Childbirth Course Amsterdam/Utrecht
ACCESS Childbirth course in Amsterdam/Utrecht is taught by Chitra Natarajan.
Chitra was born and raised in the city of Chennai, Southern India. Chitra is a certified Childbirth Educator, Hypnotherapist, HypnoBirthing®, HypnoMothering®, HypnoFertility® Practitioner, and a Podcaster. She completes 15 years of bringing HypnoBirthing to The Netherlands as one of the first practitioners in the country and 16 years as a Birth Educator. Chitra’s podcast, Baby Ahoy, has three seasons of birth stories from The Netherlands for audiences to get a sense of how births can unfold in different circumstances. Chitra is also a HypnoBirthing Infant Massage Practitioner and has a Certificate of Waterbirth Education Approved by the American College of Nurse Midwives. Chitra is also a Facilitator for Centering Pregnancy at a Midwifery clinic.
Chitra is deeply interested in mental health for new mothers. She is a trained & certified as a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist with Perinatal Mental Health Institute in Ireland.
Chitra has been a partner with ACCESS for over twelve years to provide Childbirth Preparation Courses at Amsterdam & Utrecht. As an experienced Childbirth Educator, she brings in all her expertise to ease any apprehensions parents-to-be may have, as well as share with them what they need to know about giving birth in the Netherlands: from what to expect, and how to prepare for their upcoming birth & plan for Postpartum. In her previous avatar, Chitra worked in the corporate world as a Human Resources Manager in India & West Africa. It was her move to The Netherlands from the US and her own birthing experience that propelled her move into the world of Births & Babies.
Qualifications
- Certified HypnoBirthing® Practitioner * and member of Nederlandse Vereniging voor Hypnobirthing cursusleiders (Dutch association for HypnoBirthing Practitioners)
- Member HypnoBirthing® Institute, USA, Certified Hypnotherapist ®* and member National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists, USA
- Certified Dialogue Facilitator for Parenting Across Borders*
- Certified HypnoMothering®, HypnoFertility®& HypnoBirthing® Infant Massage Practitioner & Lamaze™ Birth Pathways
- Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist **
* Continuing education requirement b-back every two years
*Continuing mentorship as a hypnotherapist
*Continuing learning center for facilitation & dialogues in closed groups every quarter
**Continuing education mentorship with Perinatal Mental Health Institute every quarter
Contact information
You can learn more about Chitra by visiting her website:
Childbirth courses specially designed for parents-to-be in The Netherlands.
