Episode 56: The Bradley Method Childbirth Preparation: Interview with Michelle Gabriel-Caldwell & Brent Caldwell
Finding Your Village
English - May 23, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBParenting Kids & Family Education How To parenting advice your village its takes a village parenting tips new parents pregnancy mompodcast parenting podcast parent mental health postpartum Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In today’s episode I had the pleasure of speaking with a husband and wife childbirth instructor team! I had the chance to interview Brent Caldwell and Michelle Gabrielle-Caldwell about their experience teaching the Bradley Method childbirth class.
Michelle and Brent have been married since 1997, they always knew they wanted children. Blessed with two great kids, they didn't realize how impactful the birthing experiences were until sharing theirs with friends and family. Michelle's first pregnancy was normal and perfect, she wanted the same for the labor and birth...normal, natural. She took Bradley Method Classes, hired a doula and had a low intervention, natural hospital birth. Second time around she was older and wiser, birth two would be at home on Christmas night...same birth team!
Both of them were inspired to teach The Bradley Method and they have been doing so since 2006.
Michelle is also a Certified Labor Doula, Evidence Based Birth Instructor and National Black Doula Association Doula Trainer & Mentor. In her spare time she loves supporting The Birth Center of NJ as their Doula Coordinator and Childbirth Instructor.
In today’s episode we discuss:
Michelle and Brent’s background and how they started teaching birth classesHistory of the Bradley Method What is the the Bradley Method Childbirth education philosophy? The role of a childbirth coach and a doulaWhat the 12 week class structure is likeClass 1: History of/Intro to Bradley Method and Get to Know your InstructorsClass 2: NutritionClass 3: GestationClass 4: Coaching class for partnersClass 5: Introduction to 1st Stage of LaborClass 6: Introduction to 2nd Stage of LaborClass 7: Birth PlansClass 8: Variations and ComplicationsClass 9: Advanced 1st StageClass 10: Advanced 2nd StageClass 11: Advanced CoachingClass 12: Newborn care, Breastfeeding and Postpartum Who would be a good fit for a Bradley class?How to get in touch with/follow Michelle/Brent:
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