You're at your prenatal check-up and your healthcare provider asks if you have questions. Your mind goes blank.
There's so much you want to understand, but you're not sure where to start, or what questions to even ask.
Maybe you've spent hours researching online, trying to prepare for what's to come. There's so much information: different approaches, varying perspectives, advice from every angle. It's a lot to sort through on your own. It makes it hard to know what to ask in your appointments or what perspectives/options your care provider will support.
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Or maybe you go into your prenatal appointment with questions, but the appointment moves quickly and you don't get to everything you wanted to ask. You might even feel yourself freeze, unable to ask the questions you planned to bring up because people pleaser tendencies take over and you don't want to take up too much time. Your throat tightens and you end up nodding along and leave with the same questions you came in with, plus a few new ones.
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You want to feel prepared. In order to do so you need a space you slow down and sort through it all with someone who gets it.
Someone who will listen to your questions without rushing you. Someone who understands birth from every angle (medical, emotional, practical, spiritual) and can help you figure out what matters for you.
That's what this session gives you.
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The Right Type Of Support Matters, And The Rearch Shows
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75.9% of women felt their confidence for labor and birth had increased after childbirth education
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Women with higher childbirth self-efficacy had significantly more vaginal deliveries vs. cesarean sections
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Birth preparation significantly decreased fears of childbirth, labour pain, and likelihood of postpartum depression
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Communication with partner improved 51.2% after childbirth education
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That's Why I've Created This In-Depth 2 Hour Personalized Labour & Birth Preparation Session
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Standard prenatal appointments are essential but they're often not designed to give you the time and space for in-depth preparation. Your provider has important objectives: monitor your health, assess baby's growth, screen for complications. Those appointments are critical. But they're typically short, don't allow for a lot of time to leave space for you to sort through your questions, understand your options in depth, or create a personalized birth plan.
​​I'm a Registered Social Worker specializing in perinatal mental health, a DONA-trained birth doula, and a certified childbirth educator. With that combination of experience and education I understand the clinical side, the emotional side, and the practical side of pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum.
I've helped over 50 women prepare for labour and birth as a mental health therapist and have attended dozens of births as a birth doula. I've seen what helps women feel prepared and what makes the biggest difference in how they experience their birth.
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The women who felt genuinely prepared navigated their births with clarity and confidence. They knew what they wanted. They had language to communicate it. They understood their options. They knew what they needed to feel safe. And even when things didn't go according to plan, they felt like active participants in their birth.
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​In this session you can bring all your questions to me: we'll talk about your options, help you understand what's available and what aligns with what you want. We'll create a birth preferences document that reflects these preferences, personalized to your situation and values. We'll practice the language you'll use to communicate with your care team. And we'll address what helps you feel safe and prepared.
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Your partner or a labour/birth support person is welcome (and encouraged) to join so you don't have to take on the additional mental labour of explaining all this to someone afterwards.
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This Session Is For You If...
✓ You want dedicated time to sort through your options with someone who understands birth comprehensively
✓ You want to feel informed and confident about the decisions you'll make during birth
✓ You want to practice the language you'll use to communicate with your care team
✓ You want someone who will take the time to answer your questions thoroughly
✓ You want preparation that addresses both the practical and emotional aspects of birth
✓ You're planning your first birth and want personalized guidance
✓ You've given birth before and want different preparation this time​​​​​​​
Included In The Personalized Labour & Birth Preparation Session:
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Your preferences for pain management, monitoring, and interventions
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What helps you feel safe and supported
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How you want information delivered and decisions made
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The kind of support you need from your partner or support person
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Your values and priorities for this birth
Written in your words, designed to share with your care team, and reflective of your actual situation.
A Personalized Birth Preferences Document
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Clarity About Your Options
Advocacy Scripts You Can Use
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When you need more time: "I need a few minutes to think about this. Can we pause before deciding?"
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When you want to understand the urgency: "Can you help me understand why we need to decide right now? What happens if we wait?"
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When something doesn't feel right: "Something doesn't feel right to me. Can you help me understand what's happening?"
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When your partner needs to speak up: "She needs a moment. Can you give us a few minutes to talk?"
We'll practice together so the language feels natural to you.
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Pain management options and what each one means for you
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Common interventions: why they're used, when they're helpful, when they're optional, what questions to ask
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What's evidence-based, what's hospital policy, and what's provider preference
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What you can ask for and what you can decline
You'll understand your options, not just have heard about them.
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Preparation for What You Need Emotionally
We'll talk about the piece that standard birth prep doesn't address, to help you feel ready, not just informed:
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What helps you feel safe during labor
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How you make decisions under pressure
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What you need from your support person
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How to prepare for the intensity of birth—physically and emotionally
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Books, podcasts, or videos that address your specific interests
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Local practitioners (doulas, pelvic floor physios, lactation consultants)
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Tools for nervous system regulation during labor
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Follow-up support options if you want more help
Personalized Resources
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WHEN
Availability Monday through Friday 10:30am - 7pm EST
WHERE
A secure video call through the telehealth software, JaneApp
DURATION
2 hours
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COST
$270 CAD
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If you have coverage for Registered Social Worker (RSW) this program can be covered by your benefits!