Why Do Couples Choose a Bradley Class?
Birth is a profound passage into parenthood for both a mother and her partner. Couples looking to work together through their labors often seek out Bradley classes. Mindful Birth NY classes offer mothers an appreciation of normal birth and many ways to handle labor. But we also offer partners a rounded preparation for the intense work of supporting a woman through labor. This includes a deep understanding of how birth works, practical ways to support a laboring woman through the different phases of labor and any complications that might arise, tips on communicating with hospital staff, hands-on practice with massage and more. Couples devote extra time to birth preparation with a Bradley class, and find that having a host of strategies makes it time well spent no matter the course of their labors.


Mary Esther is a Bradley certified childbirth educator, a DONA certified labor support doula, and a certified lactation counselor. She holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and a M.A. in Anthropology from New York University. In addition to teaching childbirth classes, attending births as a doula and raising her two sons with her husband, Mary Esther facilitates new mother support groups and teaches Baby Care and Breastfeeding classes to expectant mothers. Recently featured on the Discovery Health Channel’s Get Fresh with Sarah Snow, Mary Esther offers an expansive, holistic approach to childbirth preparation and labor support.
Childbirth Classes
Mindful Birth NY Classes Offer:
Relaxation Techniques that facilitate labor
Mind-Focusing Practices that help mothers work with the intensity of labor
Massage and Labor Positions that increase the mother’s comfort and assist the baby into the most favorable positions for birth
Labor Rehearsals that prepare parents for the rhythm of labor and help them internalize a range of techniques

as well as:
Anatomy and Physiology of Labor • Pregnancy Nutrition • Breastfeeding & Postpartum

Natural Childbirth Classes
in the Bradley Tradition

class series start-dates

East 14th Street location:
December 11th 
January 15th
February12th
March 4th

NEW Uptown Classes
at Bread and Yoga:
January 5th

On-going new moms support groups in Chesea and Inwood

Call or email about additional classes in Northern Manhattan or Southern Westchester.
Private sessions available as well. info@mindfulbirthny.com
 
TOPICS
• Introduction to the Bradley Method /
XBuilding a Pain Coping Mindset
• Nutrition in Pregnancy /
XPreparing for the Work of Birth
• Choices in Childbirth
• Labor Support
• First Stage Labor
• Second Stage Labor
• Planning Your Birth
• Variations and Complications/
XPostpartum Preparation
• Advanced Labor Support
• Breastfeeding Basics and the Newborn
 
In addition to mapping the many paths a labor might take, we devote a substantial amount of time to practicing relaxation, honing pain coping skills, working with mental imagery and/or running massage clinics and labor rehearsals. The idea here is simple: learning about coping with labor is good, but it is getting these skills IN our bodies that can make a huge difference in labor.

Please note that it is possible to join a series late, space permitting. To do so will require scheduling a catch-up (at no extra cost). Also, if the time in which you are due bumps up against the end of a series, please email or call to see what arrangements can be made.

See Mary Esther on the Discovery Health Channel...