Frequently Asked Questions

These are answers to a few of your questions. This page is still under construction, so please check back with us soon to find more FAQ's.

Q. I have just discovered that I am 3 weeks pregnant! At what stage of my pregnancy can I begin this program?

A. Congratulations to you! We have designed this program so that you and your baby can benefit at any stage of your pregnancy. For greatest benefit, use each audio program during its designated trimester. Then as you progress, repeat previous programs for added pleasure and support. We recommend you begin as soon as possible to enjoy the wonderful unfolding discovery of your heart and soul connection with your wondrous baby.

Q. I am seven months pregnant and a friend just recommended your program to me. I'm wondering, am I too late to begin your program? If not, which one do I begin with?

A. The beauty of our program is that it can be enjoyed at any stage of your pregnancy. We always recommend that you begin with the first trimester recording and work your way toward your appropriate trimester so that you and your baby can fully benefit from this progressive interactive program. The trimester tapes and Essential Prenatal Relaxation Video were designed to be enjoyed daily.

Q. I'm so thrilled to have found your program. I've just entered into my second trimester and have been listening to and loving your trimester tapes! I have just bought your beautiful Essential Prenatal Relaxation Video and am wondering how often you recommend I watch it?

A. Some women watch the video daily while others watch it intermittently throughout the week. We recommend that you listen to the trimester recordings and watch the video several times a week to enrich your pregnancy while positively preparing your mind and body for your upcoming labor.

Q. Will the methods on this program work in tandem with my Lamaze childbirth education classes?

A. Yes! The medically proven techniques contained in the New Way Childbirth audio and video programs specifically deal with effectively preparing you mentally, emotionally and physically for labor at any stage of your pregnancy. This program offers you specialized tools unique to our program, developed to reinforce your ability to access deep levels of relaxation while enriching your prenatal bond with your baby. The combination of Lamaze's educational format and our advanced specialized methods, will provide you with all the best tools that you can give yourself and your baby.

Many childbirth educators have incorporated the New Way Childbirth's specialized tools to enhance the level of quality and options that you receive in their classes. If your instructor is not currently incorporating our proven methods, ask your educator to contact us to find out more about enriching their programs.

Q. I'm planning to have an epidural during childbirth. Is this program geared toward natural childbirth?

A. This nurturing program is a trusted companion that will guide you at any stage of your pregnancy and support you in a number of profound ways. Each trimester's tape adds a rich dimension to enhance your loving prenatal bond with your baby and help you to reduce stress while creating a more loving and nurturing prenatal environment for your baby. The Essential Prenatal Relaxation Video adds to your experience by including a proven system that empowers you as you prepare for your baby's birth. These breakthrough methods will naturally translate into supporting you, regardless of your chosen method or approach, and help you to create your optimal labor and delivery experience. Whatever your final choice may be in experiencing the miraculous birth of your baby, the New Way Childbirth program provides you with the most comprehensive prenatal enrichment program available.

Q. I have recently received your entire program as a baby shower gift and I love it! Will my hospital prepare a TV and VCR for me to watch the Labor and Delivery Companion Video in the Labor and Delivery room?

A. Yes! If they don't, shop around for another birthing facility! It's your baby's birth and you can plan it in a way that will positively support you. You must prearrange for these services well in advance. Include it in your birthing plan list and reconfirm with your hospital several weeks in advance of your due date. Assign your birthing partner the task to follow up with the nurses once you are admitted so that you can focus on relaxing and flowing with your labor. Contact your hospital administration if you meet with resistance and voice your needs and birthing desires.

Q. Am I supposed to use the Labor and Delivery Companion Video and audio tapes together?

A. We designed the Labor and Delivery Companion programs to be used in any combination which works best for you. We say "gone are the days of staring at a point on the wall" as you watch the beautiful kaleidoscopic images found in the Labor and Delivery Companion Video. Time seems to evaporate as you are immersed in this powerful video. The soothing images, music and Sandrine's voice effectively draw you into a place where you are comforted by the familiar images and empowered throughout your labor with this trusted labor tool.

As suggested by childbirth educators, some women like to walk around to advance their pregnancy. For them, the audio tape will keep them focused throughout their labor and to feel a sense of being fully supported and strongly capable of achieving deep relaxation in preparation for the miracle of childbirth.

Q. This is my second pregnancy and like my first, I will be having a C-section. Can I still benefit from your program?

A. Most certainly! You will be guided throughout your pregnancy on magical, life altering prenatal bonding journeys with your conscious baby. This program will also provide you with a deep sense of relaxation that you can access during your surgery.

Q. My sister has just been admitted to the hospital due to pre-term labor. How should she use your Pre-term Labor Management program?

A. Our Pre-term Labor Management program is to be listened to perpetually throughout her experience, day and night, until she is medically cleared from her pre-term labor status. This will help her to relax deeply as she "turns the world off for a while". When a mother is relaxed, she minimizes flooding the placenta and ultimately the baby with stress hormones. Comfort her by positively supporting her. Suggest that she keep the number of visitors to a minimum in order to focus her attention and energy on our program's positive message, and to keep her mind open to all the miracles that are available. Good luck and let me know how she is progressing.

Q. When my best friend used your program during her last pregnancy, occasionally she would listen to your trimester tapes all throughout the night. She said that during her third trimester, your tapes helped her to sleep at night. She also insisted that by listening to your program all throughout the night, it boosted her ability to flow with her labor. This is my first pregnancy and I want to offer my baby all of the best that I can. Do you recommend that I also sleep with the trimester tapes playing on automatic replay?

A. Yes! Many of the women who have used our program have commented on how grateful they were at how effortlessly they were able to get to sleep during their third trimester when using our trimester tapes. Your friend, like many other women, have discovered how positive reinforcement can benefit and affect the mind, body and emotions. That is one of the premises of this program; positive reinforcement to assist all levels of your being, to facilitate a nurturing prenatal environment for your baby by attaining greater peace, balance, comfort and empowerment of your labor coping abilities. Many women use the New Way Childbirth's pillow speaker so that they can still receive the benefit of hearing the program while comfortably sleeping in any position. We have found that using this technique indeed adds a greater dimension for accessing your inner resources to positively manage and flow with labor.