Childbirth education courses can provide you with the information and resources you and your family need to make informed decisions during pregnancy and childbirth. Informed decision-making is crucial to an empowered birth experience.
Here are a few of the research-based benefits of attending an antenatal childbirth education course:
- Decreased levels of fear of childbirth
- Increased partner involvement in pregnancy and birth
- Increased rates of vaginal birth
- Increased rates of breastfeeding
- Improved communication between care provider and patient
Education is also key to a safe and empowered birth experience. The Omaha area is home to many different styles of childbirth education. These different styles allow for a family to choose the form of education best suited for their needs and birth desires. Proper education has the potential to influence not only their births but future generations as well. Omaha Better Birth Project provides grants for childbirth education courses to low-income and teen families in the Omaha area to help provide a solid foundation of information for the birthing families.
Eligibility:
- Must EITHER (1) meet the low-income criteria per the Nebraska WIC guidelines OR (2) be 19 years of age or less
- Must be planning to birth in the Omaha metro area
- Must be no more than 28 weeks pregnant
Requirements:
- Grant recipients are responsible for interviewing and hiring a certified childbirth educator of their choice, ensuring the childbirth educator’s course availability.
- Grant recipients are responsible for any cost of the hired childbirth educator beyond the grant value of $150.
- Grant recipients must notify Omaha Better Birth Project of their selected childbirth educator by the assigned deadline provided in the award notification email.
- Grant recipients must agree and commit to any contracts or agreements between the childbirth educator and themselves.
- Grant recipients must agree to complete a postpartum follow-up survey from Omaha Better Birth Project about their birth experience, outcomes, and the grant process (you may request to view the survey before accepting the grant).
The current grant value is $150 to be used toward enrollment in a childbirth education course of any professionally certified childbirth educator serving the Omaha metro area.
For questions, please email our Grants Program Coordinator at becky@omahabetterbirth.org.
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