Welcome to the Personal Website of
SHAMOUN, KATHY AAHCC
Affiliated Instructor 2012

Birth with Calm and Confidence
My years of supporting women in labor as a doula in just about every setting -hospital birth, home birth, water birth, VBAC, HBAC- have given me firsthand knowledge of the many variations of labor, deepening my understanding of the birth process. But my own two labors and natural birth were my biggest teachers.

I love all things pregnancy and birth. Birth is wondrous and one of the most sacred of passages. It is also just something women do. As I guide you and your partner in trusting your body and the birth process, I nurture in you the confidence that this is what your body was made to do, that birth works. For me, this is a labor of love.

My classes are chock-ful-of current evidence-based information, my experience, and my passion. Research is finally catching up to what we in the birth world have known for generations: normal childbirth is safest for baby and mother, and the best way to ensure you birth normally is to birth naturally. By taking my classes you are choosing a childbirth class that will prepare you to work with your body so that you and your baby can stay unmedicated in labor. You will become a knowledgeable consumer of obstetric services who makes informed choices, whatever those choices may be. Your body already knows how to labor, all you have to do is surrender to it, and I teach you how to do just that.

I am available for group and private classes, as well as refresher classes. I keep my group classes small to be able to give you individual attention and address your specific needs.

And after you've had your baby I welcome you to return to class to share your experience and connect with other families for conversation, support and community.

email me: openspacewellness@gmail.com  or call: 646-642-9381

"Birth like love, is an energy and a process. Both unfold with their own timing, with a uniqueness that can never be anticipated, with a power that can never be controlled, but with an exquisite mystery to be appreciated."
-Gayle Peterson from Birthing Normally