This relaxed and interactive (VIRTUAL) class offers a comprehensive understanding of labor and birth over three weekly class sessions. This class incorporates live lecture and Q&A, (online) games, video segments, and demonstrations to leave you feeling more informed and confident. The instructors will be demonstrating comfort techniques and labor positions and you may find it helpful to have some items with you during class time, such as a pillow, blanket, or floor mat. Books will complement live instruction and will be mailed in advance. You will receive a Microsoft Teams invitation to join the online class a few days prior to the class start date. This class meets one night a week for 3 consecutive weeks. Each meeting will take place on the same weekday as the first session. 

Cost: $110/couple

Topics include:  

• Planning for your birth 

• Having a healthy pregnancy and pregnancy warning signs 

• Pre-labor signs, how to recognize labor, and when to go to the hospital 

• Stages and phases of labor and birth 

• Pain management: relaxation and breathing techniques and comfort measures 

• Positions for labor and birth 

• Medical tools for labor and birth 

• Pain medication options 

• Cesarean Birth 

• Recovery care after the birth of your baby 

• Postpartum adjustment: physical and emotional health and warning signs 

Meets 1 night a week for 3 consecutive weeks. You will be emailed the Microsoft Teams link in advance.