Birth Education Center blog

Our Birth Story
Hi Ashley, Care & The San Diego HypnoBirthing Team! My husband and I took your class at the Birth Education Center this past April/May. We wanted to send you a little update regarding the birth of our daughter this June. And also thank you! Your…

Why Should I Give Birth In A Birth Center?
Davina first contacted me when she found out she was pregnant. She and her husband were stationed in Jacksonville Florida but would be moving to San Diego by mid pregnancy. She got all the latest information on the best care providers, what classes she could…

Why Does Breath Work With Labor?
Rachel’s choice for a natural birth took practice, intention and a lot of patience with her body. As a massage therapist she understood the power of the mind- body connection and the importance of breath as our biggest asset and tool in life. Hiring a…

Why Birth Outside Of The Hospital?
So you already heard this registered nurse give a testimonial for birth classes and why they are important… Now you get to hear her birth story about an out-of-hospital birth center. Why would an RN choose out of hospital birth when she works at a…

Free Online Birth Class | What Is This All About?
I’ve gotten SO many questions about this free online class – How to Avoid an Unnecessary Cesarean – so I am addressing them in this video. We don’t have to be scared to give birth – and with evidenced based information, we can release that…

How to Prepare for Your Natural Birth | A Birth Story
Meet January, James and Jack! January had a very specific picture in her mind about what she wanted her birth to look like. So her trick was starting out with the end result and then working her way backwards in figuring out how to get…

How To Prepare For A VBAC!
How do you prepare for a VBAC? Well – Beth did all the things! Beth took Hypnobirthing with us for her first birth and things didn’t quite go as planned. In this video, she talks about the unmet labor expectations and the tools she used…

How To Help Parents With A New Baby
When it comes to support in the Postpartum time ā there are so many things that are different now. Just a few years ago ā our grandparents parented at a time when we were guessing on so many ideas without any factual, science-based evidence for…

How Can Grandparents Be Supportive?
New parents are always asking how they can explain what they have learned in birth class to the grandparents of this new baby. Hopefully this video will help! For new parents, the advice given to them on a daily basis is ENDLESS! It seems like…

How To Find The Right Doula
There are two questions parents seem to ask me over and over. “How can I afford a doula?”, and “How do I know which one is right for me?” Affording a doula, sometimes means getting really creative with your finances or just cutting back on…