Please fill out this form to register for in-person group education. Please contact Lianne at lianneh@birthcoachlianne.com with any questions. I aim to respond within 24 hours to education requests, but please allow up to 48 hours for an email response.
The spots for classes taking place at the Sudbury Community Midwives Clinic are reserved first for midwifery clients. If space remains, they will be offered to other provider types.
Classes are $50 each, and that includes the attendance of a support person (partner, family member or friend), as well as additional emailed resources and a workbook to use in class. Once your registration request is received, I will send a confirmation email with payment details. I accept e-transfer and credit card payment. Payment must be received within 48 hours of the invoice receipt to hold your space in the class.
Current dates include:
**CURRENTLY FULL** April 4th, 2024 Labour & Delivery. Class runs from 6-8pm (ish) and takes place at the Sudbury Community Midwives Clinic (1571 Paris Street, Sudbury)
**CURRENTLY FULL** April 8th, 2024 Coping in Labour/Involving Your Partner. Class runs from 6-8pm (ish) and takes place at the Sudbury Community Midwives Clinic (1571 Paris Street, Sudbury)
**CURRENTLY FULL** April 17th, 2024 Postpartum & Normal Newborn Care. Class runs from 6-8pm (ish) and takes place at the Sudbury Community Midwives Clinic (1571 Paris Street, Sudbury)
**CURRENTLY FULL** April 24th, 2024 Labour & Delivery. Class runs from 6-8pm (ish) and takes place at the Howard Armstrong Recreation Centre (4040 Elmview Drive, Hanmer)
** CURRENTLY FULL** May 1st, 2024 Coping in Labour/Involving Your Partner. Class runs from 6-8pm (ish) and takes place at the Howard Armstrong Recreation Centre (4040 Elmview Drive, Hanmer)
May 8th, 2024 Postpartum & Normal Newborn Care. Class runs from 6-8pm (ish) and takes place at the Howard Armstrong Recreation Centre (4040 Elmview Drive, Hanmer)
**NEW CLASS OFFERING** May 15th Breastfeeding. Class Runs from6-8pm (ish) and takes place at the Howard Armstrong Recreation Centre (4040 Elmview Drive, Hanmer)
I am looking to add additional dates. Please indicate your preferred month of attendance below.
If the classes you are hoping to attend are full, please register for the waitlist or send me an email. If there is enough interest in any given month, I will look at adding additional class dates.
Lianne is a current labour and delivery/postpartum RN who also provides prenatal education, birth and postpartum support as a doula/birth coach. For more information about what makes her well qualified to teach these courses, please feel free to read more about her at
www.birthcoachlianne.com/about-me
Class offerings include:
Labour & Delivery
- preparing for labour
- how to know when you are in labour
- stages of labour
- how positions can assist with labour progress
- labour variations and interventions
- vaginal and cesarean delivery
- the basics of coping
Coping in Labour & How to Involve your Partner
- the science of coping and how it affects labour progress
- early labour coping vs active labour coping
- coping techniques to use until you are ready for an epidural/to use with an epidural
- review which positions to use to cope with labour
- how to deal with back labour
- how to involve your partner
- the opportunity to practice various coping techniques and positions
Postpartum & Newborn Care
- preparing for postpartum
- what to expect for you in the postpartum period (physically and mentally)
- optimising your recovery
- newborn basics and care
- soothing tips
- feeding basics
Breastfeeding **NEW CLASS**
- anatomy of the breast and the mechanics of milk production
- how you can prepare for breastfeeding before your baby is born
- hormones, and their role in breastfeeding
- your birth and it's impact on breastfeeding
- tips for early success
- establishing and maintaining a supply
- milk transition and what to expect
- normal feeding behaviour and what normal feeding looks like
- how to know if your baby is getting enough
- breastfeeding positions
- latching
- how to manage early hurdles and difficulties with feeding
