Prenatal Course in The Hague
Proper preparation for childbirth involves mental, physical, and practical knowledge and insight. Birth is not only a physical process, but also a deeply mental and emotional experience – where trust, calm, and a sense of control are essential.
By gaining insight into the physiological process, you'll better understand what's happening in your body. This allows you to positively influence the birth and create the right conditions to make it smoother and less painful.
Practical knowledge and tools will equip you to actively respond to whatever unfolds – regardless of how the birth progresses. With the right mindset, you’ll learn to positively influence your experience of labor. You’ll recognize key signals, navigate situations with confidence, and consciously follow your own choices and needs.
This unique combination of knowledge, body awareness, and practical skills creates the perfect conditions for a conscious, powerful, and personalized birth. Our comprehensive and insightful pregnancy courses—developed from years of midwifery and doula experience and expertise—offer you complete preparation for childbirth in every aspect—practical, physical, and mental. With a comprehensive, unique handout and valuable extras, you can also continue practicing at home, deepen your knowledge, and consciously contribute to a positive birthing experience.
View our course offering below – tailored to your wishes, needs and available time.
BIRTH PREP COURSE THE HAGUE
Do you want to give birth consciously with knowledge and confidence, from your sence of control and inner knowing.
It's important that you're well prepared. This will give you insight into the birthing process and help you figure out what works best for you, so you can positively influence the birth and create the right conditions to make it smoother and less painful, regardless of how it goes.
Our unique and comprehensive pregnancy courses are developed with midwifery and doula expertise, and offer knowledge, insights, and useful tools to support optimal physical, mental, and practical preparation for childbirth.
View our course offering below – tailored to your wishes, needs and available time.
Prenatal Courses The Hague
Knowledge-intensive, available in Dutch or English.
Participate from 25 weeks.
From €100 for you and your (birthing) partner together.
1 day Birth Prep The Hague
> Goudenregenstr. 89
> Bookhoststrartt 107
> Jan van Nassaustraat 112
- Participate from 25 weeks
- 2,5 hours knowledge-intensive prenatal course
- Essential – Practical – Compact
- For you both: €100
Online sign up and payment via Eversport
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Possibly (partly) reimbursed by health insurer!
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Select the desired dates for the 1-day pregnancy course at BOOK HERE.
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Create an account via Eversport and pay for your purchase online. With the Eversport App you have direct insight into your purchase and reservation.
We would like to give you and your little one the best start! This starts with a good, realistic preparation, equipped with the right knowledge and tools. This has a positive effect in several ways and strengthens the confidence to do it together as a team.
In this pregnancy course we will discuss what you can expect during the different phases; both physically, mentally and practically. We will teach you practical, supportive tools and a range of breathing and birthing techniques.
Includes exclusive digital handout and supporting audio.
During this prenatal course you will learn;
- Practical information en explanation about the different stages of childbirth.
- What the hormones and the nervous system do.
- Movements en birthing positions to facilitate the dilation and pushing phase.
- Massage- en counter pressure techniques to promote relaxation and relief
- Breathing techniques to cope with your contractions, relax between contractions and how to go along with the pushing contractions.
- How you (birth) Partner can guide you as best as possible, making it easier for you to relax and positively influence the birthing process.
- The program golden hour: the first hours after the birth of your baby.
- There is room for your questions regarding childbirth.
BOOK HERE FOR 1 DAY
1 day Plus Prep The Hague
> Scheveningseweg 72
> Kranenburgweg 86
- Participate from 25 weeks
- 4 hours knowledge-intensive prenatal course
- Concrete – Compact – Complete
- For you together €175
Online sign up and payment via Eversport
- Possibly (partly) reimbursed by health insurer!
- Select the desired dates for the 1 day plus pregnancy course at BOOK HERE.
- Create an account via Eversport and pay for your purchase online. With the Eversport App you have direct insight into your purchase and reservation.
In the one-day Plus Prep program, you'll gain all the essential knowledge and effective tools to optimally prepare for labor. This comprehensive course is highly informative and supportive, covering the stages of labor, positions, movements, pressure techniques, breathing, the nervous system, hormones, and more.
