven't heard of anyone taking this series before? My midwife seems to really like this class for its approach on educating couples on the emotional and hormonal aspects of labor, along with different pain coping techniques.

Anyone take this series before, any reviews?

danuli8

Biodynamic childbirth? What does that even mean? Sounds interesting, but I have no idea what it is.

 

alanap

Never heard of it...

vcabbyw

I'm beginning to think by my google searches that its kind of a PDX local thing.

But heres a description of the class...

"Biodynamic Childbirth is a wellness-based and holistic approach to labor and birth that focuses on using the least amount of intervention necessary to maintain the well-being of both mother and baby. This modality of childbirth preparation encourages the birthing woman to be in the driver's seat of her own birth experience. Mamas and their partners learn and create their own "birth toolkit" of comfort techniques and coping strategies to naturally encourage the production of the hormones that will enhance the labor process and result in a more comfortable, positive, and empowering birth experience."

vcabbyw

And another of the biodynamic birth philosophy the midwifes at my birth center follow using the midwifery model of care:

"The Biodynamic Birth Model is a type of care which emphasizes both the wide range of normal, physiological processes in childbirth (bio) and the individual women, infant(s), and families in our care (dynamic).  We believe in women?s bodies and their ability to give birth.   We encourage the normal physical, hormonal, emotional and intuitive processes which take place during pregnancy and birth."

 

I suppose I find nothing wrong with it. My midwife supports Hypnobabies or Hypnobirthing but commented that she found it was a tool to use during labor, and not a total childbirth education class such as above.  Also, her opinion of the Bradley Method was geared more towards hospital births, and not as applicable to OOH births.