How to have a better (fearless) and empowering birthing experience and intentionality in parenting through birth education with Birthsmarter founder Ashley Brichter
Release Date: 01/27/2023
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info_outlineAshley is a certified cooperative childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, and lactation counselor. She is the founder of Birthsmarter, which provides relevant and inclusive education for expectant parents living in NYC and virtually, across the world. With over a decade of experience supporting new parents, Ashley provides one-on-one support, group classes, lectures, and distance learning for the perinatal population and the professionals who serve them. After the birth of her first child in 2014, Ashley became driven to understand birth physiology on a deeper level. Better for it, she coined The Three Actions™; the core of Birthsmarter’s curriculum. Her fresh perspective on pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting is now sought after by individuals, brands, and media outlets. Ashley sits on the board of CEA/MNY and ProNatal Fitness.
- Education is so important to help you advocate for yourself to remove fear
- The anxiety of becoming a new parent and how to manage it
- Mom (and dad) guilt, how they’re different how to navigate your relationship dynamics to mitigate resentment and maintain
- What a doula’s job is
- How to develop a birth plan & questions to consider to set yourself up to have a birth you feel great about
- Why educating yourself on what it means to give birth both physiologically and emotionally can help you have a better experience
- Who you need on your medical team
- Why finding a doctor who is patient-centered is critical to your experience
- How the medical system impacts the birthing and parenting experience
- How we’ve been fear-mongered into thinking
- What key information that’s missing from mainstream that she’s using Birthsmarter to help
- Common mistakes people make when they’re preparing to have a baby
- How parents can trust themselves with new babies (it’s scary!)
- Why having babies is an incredible time for reflection and an opportunity to choose what type of parent we want to be
- Why being at peace when you’re going to give birth can help the birthing process