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Pregnancy Meet-Ups & Modular Birth Preparation Classes in Jerusalem

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A Place for Learning, Connection, and Support

Here, you’ll practice unique tools that are hard to learn elsewhere, connect with your baby on a profound level, and explore the emotional layers of your journey. It’s about building resilience, finding support, and truly preparing for birth in a way that goes beyond the basics.

  • Learn: Practical information & techniques for physical and emotional preparation.
  • Practice: Tools to help you and your baby during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
  • Connect: Build meaningful relationships with others on a similar path.

Thursday, 10.04.2025

  • Basics of birth: stages, phases, and individuality of each birth.
  • Breathing, relaxation, positions, and movement techniques for each stage of labor.
  • Natural pain relief methods.
  • “Due date”, “guess date”, “due month”?
  • Identify what you need to feel safe and supported during birth.
  • Learn how partners can offer meaningful support during birth.

Thursday, 24.04.2025

  • Discuss emotional challenges during pregnancy, such as fears, anxieties, and uncertainties.
  • Reflect on the experience of pregnancy and birth during times of war.
  • Guided discussions to process personal and shared experiences.
  • Practical tools to manage stress and build emotional resilience for prengancy, birth, and postpartum
  • Explore how emotions can empower your birthing journey.

Thursday, 08.05.2025

  • Overview of the Israeli medical system.
  • Explore birthplaces in Jerusalem and understand your options.
  • Learn what to expect when arriving in the hospital.
  • Understand common medical pain relief, interventions and procedures.
  • Tips for informed decision-making aligned with your personal values.
  • Tools for effective communication

Thursday, 22.05.2025

  • Physiological principles behind hypnobirthing.
  • Learn about orientation, the traffic light system, and the “lemon effect.”
  • Guided relaxations to connect with your baby and body for a more comfortable birth.
  • Explore vocalization techniques—why calm births don’t have to be quiet!
  • Create personalized anchors for labor and birth.

Thursday, 05.06.2025

  • Learn to identify your baby’s position.
  • Connect with your baby physically and emotionally.
  • Understand your baby’s journey through the pelvis (stations, rotations, and descent) and why baby’s position matters.
  • Learn techniques for your baby’s personal optimal positioning—no “one size fits all.”
  • Gentle releases and positions for prengancy and birth to help your body make birth easier.

Thursday, 19.06.2025

  • What to expect physically and emotionally after birth.
  • Plan for postpartum recovery for yourself and your family.
  • Baby care basics, bonding, and what really matters.
  • Prepare for various feeding options and how to support your choices.

There are birth processing and mom circle classes if you’s like to continue meetings after birth (babies welcome).

Choose Your Path

These in-person sessions offer flexibility to fit your needs. Whether you join a single meeting or commit to a series, you’ll find support, tools, and connection. Sessions take place at Adam Street, Jerusalem, from 09:00AM to 12:00PM. Parking available, refreshments provided.

Pricing:

Meetings run with a minimum of four participants, and many health funds and hospitals offer partial reimbursement:

  • Hadassah Ein Kerem / Har Hatzofim: 500 NIS; Shaarei Zedek: 450 NIS.
  • Kupat Cholim: Up to 75%
Understand & Support Your Body

Learn how to support your body through pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, so you feel confident and empowered in any situation.

Practical Skills for Birth & Beyond

Gain actionable tools to navigate every stage of your journey, including informed decision-making and self-care strategies.

Build Resilience & Connect

Strengthen your emotional resilience and create lasting connections with your baby and a supportive community.

Who is the Birth Educator?

Lea Reichel, MA, certified doula, birth educator, B.O.T. facilitator

Lea’s mission is to empower parents for birth in Israel. She provides evidence-based information while also offering compassionate and comprehensive guidance. Certified in trauma-informed care, she nurtures a non-judgmental space for parents to grow, focusing on enabling the best possible start into parenthood.