Autumn Ryan Birth Support Education with Client Ocean Grove

Birth Preparation & Prenatal Support

Personalised guidance, education and preparation for pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Our approach to Birth Preparation & Prenatal Support

Birth preparation and prenatal support at Holistic OM is offered through personalised sessions that support understanding, preparation and confidence across pregnancy and birth. Rather than a standardised class model, sessions are shaped around individual needs, questions and experiences as they unfold.

Support may include birth preparation, prenatal yoga guidance, education about physiological birth and early postpartum recovery. Sessions draw on body awareness, education and practical preparation to support informed decision-making and readiness for birth and parenting.

This work is provided by practitioners with training in birth education, prenatal care and women’s health. Support is adapted to stage of pregnancy, previous experiences and individual goals for birth and early parenthood.

Birth Support Education at Holistic OM

Birth preparation and prenatal support at Holistic OM supports understanding, confidence and physical readiness through personalised education and guidance tailored to individual pregnancy experiences and needs. Sessions may support preparation for labour and birth, understanding physiological processes, navigating care choices and planning for early postpartum recovery across different stages of pregnancy.

Practitioners within Holistic OM bring different training and experience in birth education, prenatal care and women’s health. Support is shaped around each person’s questions, preferences and stage of pregnancy, with approaches adapted to build knowledge, body awareness and confidence for birth and early parenting.

Birth preparation and prenatal support sessions are offered privately and may be accessed independently or alongside other care depending on individual preferences and circumstances.

Birth preparation and prenatal support addresses the physical, emotional and practical aspects of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Areas of Care

  • Understanding labour and birth processes

  • Body awareness and positioning for birth

  • Birth preferences and decision-making

  • Navigating care options and settings

  • Partner roles and support in labour

  • Building confidence and readiness for birth

Preparing for birth

  • Postpartum recovery expectations

  • Physical recovery after birth

  • Feeding preparation and support planning

  • Partner and family transition

  • Preparing for newborn care

  • Adjustment to early parenthood

Early postpartum and newborn transition

  • Physical changes in pregnancy

  • Managing discomfort and load

  • Energy, rest and pacing

  • Emotional adjustment in pregnancy

  • Preparing for labour physically

  • Transition toward parenthood

Pregnancy changes & preparation

Birth Support & Education at Holistic OM

Autumn Ryan Birth Support Educator at Holistic OM Consulting with a pregnant Client Ocean Grove

Individual sessions preparing for labour, birth choices and early postpartum recovery

Birth Preparation Sessions

Pregnant Women seated Yoga Post with Autumn Ryan Prenatal Yoga Program Ocean Grove

Prenatal Yoga Programs

Prenatal yoga tailored to support physical comfort, movement and preparation for birth.

Baby massage on chest Holistic OM Infant Massage Instruction

Infant Massage Instruction

Parent education in infant massage supporting bonding, comfort and settling.

Autumn Ryan Remedial Massage Therapist at Holistic OM treating pregnant women Ocean Grove

Pregnancy-specific massage supporting physical comfort and changing load through pregnancy.

Pregnancy Massage

Autumn Ryan Remedial Massage Therapist Holistic OM treating Postpartum women Ocean grove massaing upper back

Post-partum massage to support post birth recovery, relieving strain, tension and stress through the body.

Postpartum Massage

Our Birth Support Practitioners

Birth preparation and prenatal support at Holistic OM is provided by practitioners with different training and areas of focus in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Each practitioner brings their own experience and perspective while working within a shared philosophy of personalised, whole-person support.

You can learn more about each practitioner’s background, areas of interest and availability below.

Remedial Massage Therapist • Birth Support Educator • Prenatal Yoga Instructor

Holistic pregnancy and birth support addressing preparation, adaptation and early postpartum transition.

Book a birth support education session

Birth support education sessions are available with practitioners at Holistic OM in person in Ocean Grove & Queenscliff or via Telehealth.