Classes: Classes are held at The Brooklyn Waldorf School: 11 Jefferson Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217 Contact Maggie for information on private classes. Phone consultation available. Holistic Childbirth Preparation Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30-6pm (contact for dates) Cost $250 (sliding scale) This class emphasizes a woman's natural ability to give birth with confidence and power and gives the birth partner tools to support the mother and advocate for her in any birth setting. Students receive a workbook and course pack. Content includes physiology of pregnancy, the journey of labor and coping techniques, birth preference sheets, risks and benefits of interventions including induction, medication and cesarean, evidence based care and the culture of childbirth in the USA, and postpartum care. Comfort Measures for Labor $175 (sliding scale) Saturdays from 12:30-6pm (contact for dates) Expectant moms and partners will learn about the physiology of labor, pain theories, hydrotherapy, hot/cold therapy, massage, acupressure points, breathing and relaxation techniques, aromatherapy, the birth ball and more. Mom and partner will receive a helpful course pack. This class offers many support options, and hands on training with helpful techniques for birth partners. Newborn Care $70 (sliding scale) Weekday evenings 7-9pm (contact for dates) Parents to be will be prepared for daily care: feeding, sleep, diapering, umbilical cord care, bathing, and dressing, and simple, safe remedies for common issues. You will learn what a healthy newborn looks like. We will also discuss temperament, crying and comforting techniques, behavior states, and understanding how a newborn communicates. Couples will understand when their baby needs to be seen by their health-care provider, how to choose a health-care provider, and that each baby and family is unique. Families leave with a resource pack. Breastfeeding Basics $70 (sliding scale) Weekday evenings 7-9pm (contact for dates) This class will help mothers breastfeed with confidence. Topics include: breastfeeding physiology, how to establish a good milk supply, latching on, how to tell if baby is getting enough milk, positions for feeding, when and where to get help if needed, simple and safe remedies for common issues. Families leave with a resource pack. Fertility Awareness Method $100 (sliding scale) Weekday evenings 7-9pm (contact for dates) Couples will lean how to prevent, postpone or achieve pregnancy naturally by learning the signs of fertility and sharing the reproductive responsibility together. Couples will receive a book and resource pack. Services: Birth Doula This service includes three home visits, continuous labor support (massage, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, reiki, coaching, creating a peaceful atmosphere, etc...) I stay until breastfeeding is established, offering lactation support and at least one of the home visits is after the birth. I also provide one year of consultation after your child is born. The Birth Doula Package is $1600. (sliding scale) Maggie takes birth clients in the summer months. Postpartum Doula This service entails supporting the household and family while the mother is nurturing the newborn. A large part of this role is providing education about caring for the baby. As an experienced mother and doula, I help mothers recover from the birth experience and settle into a new life rhythm. Lactation support, massage, aromatherapy, bathing, changing diapers, dressing, baby wearing, learning observation skills and light housekeeping are all imparted by this invaluable service. My Postpartum Doula rate is $50 an hour. (sliding scale) Reiki Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. Reiki Sessions start at $60 an hour. (sliding scale)

Maggie Crawford Maggie@thejoyofbirth.com 718.637.9456 Brooklyn, NY "Bearing children is a transformative event for a woman; I am very grateful to be a part of that intimate and powerful experience."