Birth of a Lifetime
Doula Services and Childbirth Classes
Gail Karlovsky, AAHCC, CD (DONA)
Nurturing Hearts and Empowering Minds
Email: gail@karlovsky.com
About Gail...
Having taken the traditional childbirth classes in 1990 to prepare for her 1st child's birth, Gail and her husband Steve felt unprepared for the long labor that brought them their 1st daughter. Believing there was something wrong, they agreed to interventions in order to "speed up" labor that snowballed into another intervention and another and eventually a Cesarean Section.
With the complications that were endured due to surgery, Gail was on a mission to find a better birth. This led her straight to Bradley Method® classes that helped both her and Steve gain confidence in the natural process of birth and in each other's ability to support those processes and each other. The experience they had with the birth of their 2nd child was a success in avoiding a repeat Cesarean Section, and with their 3rd in having a completely natural childbirth. This was an experience that was inspiring because their 3rd baby was the largest baby (almost 10 pounds) and that labor was the longest labor, but it was also the easiest and most enjoyable.
During the 3rd pregnancy, Steve experienced health problems that required much time with medical professionals, and eventually surgery followed by a repeat surgery. Steve was educated through Bradley® to ask the right questions about the accuracy of tests and also to use Gail's relaxation techniques to deal with post-operative pain.
Gail's classes are small, personal and informal. She emphasizes teaching couples how to keep pregnant moms healthy and low-risk and gives them the tools they need to make informed choices regarding the birth of their children. Her goal is for each couple to come through their birth experience knowing it was the best and safest for mom and baby.
She and Steve are always available for questions about their experiences that have benefited from their Bradley Method® classes.
This page is maintained by Gail B. Karlovsky, AAHCC, CD (DONA) and was last updated 1/25/2005 1:49:23 PM.