MICROBIRTH Prenatal Class
Healthy gut, healthy baby
— learn the microbiome essentials for new parents!
✅Join this interactive session to gain practical tips on nurturing your baby’s gut health.
✅Ask your questions in real-time.
✅Leave feeling empowered to give your child the healthiest start in life!
Why Take a MICROBIRTH Prenatal Class
Imagine you're holding your newborn for the first time—tiny, fragile, and full of potential. But what if I told you that, at that very moment, an invisible world is already shaping their future health?
From the moment of birth, your baby’s body is being colonized by trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi—collectively known as the infant microbiome.
This microbiome, though unseen, is a crucial part of their development. It helps digest their first meals, trains their immune system, and even communicates with their brain.
But here's the catch: the balance of this microbiome can be disrupted by factors beyond your control—C-section delivery, antibiotics, or even how your baby is fed.
These disruptions can increase your child's risk of allergies, asthma, and digestive issues later in life.
Understanding and nurturing this microbiome from the start is key.
The question is, are you ready to make the best choices for your baby’s health?
My name is Marg S and I am a Midwife, birth and breastfeeding educator
I have nearly two decades of experience in supporting parents through pregnancy and early parenthood.
I am passionate about educating families on the crucial role of the infant microbiome in shaping lifelong health.
Certified and accredited as a Microbirth Approved Provider (M.A.P.), I offer practical, evidence-based advice on how birth, breastfeeding, and early care practices can promote a healthy microbiome.
I am dedicated to empowering expectant parents to make informed decisions, providing them with the tools to support their baby’s optimal development right from the very start.
What Are the Benefits?
Accurate, Up-to-Date Information: A trained accredited MICROBIRTH Approved Provider (M.A.P.) offers the latest, evidence-based insights on the infant microbiome, ensuring parents receive reliable and scientifically sound advice.
Improved Birth Outcomes: M.A.P. Educators can teach strategies to support a healthy microbiome during pregnancy and childbirth, potentially reducing the risks of allergies, asthma, and digestive issues in infants.
Empowered Decision-Making: With a deeper understanding of the microbiome, parents can confidently make choices about birth interventions, antibiotic use, and feeding methods that align with long-term health goals.
Support for Breastfeeding: Accredited M.A.P. educators can explain how breastfeeding helps to cultivate a healthy microbiome and guide parents on maintaining this practice for optimal benefits.
Long-Term Health Benefits: Learning how to nurture a healthy microbiome early on can lead to lifelong health advantages for the baby, including reduced risks of obesity, diabetes, and mental health issues.
Improved Birth Outcomes
M.A.P. Educators can teach strategies to support a healthy microbiome during pregnancy and childbirth, potentially reducing the risks of allergies, asthma, and digestive issues in infants.
Empowered Decision-Making
With a deeper understanding of the microbiome, parents can confidently make choices about birth interventions, antibiotic use, and feeding methods that align with long-term health goals.
Long-Term Health Benefits
Learning how to nurture a healthy microbiome early on can lead to lifelong health advantages for the baby, including reduced risks of obesity, diabetes, and mental health issues.