“New Trends” Birthing Classes Begin June 17
Austin ABC has developed a new series of birthing classes inspired by today’s most popular birth education approaches. Starting June 17, “New Trends” will provide a mix of empowering tools to help expectant mothers have good birthing experiences. The new classes reflect current trends in the teaching of pregnancy care and birthing as found in the Bradley method, “Birthing From Within”, hypnobirthing, and other modern approaches. 
AABC’s New Trends classes are meant to complement AABC’s other free classes (early pregnancy care, “Birth In A Nutshell”, birthing yoga, breastfeeding) but may be taken as a stand alone course. The tools include lots of information about prenatal care, labor and birth, and postpartum care; relaxation techniques; visualization; affirmation; and relationship building with other moms in your group. The birthing tools will be presented in an interactive setting and include reading, lectures, videos and group participation in four two-hour sessions. Each session will begin with an opportunity for moms to give input, provide feedback, and share among the group. Taught at AABC’s Duval location, the classes help set expectations for what a client will encounter during her experience with AABC, including interaction with the staff and information on how different birthing variations are handled. There will also be opportunities to practice different birthing positions with the birthing tubs, birthing stool and birthing ball. Finally, the classes teach postpartum self-care, which is important for birthing center clients and helps build a better foundation for success after the birth.
