Educating Couples
in Childbirth
Educating Couples
Grow Well seeks to equip pregnant persons and their partners for a peaceful and informed childbirth. Through her classes, Meredith helps prepare couples to approach birth with knowledge, resources and training for labor and delivery in whatever birth space they choose--hospital, birth center or in the home.
Meredith is trained and certified in The Bradley Method™ of natural childbirth and a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC). Her classes draw from a variety of approaches and cover prenatal nutrition, relaxation, educating and equipping the partner ("coach") for birth, what to expect in labor and delivery, pain management techniques, labor practice, and more! Meredith values evidence-based practice and is diligent in providing the most up to date research to her students. Couples leave her classes ready to embrace the birth process with all that they learned and practiced together.
We have been offering classes in-person for our families in a safe, responsible manner since June 2021. Babies are still on their way, and now, more than ever, parents need childbirth education as they navigate an evolving medical climate. I will continue to provide quality and engaging teaching, and class sizes are intentionally kept small. A virtual option is always avail for those who desire it.
Hello! I'm Meredith, an experienced and certified birth educator in The Bradley Method™. My background is in counseling and non-profit work, helping young adults, children and families. I chose to become a birth educator because it is important to me that birthing persons and their partners enter the birth space with peace and confidence, fully equipped to have the birth they desire. A pregnant person should know and understand what is happening within their bodies during pregnancy, labor and delivery and why it is happening. Entering childbirth without fear but rather with preparation and education is something I hope all my families experience—no matter the setting, no matter medicated or unmedicated!
On a personal note, I am married to my college sweetheart, life partner and co-parent, Nathan, and am a mama to two school age sons, Eliseo & Agustín. When I'm not teaching about birth, you’ll find me teaching parenting classes at a local preschool, or playing taxi from one sport and activity to another.
Small Group Childbirth Series
weekly classes: small group in-person format
The Bradley Method® childbirth class series is for a pregnant person and their partner (or support person). Whether it is your first pregnancy, you're working toward a VBAC or are looking to have a more educated experience this time around, this series is for you! These in-person classes are discussion-based and cover topics like nutrition, exercise in pregnancy, informed decision making, stages of labor, the hormone pathway, relaxation/meditation and more! In addition to the training in each class, you'll receive a digital Bradley Method® workbook, access to weekly handouts, my personal referrals and more. Classes are small, allowing for more individual attention to each couple. Payment plans and receipts for insurance reimbursement offered! Virtual option also available if desired.
Bradley Method
Refresher Class
Offered quarterly
If you've gone through birth education before through The Bradley Method® or another thorough childbirth training, but you'd like a review for your upcoming birth, this class if for you. We cover the stages of labor, birth preferences, and a comfort measures review. This class is most likely one-on-one or a small group if there's enough interest. This class is complementary for alumni Grow Well families.
Prenatal Consultation
By Appointment only
If you and your partner are feeling a little overwhelmed about all the options out there surrounding pregnancy and birth, and you'd just like to sort through it all with someone who has been there before, I've got good news! That's what a prenatal consultation is all about. I will help you understand the various options surrounding pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. If you're planning to have your birth in the hospital, birth center, at home or still haven't decided, this is a judgement-free consultation and caters to all pregnant persons. Prenatal Consultations are tailored to your needs and are by appointment only. The consultation will have the greatest benefit if done during the first or early second trimester.
"Even though we were going on baby #4, our classes with Meredith were incredibly helpful. Her approach to delivery was incredibly empowering for my wife, but it was also empowering for me. It was great to be reminded of my role as a helper and support in this beautiful moment of life. Thanks, Meredith!"
- THE POWELL FAMILY
"We went into the birth of our first child hoping to have an un-medicated birth, but we were definitely underprepared. It was important to us to find a class that equipped my husband, as much as it equipped me, the mother. Thanks to Meredith's experiential teaching style and effective communication of the material, we learned much more than we were taught in prior hospital classes. We were able to apply that knowledge when it mattered—during the actual birth. We entered the labor and delivery of our daughter without fear and were able to identify the different stages of labor and utilize coping strategies effectively in each stage. We learned how to communicate what I (the mother) needed during the different stages of labor and can honestly say we enjoyed the un-medicated labor and birth of our daughter. "
- The Strohman Family
"Meredith's heart for women and children has been evident the entire time I've known her. She's a strong, smart woman with an equal balance of warmth, compassion and determination. She makes tough topics approachable and the uncomfortable easy. She's someone I turned to as a sounding board during my pregnancy and she was always ready with the right words of advice and encouragement. "
- CHRISTINA P
Contact
Meredith Lennox Chase, Holistic Childbirth Educator and Lactation Counselor
Serving Long Beach, Orange and North San Diego Counties
T: 650.388.6656
E: meredith@growwellholistic.com
Facebook: facebook.com/growwellholistic Instagram: @growwellholistic