When you understand what's happening in your body during labor, you build a foundation of trust that will carry you through the entire process. You'll know what to expect, what choices you can make, and how you can actively contribute to your own birth.
Whether you are participating for the first time or want to gain more knowledge, you will receive tools for a confident, conscious and well-prepared birth.
Well-prepared—with knowledge, realistic expectations, and knowing what works best for you—you'll experience more confidence, peace, and acceptance, regardless of the setting or the progress of labor. This allows you to truly approach labor as a team, with depth, support, and strong coordination.
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Includes an exclusive digital handout with targeted breathing and movement techniques and supporting audio.
During this prenatal course you will learn;
- Practical information en explanation about the different phases of birth (including what the hormones, the nervous system and the uterus do).
- Movements en birthing positions that you can apply to ease and soften the different stages of labor.
- Massage and pressure techniques to promote relaxation and relief
- How to cultivate relaxation, inner calm en surrendering to support your inner knowing to approach your birth with confidence, and empowerment.
- Want to gift a positive mindset and learn how to confidently deal with fear, stress and labor pain (Mindful Birth).
- Understanding labor pain, ways to cope with it, and available medicinal options.
- Breathing techniques to cope with your contractions, relax between contractions and how to cope with the pushing contractions, including specific hypnobirthing breathing tools.
- Your Partner is indispensable and plays an important role in positively influencing the birthing process and supporting you as best as possible.
- The program golden hour: the first hours after the birth of your baby.
- There is room for all your questions regarding childbirth.
BOOK HERE PLUS PREP
2 week Birth Prep The Hague
> L. van Meerdervoort 190
> Scheveningseweg 72
> Jan van Nassaustraat 112
- Participate from 25 weeks
- 2 x 2,5 hour knowledge-intensive prenatal course
- Extensive – In-depth – Connecting
- For you together: €195
Online sign up and payment via Eversport
- Possibly (partly) reimbursed by health insurer!
- Select the desired dates for the 2-week pregnancy course at BOOK HERE.
- Create an account via Eversport and pay for your purchase online. With the Eversport App you have direct insight into your purchase and reservation.
In the 2-week Birth Prep we will provide you with all the right and effective tools and knowledge in addition to the phases, breathing and movement techniques. This is to support an optimal physical, mental and practical preparation for birth. So that you feel confident, know what to expect and can approach the birth with a prepared feeling.
When you’re well prepared – with realistic expectations, a clear understanding of what works best for you, and the ability to make conscious choices – you’ll experience greater trust, calm, and acceptance, no matter the setting or how the birth unfolds. This creates a strong sense of support, deeper connection, and aligned teamwork, allowing you to truly approach the birth as a team.
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Includes an exclusive digital handout with targeted breathing and movement techniques and supporting audio.
During this prenatal course you will learn;
- Practical information en explanation about the different phases of birth (including what the hormones, the nervous system and the uterus do).
- Movements en birthing positions that you can apply to ease and soften the different stages of labor.
- Massage and pressure techniques to promote relaxation and relief
- How to cultivate relaxation, inner calm en surrendering to support your inner knowing to approach your birth with confidence, and empowerment.
- Creating freedom of movement through pain-relieving transitions (Spinning Babies®).
- Want to gift a positive mindset and learn how to confidently deal with fear, stress and labor pain (Mindful Birth).
- Understanding labor pain, ways to cope with it, and available medicinal options.
- Breathing techniques to cope with your contractions, relax between contractions and how to cope with the pushing contractions, including specific hypnobirthing breathing tools.
- Your Partner is indispensable and plays an important role in positively influencing the birthing process and supporting you as best as possible.
- The program golden hour: the first hours after the birth of your baby.
- There is room for all your questions regarding childbirth.
BOOK HERE FOR 2 WEEKS
4 weeks Birth Prep The Hague
- Participate from 25 weeks
- 4 x 2,5 hour knowledge-intensive prenatal course
- Complete – Powerful – Transformative
- For you both: €375
Online sign up and payment via Eversport
- Possibly (partly) reimbursed by health insurer!
