History
Propelled by the birth of her first child in 2008 to explore a career change, Leigh Kader is a certified cooperative childbirth educator with CEA/MNY and a DONA certified labor support doula. Leigh knows firsthand the benefits of a comprehensive childbirth education as well as the presence of continuous emotional and physical support during childbirth. Experienced at supporting laboring women in a variety of birthing facilities from hospital and birthing center to home births, Leigh appreciates that childbirth is an intensely personal experience that each family defines differently. Her goal is to help women and their partners attain as positive a birth experience as possible.
Specialties
Comprehensive Childbirth Preparation Classes open to couples planning birth at hospital, home or birthing center. Covering the physiology of late pregnancy, signs + stages of labor, pain coping strategies, labor support and massage, routine monitoring and the risks and benefits of common medical interventions and pain medications, the postpartum period, breastfeeding and newborn care.