Preparations can be done with independent midwives. They are sessions for the future parents, the couple and future mothers to discuss their desires and worries before the baby arrives. These are wonderful and important moments of dialog, a melding with the unborn child, a sharing of emotions, tenderness and discussions concerning pain and how the delivery will take place.

Haptonomy is described as the science of affectivity. Future parents are encourages to communicate with their baby even before the birth, from the fourth month of pregnancy. Parents, especially future fathers who experience the pregnancy from the exterior, are invited to pose their hands on the pregnant stomach. The baby can then decide to move into the hand and receive caresses from the parents. For more information, check out: www.haptonomie.org

In the tummy of its mother, a baby is sensitive to the sounds and voices in the outside world from the 4th month of pregnancy. So from this moment in time, the baby is beginning to know its parents. During delivery, sound vibrations give force to the body, helping to reduce pain and open the birth canal. After the birth, the baby will remember sounds and voices it heard before birth, thus providing a feeling of security and comfort. (source alternatives.be)

 

Yoga allows future mothers to relax, meditate and prepare their bodies for the pregnancy and birth. In effect, yoga facilitates the softening of the muscles most required during a pregnancy and birth.

 

 

Sophrology is both a science that studies human conscience and a methodology proposing different techniques for its harmonization. The mother will be encourages to relax and visualize the different steps in her delivery, thus helping to reduce her fear.

 

A massage above all creates a sense of wellbeing in the person who is being massaged. It allows them equally to reduce the stress in their bodies, helps sleep and brings a sense of relaxation to the mind and body. Mothers to be can be massaged from the beginning of their pregnancy or even before it! These approach is perfecting combinable with other preparations for the birth.