Childbirth Education Classes
According to the American Pregnancy Association:
- Childbirth classes help build your confidence in your body’s ability to give birth.
- You can discuss your fears about labor and birth with the instructor and other couples with the same concerns.
- Your partner will learn about childbirth and how to support you on the big day. You may find that attending childbirth classes together will create a special bond.
- Your instructor will discuss pain relief options, including massage, relaxation, breathing techniques, and medications.
Course Curriculum:
Course Options:
Three hour course offered privately in your home: $250
Online course, when it's convenient for you, at your own pace: $129
- Stages of pregnancy
- Stages of labor
- Signs of labor progression
- Group B strep: What to expect if you test positive
- Effacement, Dilation & Station
- Fetal Positioning & The Miles Circuit
- Reflexology & labor
- Importance of nutrition and movement
- Spontaneous rupture of membranes: What to do if this happens first
- When to go to the hospital
- Typical hospital admission process
- Everything you need to know about epidurals
- The role of hormones in labor & postpartum
- The Three Rs
- P.A.I.N.
- Methods for coping with labor pain
- Tools for strengthening a positive attitude about your birth
- Intro to various interventions & how to decide if they are necessary for you
- B.R.A.I.N. - how to use it!
- Importance of doulas & labor companions
- What to expect in the hours, days, weeks and months postpartum
- Baby care tips
- Exceptional supporting resources
Course Options:
Three hour course offered privately in your home: $250
Online course, when it's convenient for you, at your own pace: $129
