Childbirth Education Workshop
Series
“We envision a community where mothers and babies are honored and are given the support they need to be happy and healthy.”
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Chatham County Public Health Department
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“To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. Soul and spirit are stretched ‒ along with body ‒ making pregnancy a time of transition, growth, and profound beginnings.”
~ Anne Christian Buchanan
Pregnancy and childbirth can bring up mixed emotions... anxiety, joy, fear of the unknown.
Childbirth classes can help you feel more comfortable and confident in your body and with the birthing process.
Did you know that childbirth classes...
Build Confidence
Childbirth classes help you build confidence in your body’s ability to give birth!
Create Support
You can discuss your fears about labor and birth with the instructor and other participants in the group, creating a safe community for you to share your thoughts and feelings.
Help with bonding
Childbirth classes can help you bond with your partner, other participants, and most importantly, yourself and your baby!
Advocate
This is your pregnancy, your birth, and your body!
Childbirth education can help you learn to advocate for yourself and your needs. You have the right to receive the appropriate care for you and your baby, while being treated with respect and dignity.
Childbirth Education Workshops...
The Chatham County Public Health Department is excited to announce that we are providing FREE Childbirth Education Classes!
These workshops will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to feel more confident and prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Our experienced maternal health team will guide you through the labor process, answer your questions about what to expect, create a supportive community, and much more!
You will even receive a gift or two!
Meet the Experts...
Nicole Hanner
Nicole Hanner BSN, RN, CPHN, CD (DONA) is an experienced maternal health practitioner with experience in labor and delivery, postpartum care, and child birth education. Nicole is a certified doula with lactation experience. Nicole loves spending time with her two daughters and her dog, Odessey.
Alicia Doran
Alicia Doran, MSW, LCSW is an experienced public health social worker with over 20 years of experience in maternal and child health. She loves gardening, yoga, and hanging out with her family and her dog, Pumpkin.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
4-WEEK SERIES
JUNE 2024
This is a 4-week VIRTUAL childbirth education workshop series. Each week, a new topic will be covered! We encourage your support person to join these classes with you. Join our amazing trainer, Nicole, as she walks you through the birthing process and postpartum period.
If you would like to register for these classes, please click the dates below that work for you and complete the registration form.
WEEK 1:
Labor Comfort
WEEK 2:
Birth Preferences
WEEK 4:
Newborn Care
DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN DELIVER YOUR BABY CLOSE TO HOME?
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The CCPHD is proud to partner with the Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center - a fabulous resource right here in Siler City!
For the 4th and final class, participants will be invited to join their group for an in-person tour of the Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about this awesome resource for moms and babies right here in Chatham County! Meet the staff that will help you bring your baby into the world.
Click on the link for more information: https://www.chathamhospital.org/ch/care-treatment/gynecology-and-womens-health/chatham-hospital-maternity-care-center/
Interested? Ask your prenatal care provider if you are eligible to deliver in this intimate community setting or call 919-799-4420 and speak to a member of the Chatham MCC.
Chatham County Public Health Department
1000 S. 10th Avenue Siler City, NC 27344
919-742-5641