For Parents
- Birth Options Consultation
- Birth Planner
- Find a Provider
- Classes and Events
- FAQ
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- Promote Birth Education
Call 847.733.8050
for more information or to
schedule a consultation.
Reasons parents choose to have a birth consultation:
Make Informed Decisions
- Preconception planning
- Gain awareness regarding your beliefs about the birth process and how they may impact your choices
- Become an informed consumer regarding birth choices
- Understand the significance of birth
- Save time researching options
- Educate yourself regarding physician and midwifery care
- Discover ways to enhance your birth experience no matter where you choose to give birth
- Investigate the benefits of various birthing locations including hospital, birth center, alternative birth center and home
- Create a supportive birth team
- Lay the groundwork for cooperative parenting
- Answers to your specific questions
Increase Confidence
- Increase the likelihood that your birth will be a positive life changing experience
- Personal referrals based on your specific needs
- Establish trusting relationships with practitioners
- Seeking a more satisfying birth experience
- Gain comfort in your decision making process
- Help avoiding a first c-section or seeking a vaginal birth after cesarean
New to the Area
- Recently relocated
- From a foreign country
Parents will receive a package of articles, resources, and interview questions. You may also borrow a set of childbirth videos to assist you in making your decisions.
