Childbirth education
Feel relaxed and prepared for the
life-changing journey ahead…
Know your options and feel at ease
Allof our birth preparation workshops take place in-person, for the optimum sociable experience.
Ready for Birth and Beyond is our concept because we, in addition to covering all aspects of labour and birth, also cover the crucial early days and weeks of parenthood, including caring for your newborn and yourself, breastfeeding and how to avoid common pitfalls of early postpartum.
Join our Ready for Birth and Beyond 1-day workshop – an in-depth boot-camp experience.
To keep the conversation going outside class hours we create a WhatsApp group for everyone to join.
Louise Timm and Karina Isolde Balslev,
Copenhagen Doulas – 2023
Allof our birth preparation workshops take place in-person, for the optimum sociable experience.
Ready for Birth and Beyond is our concept because we, in addition to covering all aspects of labour and birth, also cover the crucial early days and weeks of parenthood, including caring for your newborn and yourself, breastfeeding and how to avoid common pitfalls of early postpartum.
Join our Ready for Birth and Beyond 1-day workshop – an in-depth boot-camp experience.
To keep the conversation going outside class hours we create a WhatsApp group for everyone to join.
Louise Timm and Karina Isolde Balslev,
Copenhagen Doulas – 2023
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The ‘Ready for Birth and Beyond’ class put our minds at ease by giving us extensive information about birth and teaching us how to relieve stress and anxiety about the process. Karina Isolde and Louise are forces of nature who taught us a less scary way to think about birth, how to cope, as well as how to manage relationships with medical professionals involved in pregnancy and birth. As an added bonus, we build a great network of moms who continue to meet and support each other!”
Copenhagen Doulas was an amazing learning experience for me and my wife.
Karina Isolde and Louise do an amazing job teaching and supporting parents through the amazing journey that is pregnancy and birth.
I would specially like to highlight that the courses are personalized for every couple, making it an unique experience. Karina Isolde and Louise thank you for all the love and support during our journey.
I found Copenhagen Doulas and signed up to their ‘Ready for Birth’ class and I couldn’t be happier that I did. The course helped me build mental and spiritual strength for the road ahead, not just internally but with my partner too, bonding us closer together. The course also acted as a social springboard too and our group still keeps in regular contact, upholding and supporting each other which I am so grateful for. I highly recommend this course for anyone who is pregnant and wants to add joy and confidence into the process!
It was great to be together in this travel of getting ready for birth and we both enjoyed the hands-on exercises and the theoretical part. Louise and Karina Isolde are well educated and experienced, they are well spoken and has great empathy. And then it was great to meet other pregnant couples from around the world. I definitely recommend others to do the same.
Doing the ‘Ready for Birth’ preparation class with Copenhagen Doulas was one of the best experiences I had during my pregnancy. I could share my feelings and be at ease. I was extremely scared about the idea of birth and delivery, as a first time mom, but learning how to keep calm through talking, various exercises and yoga, really helped me through. And of course, extremely thankful for the mommy group with whom I can relate every experience
STUDIES SHOW THAT THE PRESENCE OF A DOULA DURING BIRTH RESULTS IN SHORTER BIRTHS,
FEWER INTERVENTIONS, AND LESS NEED FOR MEDICAL PAIN-RELIEF AMONGST OTHER THINGS.
Hodnett et al 2012 & Evidence Based Birth 2017