Taking a pregnancy course is often a lot of fun and educational. You can exchange experiences with other pregnant women, get breathing and relaxation exercises for giving birth and lots of tips and information. In addition, a course can also aim to improve your condition, give you health advice and/or prepare you for the coming parenthood.

Several courses in our region are listed below. At our practice there are also information leaflets about the courses.

Samen bevallen
Giving birth together is a pregnancy course which you can join with your birth partner.
Samen bevallen is a course by Leonieke Bos given in Ede and Veenendaal. www.samenbevallen.nl

Zwangerfit

The aim of  ZwangerFit® (fitness in pregnancy) is to exercise in a responsible way to prevent complaints and increase your strength during and after the pregnancy. You will work on fitness, muscle strength, posture, coordination, pelvic floor and pelvic stability.
This is done under direct supervision of pelvic physiotherapist and ZwangerFit®-instructor Johanna Baar.

Embody Birth

EmBody Birth is a pregnancy course consisting of four 2.5-hour meetings. You follow the course together with your (birth) partner. After all, the more the partner knows about it, the more powerfully that role can be fulfilled!

The common thread of this course is PHYSIOLOGY. What is normal during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum? And how can you support physiology? Because that physiology is incredibly beautiful! Having knowledge about physiology, the effect of physiology and tools to deal with it are hugely valuable. If the birth process goes differently or has special things in store, even more so! This is why in this course, in addition to knowledge, we focus not only on relaxation techniques (from all sorts of angles), but also on physical preparation!

Click here for more information and to subscribe on the website of Jannicke Siebrandij.

Haptonomic support during pregnancy

Haptonomic support during pregnancy  focuses on the parents and their unborn child. The support is aimed at possibilities for parents to be in touch with each other and with their baby.

Areas that are given attention include how the mother can carry her baby in the best possible way, coping with pain together, birth position and active involvement of the parents during the birth.

Jacqueline van Woerden, Arnhem.

Holistic Birth & Postpartum Sessions

Pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period are a transformative time. These sessions invite you to consciously prepare for what lies ahead – practically, emotionally, mentally and physically – while also creating space to be present with what is unfolding during pregnancy.

During private sessions, Anne Sophie guides you in preparing for birth and the transition into parenthood. You receive clear information, insight into your choices and practical tools for labor and postpartum.

The sessions support (re)connection with yourself and your baby, laying the foundation for secure attachment. Guided from her experience as a birth and postpartum doula and birth psychology educator, rooted in a systemic constellations and holistic approach. https://www.connectedmotherhood.nl/holisticbirth

Yoga

Yoga consists of physical exercises, postures and breathing. By practicing yoga you become more aware of your own body and learn to feel your own body better. Below is a list of addresses that cater for yoga for pregnant women at different locations.

• Prenatal Yoga Fit by Brinda (English). At Yogaschooltje.
• By Helen Cornelissen. ‘With kundalini yoga, you connect with body and mind. You experience and strengthen your own strength. Each class has a theme that gives depth to your pregnancy and the classes are a perfect preparation for childbirth. The classes are taught by Helen Cornelissen Certified yoga teacher, but also has years of experience as a midwife.’
• Yoga, Massage en Trainingscentrum De Weideblik in Wageningen
• Pregnancy yoga in Arnhem by Simone Kamping

Relaxed Bevallen Vanuit Regie®

This course is given by our midwife Sam. At ‘Relaxed Bevallen Vanuit Regie®’ you will not only learn relaxation and breathing techniques and tips for birthing positions, but you will receive so much more. You get an explanation of how the pregnant woman’s body works and what influence your brain has on childbirth and how you can deal with this. I help you to explore where your needs lie and how you can achieve them. After this course, you will go into labour with full and realistic knowledge.

Pregnancy massage

By Helen Cornelissen. With a massage, you take time to relax. To feel. To be in touch with your baby. To be in touch with yourself. To be with what is.

Maternity swimming

Pregnancy swimming can be a relaxed way te keep fit. In Wageningen you can go to swimming pool: De Bongerd.

Prenatal information evening at hospital Gelderse Vallei Ede
To find information about giving birth in the Gelderse Vallei hospital, we refer you to the Gelderse Vallei website. Highly recommended if you are planning to give birth in hospital, but also for those planning to give birth at home. Because things can always turn out differently than expected during birth and you may also deliver in the hospital after all.

Breastfeeding course

During pregnancy it is important to think about what kind of feeding your baby will receive. If you are interested you can follow a breastfeeding course. Breastfeeding organisation La Leche League organises breastfeeding courses about two times a year. These take place at the Bakermat. To register, please have a look at the La Leche League website to register.