Childbirth - What You Need To Know About The Bradley Method

By Sarah Mosskoff

Knowing that birth is a normal, natural process for a woman’s body will greatly reduce pain, fear, and anxiety. Relaxation takes away the pain of child birth Learn about child birth so that you can make informed decisions before, during and after birth. Water is becoming very popular.

Classes are kept small so that your instructor can get to know you and present a class that meets your needs. Bradley classes average 3-6 (or 6-8) couples per course. The Bradley method is a comprehensive program that includes instruction on childbirth, birth, and postpartum issues. Bradley classes teach families how to have natural births.

The Bradley Method of child birth was developed by Obstetrician Robert Bradley in the late 1965. Our classes cover a few topics that are rarely discussed in other classes like: how to reduce the need for an episiotomy and the likelihood of a tear, how to avoid needing a cesarean, how to make the best of it if a cesarean is necessary, and what the coach should do if the infant is accidentally born in the car. Bradley classes cover it all: nutrition, exercise, being more comfortable during pregnancy, the coaches role, introductory information about labor and birth, advanced procedures for labor and



birth, complications, cesarean sections, postpartum care, breastfeeding and caring for your brand new little darling. Of over 200,000 Bradley-trained couples nationwide, over 86% of them have had spontaneous, unmedicated vaginal births.

The Bradley Method of child birth came from Dr Robert Bradleys belief that birth is a natural process, that women could handle without drugs or interventions and birth could be natural. Small classes are also important so that you will have the space to do plenty of practice in course. For those interested in attempting a natural child birth, the Bradley Method has assisted a mass of laboring women give birth naturally. Second to Lamaze, the Bradley Method is probably the most recognized name in natural child birth.

You and your doctor will need to decide what's best for you and your baby. Any article on natural child birth would be incomplete without mentioning water birth. The instruction contained herein should not be used in place of, or in conjunction with, a doctor’s recommendation . Prior to deciding either for or against natural child birth, the expectant mother must consult a licensed physician for proper diagnosis and a recommendation.
Sarah Mosskoff received her masters degree in early childhood education and is the mother of two kids.