- Select the desired dates for the 4-week pregnancy course at BOOK HERE.
- Create an account via Eversport and pay for your purchase online. With the Eversport App you have direct insight into your purchase and reservation.
With this 4-week Birth Prep we bundle all our experience and expertise; this will give you the most complete, realistic and all-round preparation, and create the optimal conditions that will make the birth easier and less painful, no matter how it will go. You will feel strengthened, prepared and confident for the birth of your child.
Together you will grow in the subject matter and can absorb all the information at a leisurely pace. We will go through the entire delivery and teach you everything about the different stages of delivery: the practical, physical and mental support. This way you will not only receive the same knowledge and support in the birth process, but also a lot of insight and the confidence to really do it together as a team!
You will receive specific and effective tools and techniques from Spinning Babies®, Mindfull birthing en hypnobirthing. In addition, we create realistic expectations, teach you how to stay in control and what to expect with medical indications, so that you know what can happen and you can appeal to your empowerment. We conclude with the birth and postpartum period. With good preparation, you choose the best start for your child and parenthood!
An empowering childbirth course that has been specially developed with all our knowledge, experience and obstetric expertise.
Includes many unique extras: digital handout, visualizations, affirmations, specific and effective movement and breathing techniques, mindset exercises, and supporting audio.
During this prenatal course you will learn;
- Practical information en explanation about the different phases of childbirth (including what the hormones, the nervous system and the uterus do).
- Knowledge reduces fear/uncertainty and realistic expectations give you the opportunity to regie to keep.
- How to cultivate relaxation, inner calm en surrendering to support your inner knowing to approach your birth with confidence, and empowerment.
- Movements en birthing positions to ease and soften the stages of labor. There are several effective interventions possible and you will experience what suits you best.
- Massage- en counter pressure techniques to promote relaxation and provide relief.
- Breathing techniques to cope with your contractions, relax between contractions and how to go along with the pushing contractions.
- Specific and fine Hypnobirthing tools such as breathing, visualizations and affirmations.
- Spinning Babies® method: to promote the optimal position of your baby both before and during labor, which increases the chance of a smoother, active, less painful labor.
- Mindful Birth techniques: so that you can positively influence the birth with the right coping strategy and deal with stress, anxiety and labor pain with more confidence.
- Understanding labor pain, ways to cope with it, medicinal options, and possible interventions
- BRM® (for alignment and body awareness).
- How you (birth) Partner can support and motivate you as optimally as possible and thus positively influence the course of the delivery.
- When things go differently: understanding what can happen and knowing which medical decisions are important for you.
- The birth of your child, the golden hour.
- About the maternity period We provide information and tips to help you prepare for this as well as possible.
- There is room for all your questions en knowledge to collect regarding labor and birth.
BOOK HERE FOR 4 WEEKS
Post Prep The Hague
- Participate from 25 weeks of pregnancy until 8 weeks after delivery
- 2 hour postpartum course
- Be well prepared after giving birth
- Just for you: €75
Online sign up and payment via Eversport
- Possibly (partly) reimbursed by health insurer!
- Select the desired dates for the Postpartum Prep course at BOOK HERE.
- Create an account via Eversport and pay for your purchase online. With the Eversport App you have direct insight into your purchase and reservation.
What can you expect in the 4th trimester?
The postpartum period brings hormonal, emotional and physical changes that have a huge impact on how you feel as a new mother.
Perhaps even more importantly, postnatal recovery after childbirth is often underestimated and not always addressed properly, and can even cause problems later in life!
In this course, which you will follow together with other (future) mothers, we share knowledge about everything that is important. We offer useful information, inspiration, supplementation and many tools, all based on the wisdom of Ayurveda.
It is a practical course to make the transition to and into motherhood as smooth as possible. So that you can have a nice time and give yourself and your child a good start, because that is what every mother deserves!
The course is taught in English and is open to any pregnant or recently delivered mother.
During this postpartum prep we discuss;
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Fundamental principles, intentions and importance of POSTNATAL CARE (with an Ayurvedic perspective).
