Birth Services

Joyce Kimball, CPM

Childbirth Education

I attended Childbirth Educator Certification class through WomanCraft Midwifery. I currently teach private classes as needed.

Private Childbirth Education

Private classes can be taught in your home or my home or office and are typically (2) 2-hour sessions. Private classes include the following topics though customization is available and welcome:

  • Class 1: Pregnancy Comfort Techniques; Fetal Development and Anatomy; Stages of Labor and the Process of Birth; Choices - Advantages and Disadvantages; Movement and Comfort for Labor
  • Class 2: Labor Role Play; Complications; C-section Prevention, Risks and The Process; Birth Preferences; Newborn Processes and Procedures; Postpartum Care for Baby and Mom (breastfeeding, mental health, body care, eating, sleeping); Local Resources and much more.

Cost: $75 per hour

Group Childbirth Education

I'm currently not teaching group childbirth education.

Please access Jeanette Mesite Frem at Babies in Common at www.babiesincommon.com or New England Prenatal and Family Education at http://www.newenglandprenatalfamilyed.com/Prepared-Childbirth-Class-Worcester-MA for group childbirth education classes.