Bringing a baby into the world isn’t just about the birth — it’s about how you feel going into it.
In this Birth Preparation Marathon in Jerusalem, you don’t just get a checklist — you step into a supportive space to prepare your body, mind, and heart, so you can meet your baby feeling calm, confident, and ready.
We’ll work hands-on with positions, comfort measures, and movement that help your body.
We’ll explore breathing and relaxation techniques that you can actually use.
We’ll talk openly about your choices in Jerusalem’s maternity system, so you know what to expect and how to make decisions you feel good about.
You leave with more than knowledge and a booklet — you leave with practical tools for home, birth, and early parenthood, and a sense of trust in yourself, your body, and your baby.
What You Will Learn
Confidently Navigating Birth
- Understand how labor unfolds — and why every birth is unique.
- Support your body’s biomechanics with movement and positioning.
- Learn natural comfort tools: massage, breathing, and the birth scarf.
- Know how to work effectively with or without an epidural.
- Identify what helps you feel safe and supported.
- Meaningful ways for the birth partner to be by your side.
Making Sense of the Maternity System
- A clear, local overview of Israel’s medical system.
- Insight into Jerusalem’s hospitals and birth options from a doula who’s been there.
- Step-by-step: what happens when you arrive at the hospital.
- Common interventions and medical pain relief — what they are, and your options.
- Tools for respectful, effective communication with staff.
Understanding Your Mind and Its Influence on Birth
- How Hypnobirthing principles help you stay grounded.
- Address fears without judgment and use them for clarity.
- Guided relaxations to deepen your connection with your baby.
- Vocalization techniques that support labor.
- Create personalized anchors — alone and with your partner — for focus and calm.
Postpartum Recovery: Planning for the Fourth Trimester and Beyond
- What to expect physically and emotionally after birth.
- A practical postpartum plan for your body, baby, and family.
- Newborn care essentials that really matter.
- Feeding options
Mom Circle & Birth Processing
There are birth processing and mom circle classes if you’d like to continue meetings after birth (babies welcome).
Understand & Support Your Body
Learn to support your body through pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. We explore simple body-based tools you can actually use, so you feel confident and empowered in any situation.
Practical Skills for Birth & Beyond
From understanding labor signs to moving through contractions, from choosing care options to navigating postpartum. You’ll practice techniques, not just hear about them.
Build Resilience & Connect
Strengthen your emotional resilience, deepen your self-connection, and grow a supportive foundation with your baby—and with others who share this journey.
Register now and give yourself the preparation you deserve.
🌿 Next Course Dates
September 11 / December 4 / March 5
🕘 08:45–17:30
📍 Adam Street, Jerusalem
🥗 Light refreshments provided
🚗 Parking available
💰 Pricing
🎟 850 NIS per couple – Includes a printed booklet and course materials. Discounted Rates for Doula Clients: 650 NIS. If you replace one of the prenatal meetings with this course: 500 NIS.
✨ Upgrade: 1,250 NIS per couple – includes the course & booklt, plus:
– 9 Months Access to the online birth prep course, so you can deepen your preparation and repeat things whenever yu want
– A Birth ball
– A set of affirmation cards
💸 Partial Reimbursement Available
🏥 Hadassah Ein Kerem / Har Hatzofim / Shaarei Zedek: 450 NIS
🏥 Kupot Cholim: Up to 75%. More information here.
✨10% discount on other services such as B.O.T. meetings, prenatal bodywork & massage sessions, and closing of the body treatments.
SMALL GROUP – up to 6 women/couples only! Workshop runs with a minimum of four women
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 by providing evidence-based information alongside compassionate, comprehensive guidance. Certified in trauma-informed care, she creates a non-judgmental space that supports parents’ growth and fosters the best possible start to parenthood. Drawing on extensive experience as a local doula and birth educator, Lea offers guidance grounded in both research and a deep understanding of Jerusalem’s hospitals and cultural context.
Discover How KBBirth Empowered Parents-to-Be Like You
Thank you Lea!
Thank you Lea so much for being there for me before, during and after birth.
Your knowledge and patience prior to the birth provided me with a sense of security and confidence in the lead up.
