Traditional preparation

…to ensure peace of mind and better control over each stage

Concept: Provided by a midwife, this preparation aims to demystify the final stages of pregnancy and give you confidence in your ability to give birth naturally.

The process consists of eight group or individual sessions (led by an independent midwife), with the father always being welcome, usually starting from the seventh month of pregnancy, and divided into two categories.

The theoretical courses provide information on pregnancy development, childbirth, and the first few days after a baby's birth.

The practical course teaches you to better listen to your body and feelings, and to relax. You will also learn about positions that bring comfort and facilitate labor, and how to use different breathing techniques at appropriate times to help with dilation and expulsion.

Special benefits: In group classes, you can also share questions with other expectant mothers and sometimes even visit the delivery room, as these prenatal classes are usually held at the hospital where you are due to give birth. The familiar environment is also very reassuring.

Intimacy Sensing Method

…Communicate with your baby to make the arrival of your child even more wonderful.

Concept: Also known as "emotional science", prenatal intimacy is a way to communicate with the fetus, create a strong sense of security for the baby and future parents, and give the father an important role.

Procedure: The course is led by a professional midwife or physician, and is attended by both partners. It can begin as soon as you start feeling fetal movement, around the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy. The course is based on love, sound, and touch, teaching you to fill your being with tender affection for your baby, allowing them to feel and respond. Together with the father, you will discover how to attract the baby's attention and interact with them through hand pressure, while speaking, soothing the baby with the vibrations of sound and helping them quickly remember the baby. You will also learn how to use movement and posture to influence muscle tone and endorphin release, making childbirth a gentle and harmonious moment.

Special benefits: On the day of delivery, you and your father can actively participate, gradually introducing the baby to air, while your father uses specific gestures to soothe you and help you maintain your connection with the baby. You can continue this reassuring conversation after delivery.

Yoga

...Relax your mind and body

Concept: Yoga harmonizes the mind and body, preventing them from hindering each other. Through relaxing postures and breathing techniques, it promotes relaxation, relieves uterine contractions, and improves oxygen supply to the fetus.

Procedure: Prenatal yoga classes begin in the fourth month of pregnancy and are led by professionals, with postures constantly adjusted to your individual needs. Even if you've never practiced yoga before, you can give it a try. You will learn to control and relax your diaphragm (the primary respiratory muscle), use breathing techniques to relieve contractions, promote dilation and propulsion, and learn helpful postures during labor.

Special benefits: The earlier you start prenatal yoga, the more gently you can strengthen your perineal muscles, reducing or even preventing nausea, back pain, and anxiety, and improving your condition through different postures and breathing techniques. Learning to properly stretch your spine will make you feel more comfortable in the last few months of pregnancy.

Stress relief therapy

…to better prepare for this wonderful moment

Concept: Stress relief therapy uses physiological and psychological methods to help you master your fears and control your body through breathing and positive visualization.

Process: The prenatal classes in the third trimester begin with a discussion with a stress-relief therapist to better identify each expectant mother's fears and positive factors. In each session, in a semi-conscious state, you will gradually learn to relax through diaphragmatic breathing, following the facilitator's voice, until it becomes a natural habit. You will also learn the most suitable breathing techniques during labor and how to use positive visualization to cope with childbirth with a completely calm mind. Each stage will be positively anticipated, allowing you to focus on these feelings on the day and eliminate fear and pain.

Special benefit: Because the technology is highly personalized, its effects are more pronounced. Anxious individuals will find ways to alleviate the minor worries associated with the first few weeks after their baby's birth.

Bonapace method

…Promoting nature and involving the father

Concept: Originating in Quebec, this method aims to reduce medical intervention and achieve complete control over pain through massage, breath control, and visualization. The presence of a partner is crucial, as the application of the technology relies heavily on them.

Procedure: The course begins in the sixth month of pregnancy and is led by a technically trained midwife or physician, revealing the mechanisms of pain for better understanding. It then teaches two massage techniques: pressing acupoints away from the uterus with fingertips to soothe contractions and promote the release of pain-relieving endorphins; and massaging the lower back between contractions for relaxation. Participants learn to initiate positive visualization and breathing techniques to complete the entire method.

Special benefit: This method is also useful before epidural anesthesia. The active participation of family and friends makes childbirth more humane.

Prenatal singing

...comfort yourself with happiness and rock your baby in the cradle.

Concept: It's not important to sing perfectly! The unique aspect of this method is that it uses the vibrations of sound to both rock the baby in the womb and soothe different stages of labor.

Procedure: The course is led by a professional midwife and begins in the third month of pregnancy. The focus is on using sounds with analgesic effects (low-frequency sounds) and better controlling breathing (necessary for maintaining the notes) to better support childbirth.

Special benefit: Childbirth becomes more pleasant. The person accompanying you into the delivery room can also soothe you with songs (if they have attended classes).

Preparation in water

...immerse yourself in a bubble of happiness.

Concept: Make full use of the weightlessness of water (relaxation and promote movement) and adapt to breathing in water (help control breathing, reduce stress and relieve pain).

Procedure: The course can begin in the fifth month of pregnancy, subject to a doctor's approval, as it may be contraindicated in certain circumstances. In a relaxed and weightless state, you will perform pelvic-opening exercises and relieve back and ligament pain. You will also learn to control your breathing through breath-holding exercises, which are very helpful during cervical dilation and expulsion.

Special benefits: This method is ideal for and highly recommended for expectant mothers who wish to have a water birth. However, in all cases, it also helps shorten propulsion time through gentle abdominal muscle exercises.