Maternal-Infant Wellness Educator
I'm Leanna Mae. I've been passionate about health care since I was young. Drawn to midwifery in my teen years, I knew without a doubt I wanted to go into women's health care. My degree is in health sciences. Patient education is my niche. I love to teach. I love to watch people progress in their journey of knowledge and abilities. I'm here to partner with you and guide you in the learning process from fertility to weaning. I offer guidance and support as you practice your birth preparation. I enjoy teaching the span of reproductive health from fertility (understanding cycles and gyn health), family planning, prenatal wellness, birth preparation, postpartum care, and lactation. My approach is to be mindful of all types of births whether unmedicated or with an epidural or something in between, vaginal or cesarean, hospital or birthing center or home, with an OB or with a midwife of any type, healthy or high risk, and any outcome. I strive to prepare students for the variety of ways birth can be and to be able to navigate the planned and the unexpected. I have no biases towards a certain type of birth or birth location. My goals are to improve maternity and infant outcomes in America and here locally in Ohio, provide a resource of in-person education here in the Dayton area, and to help you prepare for this special area of women's health care.
Online classes are in the works
I'm currently in the process of writing the curriculum and recording the audio/classes for the following:
Leanna Mae’s 12-week Prepared and Empowered Birth Course
Week 1:
intro to the course
How birth works – new beginnings
Week 2:
How birth works – all about labor
Week 3:
How birth works – delivery day
Week 4:
How birth works – a different route
Week 5:
How birth works – hello baby
Week 6:
Birth support tools – balls for birth
Week 7:
Birth support tools – birth scarfs
(same curriculum as is currently available in person)
Week 8:
Coping with contractions
(same curriculum as is currently available in person)
Week 9:
Interventions and evidence-based practice
Patient rights and advocacy
Week 10:
Birth plans
(same curriculum as is currently available in person)
Week 11:
Care teams and communities
Week 12:
Postpartum recovery and support
Once that series is out, a breastfeeding series is next!
Do NOTE that all writing on this website including the curriculum in these courses are copyrighted. Any theft of copyrighted material will be pursued legally! While other educators may freely use my handouts with citation, they may not copy my programs entirely or in outline.
Leanna Mae’s 12-week Prepared and Empowered Birth Course
Week 1:
intro to the course
- about this course
- what makes it different
- encompassing the wholeness of birth
- your birth, your choices
- goals for my students
How birth works – new beginnings
- anatomy and physiology
- what's in the womb
- an overview of the 4 stages of birth
- what babies are doing during labor and delivery
Week 2:
How birth works – all about labor
- preparing for birth
- how labor begins
- fetal position and station
- contractions and cervical changes
- Ready... set... Is it time to go?
- hormones of labor
- helping labor along
- barriers to labor
- facilitators of labor
- augmentation naturally
Week 3:
How birth works – delivery day
- delivery
- afterbirth
- recovery
- preventing tearing
- waterbirth
Week 4:
How birth works – a different route
- C-sections (also TOLAC and VBAC)
- high risk cases
- unplanned outcomes
- processing experiences
Week 5:
How birth works – hello baby
- meeting your baby
- skin-to-skin and bonding
- the golden hour
- common practices
- your own culture and family traditions
Week 6:
Birth support tools – balls for birth
- birth balls
- peanut balls
- other support tools
Week 7:
Birth support tools – birth scarfs
(same curriculum as is currently available in person)
Week 8:
Coping with contractions
(same curriculum as is currently available in person)
Week 9:
Interventions and evidence-based practice
Patient rights and advocacy
Week 10:
Birth plans
(same curriculum as is currently available in person)
Week 11:
Care teams and communities
Week 12:
Postpartum recovery and support
Once that series is out, a breastfeeding series is next!
Do NOTE that all writing on this website including the curriculum in these courses are copyrighted. Any theft of copyrighted material will be pursued legally! While other educators may freely use my handouts with citation, they may not copy my programs entirely or in outline.
