Childbirth Essentials

Nashville’s #1 Choice for Childbirth Education

  • NOVA's comprehensive childbirth education empowers couples to become active participants in their birth and postpartum experience.

    While we are familiar with various birth methods (ex. Bradley Method, Hypnobirth, Lamaze), we believe that every couple develops their own personal approach to birth, based upon their hopes for the experience and what they learn about the possibilities. 

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Essential Topics

Essential topics include, but not limited to: Birth as a Normal Process . Mind-Body Connection . Anatomy & Physiology . How Fear Affects Labor . Anxiety Triggers . The Power of Hormones . Breathing for Birth . Relaxation Techniques . Choosing Your Birth Team . Optimal Fetal Positioning . Birth Preparation Exercises . Choosing Birth Preferences . Interventions: Benefits & Risks . Mechanisms and Positions for Birth . Informed Choice in Birth . Childbearing Rights . Homebirth Considerations . Comfort Measures . The Golden Hour(s) . Newborn Procedures . Birth Recovery . Breastfeeding . Benefits of Skin to Skin . The Fourth Trimester + so much more!

“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers — strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”

— BARBARA KATZ ROTHMAN

Megan Ssekabira teaches NOVA's Childbirth Essentials Class.
NOVA prepares Nashville parents with natural childbirth education classes.
Katie Dunning teaches about ligament balance in NOVA's childbirth essentials class in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Nashville parents gain confidence when they take a Childbirth Essentials Class with NOVA Birth Services.