Your presence during the birth was so calming. You knew exactly what to do and when to do it. I am not sure how we could have gotten through it without you.
Your visit post birth and processing was something I didn’t even know I needed until after the fact. Having you validate my feelings and reassure us everything is and will be ok, was such a relief.
You really brought such positive energy and light to the whole experience and I am so happy to know you!
Highly highly recommend !
Lea Reichel was the best doula I could have asked for!
Lea Reichel was the best doula I could have asked for!
She gives you so much more than you can imagine.
From a full childbirth course packed with everything you need to know, to a powerful bodywork session and personal meet-up where you can dive deep into all your questions-she truly goes above and beyond.
I ended up having the most incredible birth I could have hoped for: no epidural, no tearing, not even an IV or needle in me!
And to wrap it all up, we had a beautiful session to reflect on my birth experience. Lea guided me through meaningful activities that helped me see my birth like a powerful movie of my own life. We also did an amazing “closing of the bones” treatment that helped me reconnect with myself and life on a deep level-I finally understood why it’s called that.
Lea is not only incredibly knowledgeable, but also one of the kindest people you’ll meet.
Thank you, Lea.
P.S. This is coming from a doula, bodyworker, and childbirth educator myself-and I can honestly say that Lea is on another level when it comes to birth. Her depth of knowledge is unmatched. You will be in the best hands with her!
Positive Induction Birth Story
A month later, I wanted to post my hospital and doula review for anyone whom the information might assist as some of you might be making decisions or know people making these decisions in the coming months. To preface, I had an induction at 37 weeks following a varix, or enlarged vein in the umbilical cord which is not dangerous until the blood flow becomes turbulent, which it did in the last days of my 36th week. The induction took five days and they tried every method possible: gel, stripping about 5 times, two balloons, 3 bags of Pitocin on the highest dose, and finally a combination of Pitocin and breaking my water.
Har Hatzofim was where I chose to give birth and very grateful I did because at no point during this process were they prepared to even discuss a C-section and told me they were with me to the end and were going to try everything so I could have the baby naturally. They offered constant support and always found me a place to sleep as I waited for the birth room I wanted (which was stunning and has a closed in porch, making it the perfect visiting place so I didn’t have to have everyone in my room with me). They found me a doctor’s room to sleep in, moved me to the ward where the nurses were on top of my care, and finally gave me the birth room for about 36 hours with no rush to get me out until I had given birth. I did not have an epidural, therefore when it was time to push, I wanted to be on my knees so I flipped over on my own and the midwife was supportive of my decision as well as letting me push on my own without constant instruction. After the birth, all of the midwives I interacted with came up to wish me mazal tov. All in all, I was treated by a staff who were naturally minded and had actually read the latest research on birth and various issues associated with varix. Another cool part about the hospital is the outdoor parking lot reserved for the patients right outside the מיון יולדות. I was able to take walks outside and pop in and out when I wanted.
Doula: Lea Reichel Knowledge Based Birth. I started Hypnobirthing sessions with her to get my head right and get over my intense fear of childbirth and ended up taking her as my doula. The birth classes were just her, my husband, and I so we had a personalized experience that allowed us to be comfortable and ask all the questions we needed. She walked through every step, using scientific research and mindfulness techniques alike to prepare me for what was to come. During the five days in the hospital, she came every time they started a new method, supporting me through balloon contractions and bringing all the equipment to make me be able to work through the pain. She empowered me and didn’t have to be told what to do, she just did, allowing me to focus on breathing and my body. For the six hours of labor, she worked hard applying pressure, moving me, and using hot water, as I could not speak because it was so intense. She was a friend too and we loved chatting with her as we waited for things to happen. She also made sure I was taken care of after the birth and brought me to the shower to wash off and get dressed. She checks in often after the fact and will answer any questions I had about my own health and the baby if we needed. Here’s her profile: https://www.facebook.com/share/15m7zcznnc/
In all, what could easily have been a traumatic experience wasn’t and I have come away more powerful and happy with everything that happened!
If anyone has questions, feel free to reach out, I just wanted to leave this here in order to help someone who might be looking to see what is out there.