Coming soon, aquatic preparation for birth!

I will soon start aquatic preparation sessions for birth!

The use of water during labor and birth promotes relaxation, mobility, comfort and pain relief. In 1983, Michel Odent, a famous French obstetrician, concluded that water seems to favor the mother-baby relationship and that immersion in water appears to be an efficient, easy and economical way to reduce the use of medications and invasive interventions.

Women who choose water immersion for labor and birth report higher levels of satisfaction with the birth experience, without being more likely to experience adverse events. (Barry, 2020)

During pregnancy, water can be used as an element of physical and emotional connection between the baby and the couple, in addition to enormous other benefits:

• Empower for labor/birth
• Promote body awareness
• Promote relaxation
• Promote fetal awareness
• Promote muscle strengthening
• Increase flexibility
• Increase respiratory capacity
• Promote blood circulation and lymphatic drainage
• Promote postural balance

Our sessions will be held at the Hotel Vila Galé Ópera, in Lisbon:

The couple can choose to have a trial session, or a pack of 4 sessions.

Sessions include breathing exercises, flexibility, balance, emotional connection and water birth simulation!