Can anyone recommend a good place to take birthing classes? Thank you!
Check out Blossom Birth in Palo Alto. A great birth and parenting resource. on the web at www.blossombirth.org. I took a prenatal class there and went to their new moms groups after the birth of my daughter last June. Holly V
Blossom Birth is wonderful. If you want to work privately with a midwife, I highly recommend Ronnie Falcao in Mountain View. She is a homebirth midwife who assisted me in the birth of my second child. She is also has an MS in computer science from Stanford and her website is a wealth of info on Peninsula birthing: http://gentlebirth.org/
good luck!
If you're looking for a natural childbirth class, I don't have any to suggest.
However, I attended a day long course at Day One in Palo Alto (great place to check out anyway!) and they went through what to expect during the process from early contractions through the first weeks home with the baby. They didn't do breathing techniques or exercises, but it was lead by a Labor & Delivery nurse and very informative for a first time mom! =)
I absolutely loved my Bradley Birthing Classes. They are based around natural childbirth and are SO amazing at teaching what the body does during labor and childbirth. They are also great for pregnancy education...look them up at www.bradleybirth.com Hope this helps!
Hi, we went to birthing classes in Sunnyvale and Mt View through camino medical group. You should check out thier website. They also offer a tour of the hospital if your having your baby at el camino.
I will be taking one closer to the due date through Camino Medical Group: http://caminomedical.org/healtheducation/classes/children.html
Many time you don't need to be a patient at the facility so you may want to inquire. Good luck!
El Camino Hospital has a good birthing class and also other baby care classes for parents to be. Congratulations and good luck
El Camino hospital has good classes.
I highly recommed Birthing from Within classes. You can find them at Blossom birth http://blossombirth.org/classes-bp.html
Loved our Hypnobirthing classes. You can look online and find a list of providers in your area. Good luck and congrats!
I had my son at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View and they had excellent birthing classes prior to my going in to labour there 5 years ago...they are a fabulous hospital, I would recommend their labour&delivery and maternity teams to anyone.
Good luck!
Hi Brooke,
They have several classes at El Camino Hospital for new moms.
-Heidi
You could also try Harmony Birth in Campbell -- it may be closer than Blossom in Palo Alto. They have amazing classes there and a beautiful facility.
http://www.harmonybirth.com/
There are also Birth Boot Camp classes available if you are looking for childbirth classes in Mountain View, CA! Visit
www.letsgetphysiological.com for class schedules and info. There are also free meet and greets if you want to meet the instructor and check out the materials before choosing.