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Knowledge-Based Birth

because knowledge is power

by Lea Reichel, MA, doula, birth educator, B.O.T. | Languages: 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪

My Services

Hi, I am Lea.

Your Birth Matters!

Why Knowledge-Based Birth?

Recognizing the common challenges that many expecting parents encounter – the lack of continuous, compassionate support and comprehensive preparation with their interests in focus – I established Knowledge-Based Birth to address this need.

Regardless of how your baby decides to arrive, what truly matters is equipping yourself with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the birthing journey calmly and confidently.

My services are tailored to provide you with diverse knowledge sources: from evidence-based information transfer to holistic wisdom and fostering self-awareness. Because, as the saying goes,

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

Discover How KBBirth Empowered Parents-to-Be Like You


Professional and holistic doulah

July 14, 2024

Leah was an important part of the birth of our third daughter. She is sensitive, caring, knowledgeable and always gentle and positive. She is upfront, professional, full of information and it’s so easy to feel comfortable with her.

During the pregnancy she helped me carve out the space to connect to my baby. The prenatal meetings were a time to block out all the worries and noise of the hectic day to day grind and concentrate on the special and vulnerable process of pregnancy. She helped me consider my birth options, from breathing techniques to practical scenarios and positions in labour.

Together with Leah, I was able to prepare myself mentally with intentional meditations and guided breathing exercises. They were cathartic and healing during an emotionally challenging pregnancy with my husband in and out of reserve duty and the emotional rollercoasters of my first two daughters.

Leah helped me physically with stretching exercises, an amazing massage experience, which I loved! And a complimentary exercise ball was such a relief for lower back pain.

Leah thought of every angle, every stage and had comprehensive and personalised advice and information for every stage. This included planning your post partum support network, which is such an important and often overlooked stage of the birth. It helped me to plan ahead for the first weeks post partum while my husband went back to finish his reserve duty. I was nervous that my husband wouldn’t be at the birth, but after a pre birth meeting with all three of us , Leah, Mendel and I, I felt stronger and less afraid.

During the actual birth Leah was always calm, it was such a relief when she walked through the door . With Leah I was able to relax and focus on my breathing. Leah created such a positive harmonious atmosphere in the birth room, working efficiently and effortlessly with the midwife, making me feel like I didn’t have to face the birth alone. I had her helping me in the shower, suggesting different positions, always gentle, respectful not intrusive, with a smile and encouragement or a massage on my shoulders to remind me to relax my body.

Between Leah and the midwife, and my husband once he arrived, I felt like I was surrounded by strong positive influences during the actual birth. I had a team of people who cared deeply about me and my experience, who were in tune with where I was holding as the birth progressed. This loving and serene and safe environment was exactly what I hoped for. I needed that to help me get through the pain and not be overwhelmed by it or by the exhaustion.

Leah is a professional and holistic doulah, and an amazingly calming nonjudgmental influence, and I am so grateful for her!

Tikvah

Amazing course and doula

November 21, 2023

Amazing course, super informative and clearly explained practical knowledge.

I had Lea as my Doula as well, and she was a calming presence in the room, guiding me by telling me what to expect at every stage as the stages were happening. This contributed to my having a positive birth experience. I highly recommend her, both for the course and as a Doula.

Elisheva Avi

Comprehensive Course

November 14, 2023

Lea’s course was extremely comprehensive and thorough, and really walked me through every aspect of the lead up to labour and labour itself! I found it very informative and useful to know what to expect, and the practical tools to help me through the journey were extremely valuable. The supporting material and documents were also very helpful to have. Lea was always available and responsive to any questions along the way which was much appreciated!

Joella

Birth in Israel

Olot Chadashot and other non-native Hebrew speakers face special difficulties during their pregnancy in Israel. Being a (not so new) Olah Chadasha myself I understand the struggles. Are you from the US and surprised by the possibility of not seeing a doctor during birth? Are you from the UK and longing for midwife-led care? Are you from Brazil and perplexed why a c-section is not suggested to you? Are you from the Netherlands and puzzled by the doctor’s judgemental reaction when asking about home birth options? Here comes the secret: Birth is culture too!

To support a positive experience, my goal is to help you gain practical knowledge, learn techniques, and receive information to navigate the Israeli maternity care system. Ensuring the best physical and emotional outcomes for both mother and baby is my highest priority.

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