Local classes
All classes are by appointment only. Private classes are available. Group classes with 3 or more are also available. If you'd like to host a group, the hostess gets a free class when hosting 4 couples or more.
Coping with contractions
This is a one-day workshop.
Cost: Private classes: $150. Group classes: $50.
Classes can have up to 10 couples.
Curriculum:
introduction to the course, philosophy, and purpose
1. Mindset and affirmations
2. Scripture and prayer
3. Distraction from the pain
4. Breathing and vocalization
5. Visualization
6. Relaxation techniques
7. Hydrotherapy
8. Warmth
9. Cool down options
10. Movement and positioning
11. Counter pressure
12. Pain medication options
review, encouragement, closure of class
Workbook: Click here to get the free workbook that goes along with the class.
How to use a birth scarf
This is a one-day workshop that teaches the techniques for using fabric to help support you through pregnancy and birth. Throughout history, women all around the world have used fabric in labor and delivery. Come learn over 30 ways you can use a simple birth scarf in your pregnancy and birth.
Cost: Private classes: $90. Group classes: $30.
Classes can have up to 10 couples. ***Bring your own birth scarf or twin size flat sheet to practice.
Curriculum:
Workbook: Click here to download the list of ways to use a birth scarf. Bring this to class with you.
Birth plans
This is a one-day workshop.
Cost: Private classes: $120. Group classes: $40.
Classes can have up to 20 couples.
Curriculum:
Workbook: Click here to download the comprehensive birth plan guide workbook and the fill-in birth plan. Both are free. You will need to print this and bring to class with you.
This is a one-day workshop.
Cost: Private classes: $150. Group classes: $50.
Classes can have up to 10 couples.
Curriculum:
introduction to the course, philosophy, and purpose
1. Mindset and affirmations
2. Scripture and prayer
3. Distraction from the pain
4. Breathing and vocalization
5. Visualization
6. Relaxation techniques
7. Hydrotherapy
8. Warmth
9. Cool down options
10. Movement and positioning
11. Counter pressure
12. Pain medication options
review, encouragement, closure of class
Workbook: Click here to get the free workbook that goes along with the class.
How to use a birth scarf
This is a one-day workshop that teaches the techniques for using fabric to help support you through pregnancy and birth. Throughout history, women all around the world have used fabric in labor and delivery. Come learn over 30 ways you can use a simple birth scarf in your pregnancy and birth.
Cost: Private classes: $90. Group classes: $30.
Classes can have up to 10 couples. ***Bring your own birth scarf or twin size flat sheet to practice.
Curriculum:
- What is a birth scarf?
- Where do you find birth scarfs? What can you use?
- A few cautions and reminders
- How do you use them? We discuss use during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum.
- How will you use a birth scarf?
Workbook: Click here to download the list of ways to use a birth scarf. Bring this to class with you.
Birth plans
This is a one-day workshop.
Cost: Private classes: $120. Group classes: $40.
Classes can have up to 20 couples.
Curriculum:
- What is a birth plan?
- What makes a birth plan successful?
- The packet for parents
- The fill-in plan to give your provider and hospital staff
- A sample birth plan
- Patient rights and self-advocacy
- Piecing together your own custom plan
Workbook: Click here to download the comprehensive birth plan guide workbook and the fill-in birth plan. Both are free. You will need to print this and bring to class with you.
Service areaI teach within approximately an hour -- no more than an hour and a half -- of Fairborn, Ohio.
This includes the following counties: My immediate area is Montgomery, Greene, Clark, and Miami. I also serve Darke, Preble, Warren, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Champaign, Union, Logan, and Shelby counties. Services may be available in the counties surrounding that depending on distance (and proximity to I-75). Exceptions: I do not serve Butler, Hamilton, or Franklin counties. |
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All workshops and classes are currently by appointment only.
They are in-home classes. We can also host classes at your church.
