Due to COVID-19, all classes are now offered in a real-time virtual format via Zoom
Why is postpartum education important?
You've likely spent several weeks if not months preparing for that one very special day. The day you give birth to your baby.
Now, it's time to plan for that very special YEAR. Postpartum recovery, newborn care, breastfeeding... it's all quite a new experience!
When you give birth to your baby, you also give birth to yourself - a new parent - and all the joys and challenges postpartum brings.
The postpartum period is the year following the birth of your baby. Your brain changes. Your body changes. Your relationships change. You can help make these changes and adjustments more smooth by taking some time to plan for this postpartum period.
Now, it's time to plan for that very special YEAR. Postpartum recovery, newborn care, breastfeeding... it's all quite a new experience!
When you give birth to your baby, you also give birth to yourself - a new parent - and all the joys and challenges postpartum brings.
The postpartum period is the year following the birth of your baby. Your brain changes. Your body changes. Your relationships change. You can help make these changes and adjustments more smooth by taking some time to plan for this postpartum period.
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What will I learn?
You and your partner (and postpartum support team) will explore your unique and individual needs for the postpartum period.
You will examine your support systems, both social and beyond, allowing you to identify areas of strengths and areas where additional support may be needed. Together, you and your support will create a postpartum plan that will be truly useful and helpful. |
What topics are covered?
This four-week series covers:
Postpartum Planning, Support, & Recovery
Breastfeeding
Newborn Education
Postpartum Planning, Support, & Recovery
Breastfeeding
Newborn Education
Who should take this class?
Anyone who will be welcoming a new baby into their lives should take this class.
This class is designed for for both you and your partner or support person. You will work together with your team of support to build your postpartum plan. You are welcome to invite additional, non-pregnant support people such as grandparents-to-be. |
Experienced, certified, professional educator
Wendy is an internationally known and recognized childbirth educator. As the Program Director and Instructor for Family Trees Birth Programs, she is known worldwide for her exciting and dynamic teaching style.
Wendy holds a Masters degree in health science with a concentration in midwifery and women's healthcare. In 2015, she was inducted into the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators and earned Lamaze Accreditation for the Family Trees Lamaze Educator program. She is a graduate of UC San Diego Lactation Program where she has earned the credentials of Lactation Educator Counselor. |
After a 15 year career in education, Wendy answered the call to work with childbearing families by enrolling in graduate midwifery school. She became a certified doula through DONA International and worked as a birth assistant in the local Amish and Mennonite communities. She has supported hundreds of mothers as they've welcomed their new babies into this world.
As a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and Program Director for Lamaze, and an Evidence-Based Birth (R) Instructor Wendy provides empowering education to parents and professionals. She consistently receives glowing reviews from her students and coworkers. Wendy has taught at major hospital systems throughout the United States and has trained childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, nurses, and doctors from around the world. She is the Chair of the Education Council for Lamaze International.
Professionally, Wendy has been involved with research at Towson University School of Nursing and has guest lectured at several universities including Penn State University and Notre Dame University in Maryland. Wendy was the featured speaker at the regional AWHONN meeting and presented at the Lamaze International conference in Fort Worth, TX and Pittsburgh, PA. She was recently published in the Journal of Perinatal Education. Wendy proudly represented her state while lobbying for better maternity care on Capitol Hill in 2017 & 2021, holding appointments with multiple members of congress.
Wendy is passionate about addressing the healthcare disparities that exist within the United States maternity care system and is a volunteer with Patients R Waiting's Diversifying Doulas Initiative. She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love for labor support and education with other birth professionals.
Above all else, she is most proud of her four children.
As a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and Program Director for Lamaze, and an Evidence-Based Birth (R) Instructor Wendy provides empowering education to parents and professionals. She consistently receives glowing reviews from her students and coworkers. Wendy has taught at major hospital systems throughout the United States and has trained childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, nurses, and doctors from around the world. She is the Chair of the Education Council for Lamaze International.
Professionally, Wendy has been involved with research at Towson University School of Nursing and has guest lectured at several universities including Penn State University and Notre Dame University in Maryland. Wendy was the featured speaker at the regional AWHONN meeting and presented at the Lamaze International conference in Fort Worth, TX and Pittsburgh, PA. She was recently published in the Journal of Perinatal Education. Wendy proudly represented her state while lobbying for better maternity care on Capitol Hill in 2017 & 2021, holding appointments with multiple members of congress.
Wendy is passionate about addressing the healthcare disparities that exist within the United States maternity care system and is a volunteer with Patients R Waiting's Diversifying Doulas Initiative. She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love for labor support and education with other birth professionals.
Above all else, she is most proud of her four children.
Upcoming Class Dates:
Saturdays, August 6 - 27, 2022
4-week series
1 pm - 3 pm
Investment: $225
4-week series
1 pm - 3 pm
Investment: $225
Saturdays, October 1 - 22, 2022
4-week series
1 pm - 3 pm
Investment: $225
4-week series
1 pm - 3 pm
Investment: $225