My name is Anna and I am thrilled to teach the Bradley Method.
After our own empowering experience with the birth of our son, my husband and I decided to undergo extensive training at the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth and I became the first teacher of the Bradley Method® in Ontario in 2007. I am excited and happy to share my knowledge, experience and heart with you and your growing family.
I believe the Bradley Method® is the best, most thorough childbirth preparation classes available. It gives couples knowledge and skills to achieve their personal best as well as the best in their health care provider, so they can give birth confidently and joyfully.
It is impossible to know what it will be like for you to go through labour and birth and how it may affect you emotionally. However we do know that women who feel supported and informed generally feel more satisfied with their birthing experience. Our classes stress parental choice and give an objective view of the complex issues and choices you may need to make during labour and birth.
In my education sessions, I honour pregnancy and birth as a ‘rite of passage’ and an intense time of transformation. In addition to thoroughly exploring the physiology of birth and how we can best support this natural process, I aim to provide a safe place to explore your inner strengths, belief systems, wishes, fears and attitudes. This enables couples to make informed decisions about their pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
Preparing for birth is not so much about where you give birth – at home or in hospital – or how you give birth – naturally or with medical assistance; it is about going into the experience feeling knowledgeable and confident and coming out feeling empowered and satisfied.