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Thank you for taking the time to consider your own, personal needs as you prepare to welcome a new member into your family, and a new love into your heart. Childbirth preparation spans buying diapers and onezies to considering the impact this new person is going to have on your own life: emotional, physical, and otherwise.

There are many different theories surrounding childbirth preparation and education.  I do my best through my courses to offer a summary of popular techniques, tailoring the content to the specific requests of participants. My courses include the physiology of labor, pain coping strategies, art therapy, mediation, nutritional information, yoga and labor positions instruction, and suggested reading. I am of the belief that labor is the raw, hugely transformative experience required to shape us into the mothers we are on the other side of each birth.

I believe that labor can be fun, and this is after two 30+ hour labors! I was not one of those women gifted with a gently easy labor, although I hoped for it. I had two planned home births that ended in cesarean sections. Each one changed me deeply and were in retrospect the births that were perfect for me and my babies.

Additionally, I am available for sessions specializing in trauma: birth trauma, rape, domestic violence, war, and the like. I’ve spent the last ten years working to support birthing women in places like Sudan, Gaza, Haiti, and the like, and I would like to continue that kind of work in Austin.

I will do my best to provide factual, evidence based information, answer your questions, and provide advice when solicited. I respect each woman’s right to make her own choices that are best for her and her family regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and post-partum care. It would be my honor to bare witness to your journey through this experience, and I will do my best to meet the needs you bring to the course.

Sera is working in collaboration with local Austin midwife, Mary Barnett, CNM, at her practice, Heart of Texas Midwives, and the childbirth courses will be hosted at their office.