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| When you're looking for information about childbirth, you want it to be from a credible resource. That's what Happy Birth Way offers: research-based, up-to-date, credible information to help you make empowered decisions about your pregnancy and birth. If you're counting solely on your caregiver to prepare you for labor, you might not get all the information you need. Many caregivers simply don't have the time to share the depth of information that's available about topics like inducing labor (LINK to All About Birth/How Labor Starts), and the pros and cons of having an epidural. Plus they may have their own preferences that can bias their advice. Birth is inherently unpredictable, so knowing what to expect – and how to respond to the UNexpected – is key to building your birth confidence. Happy Birth Way classes help to build that confidence by providing information so you can create your own personal birth preferences. Classes include a wide range of topics, including: |
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Getting close
to your due date?
Getting close
to your due date?
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What is a Doula?
What is a Doula?
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A doula is a non-medical labor assistant who physically and emotionally supports a mom and her partner during labor, as depicted in this beautiful montage of Samuel's birth. Thank you to Tara and Angel for sharing their natural birth experience at Breath of Life Birth Center. |
Breath of LIfe Birth Center
Breath of LIfe Birth Center
 Breath of Life is a beautiful birth center based in Largo, FL, with two caring Certified Nurse Midwives who lovingly help moms bring their babies into the world without drugs or high-tech equipment. "High-touch, low-tech" sums up the center's philosophy. Happy Birth Way childbirth educator June Connell is in her fourth year of teaching classes there. If you are a Breath of Life client and would like to sign up and pay for Happy Birth Way classes, you can do that right here. |
Did You Know?
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Studies are suggesting that babies whose moms ate a variety of foods during their pregnancy are less likely to be picky eaters! So go ahead, moms -- sample some new cuisines! |
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Cesarean Birth Rate
| The cesarean birth rate in the United States is teetering around the 40% mark. Some of the hospitals in the Tampa Bay area have already exceeded that. Find out here how your hospital is doing. |