Birth is a journey. But it doesn't have to be frightening.
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Why learn from Shavy, and not anyone else?
She has seen your birth before
Thirty years of teaching, hundreds of births attended. Very little surprises her, and that calm is contagious.
She finds the real answer
Everyone teaches that labor is about opening up. Shavy teaches the part everyone skips: your baby also has to descend. When labor stalls, she looks for what's standing in the way, position, timing, fluid levels, until she has the real answer.
She tells you the truth, warmly
No promises of a painless birth. Instead: what the pain means, and how to breathe through it rather than fight it.
Her students are never on their own
In her own words: you can text me, you can call me, you can email me. In labor, after the birth, or twenty years down the road.
Torah is woven through it all
Halacha, hashkafa and tefilos accompany every stage of the journey, from the first trimester to the first weeks home.
Why learn from Shavy, and not anyone else?
Breathe with purpose
The goal: one inhalation and one exhalation that last the length of your longest, hardest contraction. More oxygen means the muscle works better and hurts less, so labor stays tolerable and you stay in control.
Breathe with purpose
The goal: one inhalation and one exhalation that last the length of your longest, hardest contraction. More oxygen means the muscle works better and hurts less, so labor stays tolerable and you stay in control.
Breathe with purpose
The goal: one inhalation and one exhalation that last the length of your longest, hardest contraction. More oxygen means the muscle works better and hurts less, so labor stays tolerable and you stay in control.
"I don't need you to believe in this method. I need you to do it, as it physically takes the edge off the pain."
Shavy Jaffe
What a class looks like
Practice
Relaxation, breathing and pushing technique, hands-on, often right on the floor with your feet up.
Knowledge
The information and tools you need for labor, delivery, postpartum and nursing, halacha and hashkafa included. You'll understand what's happening and why, so every technique makes sense when the moment comes.
Movement
An exercise program in every session, because movement carries your pregnancy, your labor and your recovery.
- Every session runs a minimum of two hours
One method, the whole journey
Pregnancy
- Nutrition & health
- Exercise in pregnancy
- Addressing nausea in all 3 trimesters
- Varicose vein protection
- Discomforts of pregnancy
- What changes over the course of 9 months
- Enhancing the brain power of your unborn baby
- When a previous birth was difficult
Labor & birth
- Mechanics of labor
- Labor & breathing
- Positioning & movement
- Marilus maneuvers
- Troubleshooting
- Cord issues examined and explained
- Gentle pushing technique
- The father's role
- Listening to what your baby tells you
- Tefilos throughout creation and delivery
Hospital & advocacy
- Hospital procedures
- Patient advocacy
- Natural vs medical methods
- Drug information
- C-section prevention and information
- Halachic inquiries
Newborn & postpartum
- The newborn stage
- Breastfeeding
- Postpartum recovery
- PPD, spoken about openly
- Affirmations
- Realistic expectations for your new phase of life
Where these classes take you
Shorter, informed births
By understanding what's happening in your body, and why.
Empowered & strong
Feel healthy and capable, not sick and immobile.
Hospital, demystified
Understand procedures and advocate for yourself, calmly and clearly.
Real options
Choose between categories of medical intervention, instead of accepting them by default.
A voice for your comfort
If you'd rather not have a male nurse, you can ask. You don't have to suck it up.
Spiritually prepared
By understanding what's happening in your body, and why.