Home and Birth
Center Childbirth Education Series
These classes are taught
by: Penny Simkin or Sandy Szalay
Fee: $200 per
couple. $30 non-refundable deposit at time of
registration, with balance due on the first night of
class.
Reading Materials:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn; The Birth
Partner; and handouts (Both books are included with
the class fee)
(A video of an out of
hospital birth or another relevant topic will be shown
at most classes)
To sign up, call (206)
325-1419 or e-mail us at
info@pennysimkin.com
Class Dates
We recommend a class that
ends 2-5 weeks before your due date.
| Week
Day |
Dates |
Time |
Instructor |
Notes |
|
Wednesdays |
May
7 - June 11 |
7:00-9:30 pm |
Sandy
Szalay |
FULL |
|
Tuesdays |
June
3 - July 8 |
7:00-9:30 pm |
Penny
Simkin |
FULL |
|
Tuesdays |
June
24 - July 29 |
7:00-9:30 pm |
April
Bolding |
|
|
Tuesdays |
July
29-Sept. 9 |
7:00-9:30 pm |
Penny
Simkin |
FULL |
|
Wednesdays |
Aug.
20-Sept. 24 |
7:00-9:30 pm |
Sandy
Szalay |
|
|
Tuesdays |
Sept. 23-Oct. 28 |
7:00-9:30 pm |
Penny
Simkin |
|
|
Tuesdays |
Nov.
11-Dec. 16 |
7:00-9:30 pm |
Penny
Simkin |
|
* Penny Simkin's
classes are held in her home on Capitol Hill (near
Montlake.) Map will be provided prior to class
start date.
** Sandy Szalay's classes
are held in her home on Capitol Hill (near Ezell's Chicken and
Garfield High School.) Map will be
provided prior to class start date.
*** April Bolding's
classes are held in a classroom located in West Seattle,
right off the bridge before the junction. Map will
be provided prior to class start date.
|
The Birth Partner, 3rd Edition
A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor
Companions
 The
definitive guide to helping a woman have a healthy and
emotionally fulfilling childbirth experience. The third
edition includes all the information that husbands, partners,
relatives, friends, and doulas have relied on for nearly two
decades and has been updated to include:
-Expanded information on "the 3Rs" (Relaxation, Rhythm, and
Ritual) for coping with the pain and unpredictability of labor;
-Non-drug techniques to relieve pain and
enhance the woman's sense of well-being;
-Up-to-date information on medications, tests,
technologies, and interventions, and how, when, and why they are
used;
-Information about the rapidly
increasing rate of both first and repeat cesarean deliveries;
-More about the growing popularity of
doulas, and the increasing presence of other partners and supporters
in the birth room. |
