Birth Doula
A birth or labor doula is a non-medical professional who provides emotional, informational, physical, and practical support for the laboring mother or couple. A doula will help the laboring couple be more effective and help them work together to form an ideal team. Dozens of research studies have conclusively shown that birth doulas not only help the mother emotionally, but also increase the chance of her having a healthier birth and newborn.
Please call Ann Carroll at (912) 596-0584 or Joyce Ann Leaf at (912) 844-2762 for availability, prices and to schedule an initial meeting.
Post Partum Doula
A Postpartum Doula's focus is in helping the new mother after the birth of the baby. A Postpartum Doula provides loving support, so that the new mother recovers as quckly as possible from the birth, feels rested, well-nourished and with her household in good order so that she can focus her energy on her new baby. Each family's needs are different, so the services provided by your Postpartum Doula will vary to accommodate your family in the best possible manner.
Please call Joyce Ann Leaf at (912) 844-2762 for availability, prices and to schedule an initial meeting.
Couples Preparation for Childbirth with
Yoga & Massage and Childbirth Education Classes
This two hour class is designed to prepare couples to work as a team in labor and delivery using positions, massage and other comfort measures. Class is offered once per quarter. Plan to bring an exercise ball with you.
Please call Ann Carroll at (912) 596-0584 or e-mail her at ann@aikyayoga.com for dates, location, space availability and prices.
Doula Delvieries offers independent childbirth classes on an on-going basis. Please call Ann Carroll at (912) 704-7650 or Joyce Ann Leaf at (912) 844-2762 for dates and prices.
Pregnancy Yoga Classes
Pregnancy is a transitional time when many physical and emotional changes take place. Pregnancy Yoga is about honoring these changes in ourselves, our body and our baby. Yoga strengthens the rapidly changing body and increases the ability to relax, and helps to prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and motherhood. Pregnancy Yoga classes are offered as an 8 week session on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6pm – 7pm. The class is suitable for all stages of pregnancy and no prior yoga experience is necessary. The cost for the session is $100 attending one time per week or $175, attending two times per week and is payable in advance.
Please call Ann Carroll at (912) 704-7650 or e-mail her at ann@aikyayoga.com for dates, location and space availability.
Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage
Prenatal massage is the therapeutic bodywork which focuses on the special needs of the mother-to-be as her body goes through the dramatic changes of the childbirth experience. Massage gives special attention to the mother-to-be which, in turn, nurtures new life that grows within her.
Postpartum Massage is designed to help in restoring your body to its pre-pregnancy condition and to address the stress of carrying and caring for a newborn.
Please call Joyce Ann Leaf at (912) 844-2762 for availability.
Hypnosis for Pregnancy and Childbirth
Hypnosis before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth teaches the mom and her birth partner to use her natural instincts, trust her body, release emotions and facilitate relaxation. Using hypnosis, the mom is not in a sleep or trance state, she is aware and fully in control, but profoundly relaxed.
The state of hypnosis eliminates the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome before, during and after labor and can shorten the first stage of labor by hours. Hypnosis allows the mom to call on her body’s own relaxant to eliminate discomfort and the need for medication.
Hypnosis promotes deep breathing techniques that help the birth and eliminates stress from the baby’s body during and after the birth. It can even help assist to turn a baby that is in a breech presentation to a more appropriate birth position.
The use of hypnosis during birth has shown to result in significantly fewer surgical births while promoting the bonding between mom, baby and birth companion.
Hypnosis Applications:
- Planning Pregnancy & Preparing the Body for Fertility
- During Pregnancy
- Delivery
- Postpartum
- Breastfeeding
- Mother, Baby and Family Bonding
Joyce Ann Leaf teaches Hypnosis for pregnancy in a series of five 2 ½ hour classes. Teaching Mom and her birth partner the joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner. Group and private sessions are available.
Please call Joyce Ann Leaf at (912) 844-2762 for availability.
Special thanks for the photographs on our site which were provided by Tammy Williams.