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Get Birth Ready with
Sage Method Sessions

Private Childbirth Education to get you birth-ready

​Perhaps you…

  • Feel judged for the birth you want

  • Don’t know where to start when it comes to discovering your options

  • Are uncomfortable in hospitals 

  • Had a traumatic first birth

  • Have a partner who wants to support you in labour, but doesn't know how

 

Do you want to:

  • Feel Confident in Your Birth Vision

  • Have the Support & Resources you need to actualize the birth you desire

  • Have a Knowledgeable Support Person on your team

  • Have Your Partner Understand How To Support You During Labour

  • Explore All Aspects of Birth (not solely medical stuff!) 

 

I’m Hayley, a childbirth educator and birth & postpartum  doula. I do this work because I want each birth to be well-supported, whole, and most importantly: belong to the person giving birth. I care that your voice is heard during the vulnerable experience of giving birth, and that your agency, individuality, and rights are well-protected throughout your reproductive journey...and that it be a bit magical.

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I get it:

  • What may be right for other people isn’t right for you

  • Your needs matter in birthing and beyond

  • You deserve to be supported without having to explain yourself

 

Our work in these sessions will support your informed choice and birth physiology, and accompany you in your birthing journey. I am empathetic, patient, a good listener, and experienced educator. To top it off, I am a Maternal Support Practitioner certified by bebo mia inc, which means that I have completed feminist, anti-oppressive fertility, labour & birth, and postpartum doula training.

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I’m a knowledgeable support for first-time parents and I created these sessions to help you discover your birth priorities and options, learn how to facilitate the circumstances that help facilitate the birth you desire, uncover what you don't know you don't know.... and  get you  birth ready!

 

The Sage Method Sessions will connect you with need-to-knows, options, tools and techniques for the birth you want. BUT! I want these sessions to lighten the load- not add more work! So, I have gathered the best of the best from my mentors, training, and experince to create your one-stop interactive treasure trail to get you birth-ready and designed our sessions so you walk away with more answers and clarity (not homework and more questions!).

 

Worksheets and activities will guide you to discover your own answers.  You will gain knowledge to make informed choices (instead of worrying!), cultivate calm and confidence about labour & birth, and ignite trust in your body and birth. You will explore:

 

  • Your birth priorities (don’t worry if you don’t know what they are yet!)

  • Your birth physiology and how to support its flow & power 

  • Tangible techniques partners/supporters can offer during labour

  • Meeting the uncertainty and intensity of birth

  • Tools to elicit individualized care from providers

  • Emotional support, Evidence-based research, and Physical comfort measures available to support you

 

The Sage Method Sessions are delivered in 2x 3hr private sessions (in-person or virtual) scheduled at mutual convenience. You are also welcome to bundle your Sage Method Sessions with Labour & Birth Support. 

 

Package Fee:

349$ CAD

 

To Book:

Email ryersonhayley@gmail.com to book. 

From there, you will receive an invoice, send a deposit, and schedule your sessions! 

During the sessions, you will..

 

Become well-informed on:

  • Variables and choices involved in birthing

  • Resources, options, and supports available to support you

  • Birth physiology & the factors that influence it (a subject often overlooked in most prenatal education spaces!)

  • Tangible ways your birth physiology can be supported during pregnancy & labour by yourself, partner(s), birth team and setting

  • Ways to meet early labour, active labour, pushing, and immediate postpartum

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Develop insight on:

  • Your priorities, values, and flexibilities in birthing which will help you choose your birth team, setting, and envision the birth you want

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Leave with these resources:

  • A printed or digital package with all the worksheets, scripts, tools we work with

  • Specific, personalized actionables that you, your partner or birth team can choose to do during pregnancy and labour to support your birth physiology

  • Access to my referral network of helping professionals

  • The tools, information, and techniques you need to enjoy self-knowledge, calm, and confidence as you approach your birthing experience!

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This childbirth education experience is:

  • Interactive

    • We will use worksheets, games, tools, and scripts to develop your insight, support your intuition, and inform your decisions.

  • Individualized

    • We can tailor the educational content, pace, and support so that you get an experience completely unique to you.   

  • Incredible

    • The Sage Method offers the most effective, evidence-based tools and techniques available in the birthing world, gathered from my own mentors and trainings to bring you the essential topics and most useful tools...  in one place.

 

Sage Method Sessions are:

  • A safe place to ask questions

  • A chance to develop your vision for your birth

  • A space to practice effective communication with your birth team

  • Time with a trained birth worker’s undivided attention

  • An change to explore with your partner(s) or birth supporter(s) in a way that will lead towards clear communication regarding your birth wishes,

  • A wonderful time for partner(s) or birth supporters to learn tangible ways of supporting you during labour

  • Who are these sessions for? Can I bring my partner(s) or birth support people?
    You can attend the sessions solo, or bring anyone you like in your sessions. These sessions are designed for you, the birther, and anyone you want there to support you during the sessions and/or labour and birth. Bring your partners, mothers, sisters, or friends, even your doula!
  • Are these the same as prenatal sessions with a doula?
    Sage Method Sessions are an in-depth educational experience designed to provide comprehensive information about childbirth and be a container for your to discover your personal vision for your birth. The sessions are a foundation to understand the physiological aspects of birth and offer practical strategies to support that process. These sessions also facilitate clear communication of your vision and preferences to your partner(s) and/or birth support team. There is lots of time to ask questions, have your mind blown, and complete interactive activities and worksheets during the sessions to leave with answers and clarity. Prenatal meeting with your labour and birth doula are focused on building a relationship between you and your doula and reviewing your birth plan, with the aim of preparing you for birth and establishing trust & good communication as a team. While prenatal meetings with your doula may touch on various topics included in Sage Method Sessions (eg: golden hour), those meetings are primarily about getting to know each other and discussing your birth plan, instead of a deep dive of discovery and learning. While both types of sessions prepare you for childbirth, the prenatal sessions are about relationship-building and communication, while the childbirth education sessions offer deeper knowledge and practical skills.
  • Where do sessions take place?
    These sessions can be delivered online via Zoom. For folks in Halifax, sessions can be in-person at client's home.
  • What payment methods are there?
    I can accept e-transfer, or payment via credit card (3% processing fee applies)
Hayley Ryerson Birth Doula
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