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How to get through the first few days with your baby produce en take care of.
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Tools, Tips en methods to make the first few weeks as pleasant and calm as possible.
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A deeper knowledge about you hormones and how you can do this to support en produce.
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What nutrition can do for you, including supporting recipes.
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Breathing exercises that promote peace and relaxation.
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What to do in case of diastasis.
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How to learn to trust your maternal instinct.
The benefits of knowledge about the postpartum period;
- Better dealing with stress and reduction of fatigue.
- Take time for a good physical en emotional recovery and preventing possible future complications.
- Better self care, so that you can take care of your child and a relax experience time together as a new family.
BOOK HERE POST PREP
“Now done prenatal yoga twice at VansiOne partner workshop, one spinning baby workshop, and one mom-baby yoga session. All sessions were wonderfully guided. What's so nice is Vanessa's relaxed and down-to-earth approach to pregnancy/birth/babies. She offers concrete tips and explains why they work. Not vague, as people might think of yoga, but wonderfully practical. My babies turned a lot in their wombs; with the first, I used exercises to ensure she was positioned correctly for birth. The second was more stubborn, but thanks to the yoga techniques I used during the version with the gynecologist, it went smoothly. (And the delivery went well afterward, too.) Highly recommended!
I'm so happy to share that on October 8th, my baby boy Adrián arrived at 39+6 weeks! I had a fantastic natural, unmedicated birth, and I relied on many of the techniques we learned in the Birth Preparation course and yoga lessons to cope with the intense sensations and emotions. The knowledge and support I received made a huge difference, and I felt confident and empowered in my birth experience. Thank you so much — I'm looking forward to joining the postnatal lessons!”
“From the 18th week of my pregnancy I started going to yoga regularly. Studio Vansi She provides a wonderfully relaxing and stimulating class for those with a large belly. The explanations about childbirth and the postpartum period were also excellent. I felt good and well prepared. We also took the prenatal course, which is highly recommended, especially with your partner.
Taking the pregnancy course with my partner was a truly invaluable experience. I gained so much knowledge and practical tools to support her well during pregnancy and labor. The exercises, postures, and movements, as well as the tips on breathing, mindset, and the nervous system, truly helped us experience this special time more consciously and connectedly.
During labor, I felt more confident, and we knew how to support each other, how to stay calm, and how to act as a team. It gave us confidence, peace, and a deep connection. We're incredibly happy with everything we learned and took away—the knowledge, tools, tips, and the feeling of sharing this experience. I would recommend this course to any expectant father!
The Birth Prep course was one of the best choices I made during my pregnancy. It gave me and my partner so much knowledge and practical tools about how my body works during labor, including breathing techniques, positions, and ways to relax. It made me feel well-prepared and confident. What I especially appreciated was that the course was not only very clear and informative but also practically supportive, and there was room for questions. I experienced my labor with a feeling of strength and connection! I absolutely recommend it to every expectant couple.
For me, this pregnancy retreat was the perfect preparation for childbirth. The combination of yoga, breathing, and information gave me not only knowledge but also confidence. I appreciated the attention paid to my second pregnancy in this way. The lunch and snacks also made it a truly luxurious experience – nutritious, delicious, and prepared with care. I felt completely supported.
“The pregnancy course from studio Vansi This is incredibly helpful, and I highly recommend it for pregnant couples. It's very informative, knowledgeable, and well-organized. The combination of explanations, elements of Spinning Babies, mindfulness, hypnobirthing, and medical information also provides a realistic perspective and fosters a great deal of confidence and self-assurance. We were able to anticipate the labor and delivery stages well, without any surprises! Thank you for the insightful lessons and the fun learning experience. Highly recommended, even for men.
“The prenatal yoga classes of Vansi were always a wonderful moment of relaxation during my stressful pregnancy. Vanessa is very calm and sweet and explains the exercises well, so you can even do them without watching. I really appreciated the fifteen-minute explanation about childbirth; it helped me a lot when the time came. The childbirth class was also very informative, with clear and realistic explanations and instructions, including practicing on your own. My critical partner agreed!
