Classes similar to Coast Yoga’s Pregnancy Class helped decrease the chance of needing an epidural and greatly increased the chances of being satisfied with birth.Unlike Coast Yoga’s Pregnancy Classes, hospital classes were seen to socialise couples into accepting hospital protocol and a culture of intervention.Ī study conducted in 2014 on non-drug approachesĪcademics looked at all the research that had ever been conducted into non-drug approaches and found that these were actually very effective:.Following birth education, pregnant women had a 65% lower epidural rate, a 44% lower caesarean rate, half the rate of inductions and much lower perineal trauma rates than women who attended common hospital classes.Birth education classes similar to those provided at Coast Yoga led women to feel that birth is manageable, that they have the resources to cope and that they understand birth.Many women would prefer to have a normal birth without intervention but don’t have the confidence or knowledge to go about this.Ī study conducted in 2016 on 176 Sydney womenĪs published in the British Medical Journal, the study found that: South Australia has some of the highest intervention rates in the world. They attest that women who have attended cope much better with birth and have less intervention than women who have not attended. Pregnancy and prenatal yoga classes at Coast Yoga are recommended by many midwives and obstetricians in South Australia. Recommended by midwives and obstetricians These classes are designed for all stages of pregnancy, all levels of yoga practice, for first time moms and to experienced yoginis. For it truly takes a village to raise a child as the saying goes. This class also unites expecting mothers–to relate, communicate needs, while sharing emotions and stories, and gathering like-minded mothers with the intention of establishing a motherhood community, a village. In each trimester there are specific yoga poses and breathing techniques that are most beneficial. It brings comfort and ease to the mother’s body and breaks away any aches and pains that may arise. It increases flexibility, and strengthens the muscles needed during this time with a direct focus of certain poses guiding mother all the way to delivery day. On a physical level, prenatal yoga helps the body through toning the right places so the body can expand comfortably as the baby grows. The goal is an added awareness of how the body works to create this child, to bear this child, and deliver with confidence with motherly caring strength. Through centering meditation, the flow of pranayama helps the mother to breathe better as the baby moves up into the ribs and lungs. It aids in creating a peaceful womb atmosphere for the baby and zen mind for mother. Not only does it strengthen the body & mind, preparing the mother for labor, emotionally it strengthens the bond between mother and child at such a sacred time to connect and be present.
Prenatal yoga offers multiple benefits–emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Available to all stages of pregnancy and all levels of yoga experience.
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