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Gentlebirth

  • 08-09-2019 07:30PM
    #1
    Monkey2019
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    Hi,
    Has anyone ever attended a Gentle birth workshop? I've become interested in it since I've had my son and was thinking of training to be a Gentlebirth instructor.
    I'm interested to hear if it has actually helped women and is it something that is worthwhile studying. I had awful anxiety when I was pregnant and id love to work with pregnant women to help ease anxiety around birth


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  • #2
    fits
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    Yes I did a course and found it really helped. I had a late scheduled c section and I found it really helped me to remain calm in the day we were waiting for the procedure.

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  • #3
    Gatica
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    Monkey2019 wrote: »
    Hi,
    Has anyone ever attended a Gentle birth workshop? I've become interested in it since I've had my son and was thinking of training to be a Gentlebirth instructor.
    I'm interested to hear if it has actually helped women and is it something that is worthwhile studying. I had awful anxiety when I was pregnant and id love to work with pregnant women to help ease anxiety around birth

    Hi, I attended the course with my partner, worth every penny. It's really informative and the local doula running it knew a lot about local hospital policies and best practice.
    Just had our second baby and I regret not doing the refresher course.
    I have the book and CDs too though nowadays it's done through an app subscription and Facebook support group.


  • #4
    CheerLouth
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    I believe that they have launched an online course now so you can do the instructor training that way rather than attending the instructor course. They've also launched a web based course for expectant parents.

    I would do a bit more research into it in your area - how many instructors there are etc because I feel like a lot of people have done it now & you could potentially be looking at market saturation.

    On the other hand, if you do the classroom based workshop (I think you still have to do a lot of online training after it), you get Tracey's Birth Doula course for free (or at least you used to) & that could be combined with the instructor training to make a more profitable business/career.


  • #5
    Gatica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,302 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Sorry to resurrect this old thread. Just wondering if anyone interested in the Gentlebirth CDs? I think it's time I let go of those 😊 and let someone else enjoy the program. Found the CDs doing tidy up, checking if can find the book too.



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