Birthing From Within™ is a unique approach to childbirth education that honours women’s inner wisdom and supports parents in discovering their natural strengths and resources throughout their birth journey.

Birthing From Within™ was developed by Pam England, Certified Nurse Midwife, and Psychologist Rob Horowitz with the goal of providing prenatal education that is a useful and meaningful mix of practical, factual information and introspective activities that give parents the opportunity to deeply and creatively explore their hopes, fears and dreams about birth and parenthood. According to their own particular needs and philosophies, parents may choose these classes exclusively or consider them complementary to other childbirth preparation classes.

Birthing From Within™ classes celebrate giving birth in awareness; mentors do not exclusively promote any one type of birth but rather strive to encourage parents to embrace birth as an evolving process and a rite of passage.  Some of the topics one can expect to explore in classes include: the stages of labour and birth, pain vs. suffering and coping techniques, the importance of the birth partner’s role, cesarean birth and medical support, newborn care, breastfeeding and postpartum issues. The classes are unique in that they progress according to the needs and desires of the participants, and they are not delivered in lecture format but rather in a circle where active, creative self-expression and self-discovery is encouraged. Birth Art and Labour Theatre are integral parts of most Birthing From Within™ classes.

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