Childbirth Educators
Rachel Brown
Experience Birth! Natural Childbirth Classes (ALACE)
217 N. Lincoln, Ypsilanti, MI 48198
734-482-1684
rachel@experiencebirth.net
Serving Washtenaw county and surrounding areas
Experience Birth! Natural Childbirth Classes cover what you need to know for a drug-free natural birth at home, hospital, or birth center. Classes include practice of labor and delivery positions, videos, discussion, visualizations, and worksheets to clarify feelings, expectations, and knowledge of birth.
Krista Dragun
Birthing From Within Mentor
4121 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103
734-945-5790
kmdragun@yahoo.com
Serving Washtenaw county and surrounding areas
Birthing From Within classes will help prepare you for your journey through birth into parenthood by expanding your existing knowledge base surrounding birth, helping to prepare you emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, and by helping you to master proven pain-coping techniques. Our classes are lively and interactive as well as thought provoking and inspirational.
Alicia Montgomery CD(DONA)
Birthing From Within Mentor
Cradle of Birth Doula and Childbirth Education Services
Novi, MI
248-930-4539
alicia@cradleofbirth.com
Serving Southeast Michigan
Are you looking for something different in your childbirth preparation? Birthing From Within classes are a holistic approach that will prepare you for birth by exploring the strength and wisdom you already hold in an interactive, relaxed environment. Activities will include stimulating discussion, videos, birth art, visualization, games, pain coping techniques, and more.
Goldie Parker, DEM, CE
A Mother’s Touch Midwifery Service
4317 Summer Place, Shelby Township, Mi 48316
586-489-1608
goldie_parker@yahoo.com
Serving Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, Genesee, St. CLair, and Sanilac counties
Childbirth classes following the philosophy of “Birthing from Within” and homebirth midwifery service with over 20 years experience.
Sue Schweinhart, RN, BSN, Lamaze CCE
2546 Deake Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-434-8874
larryschw@comcast.net
Serving Wastenaw and surrounding areas
Women and the their support persons gain confidence in their ability to have a normal birth. Common breastfeeding problems and solutions are discussed. Parents learn to recognize what is normal and how to bond with and calm their newborns.