Lamaze Courses
«Artemis» Perinatal Educational Center
Are you pregnant? Do you want to prepare for the birth of your baby with a Lamaze course and at the same time spend a weekend with your partner in a quiet place, surrounded by beautiful gardens, hot springs and waterfalls?
At Agua Blanca, you will spend an unforgettable weekend, dedicating yourself intensively to your pregnancy and learning everything you need to know about pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care.
We offer an intensive course lasting 18 hours of preparation and guidance for childbirth and early motherhood/fatherhood. The ideal time to take it is between weeks 24 and 34 of pregnancy.
Based on the philosophy that childbirth is a normal, natural, healthy and rewarding process, the Lamaze course has as its main objectives:
- To provide adequate and updated information on pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood.
- To present and develop different skills and techniques to be able to deal effectively with the different situations of this stage of your life.
- Encourage confidence in the inner wisdom of women and their ability to give birth and care for their babies.
- To learn the alternatives available so that the woman can take an active role during labor and delivery.
- To empower expectant parents to make informed decisions based on their personal desires and goals.
The topics to be discussed during the
Lamaze course are the following:
- Fertilization and fetal growth by leaps and bounds
- Nutrition
- Physical and emotional changes during pregnancy and solutions to common discomforts
- Sexuality
- Relaxation and Breathing
- Physiological process of childbirth. The different phases with their emotions, sensations and resources for women in labor.
- Signs and symptoms of the onset of labor, resources for home labor.
- Admission to the hospital and hospital routines.
- Resources for active labor in the hospital
- Expulsion phase, medical procedures and resources for the partner
- Eventualities during labor and solutions to situations that deviate from normal (including cesarean section)
- Postpartum and the physical and emotional changes during this period.
- Characteristics and needs of the newborn
- Basic care and bathing of the baby
- Advantages of breastfeeding
- Basic techniques for successful breastfeeding
- Solutions to the most common problems during breastfeeding
Testimonials
"This is a very complete course that helps you raise awareness of the importance of the events that revolve around the beginning of a new life."
L. and E., Visitors
«We concentrate only on the seminar. The place helps you relax and forget about everything. The instructor is very open and talks about her knowledge and her own experiences.»
F. and A., Visitors
«For me the combination of the place and Anita, who is a person who inspires confidence, was perfect. It also helps with the idea that birth being something natural, knowing everything about birth and the baby in a place like this.»
E. and MA, Visitors
"In this workshop we discovered that labor is an experience that must be lived as a couple."
A. and O., Visitors
"Very educational course, taught in a natural environment very suitable for learning, where the couple can get to know each other better and share the experience of being parents in the near future."
E. and C., Visitors