Pregnancy class (2-3 hours)
Development and maternal adjustments, common complaints and comfort measures; nutrition and exercise; fetal positioning; due dates fact and fiction; prenatal testing; Care provider and birth choices
$20.00
Physiological Birth & Comfort Measures (4-6 hours, Saturday class)
Physiology of normal birth from 1st through 3rd stage; fear tension pain cycle; Comfort measures, massage, aromatherapy, doulas & partners, nutrition; care providers
$30.00
Understanding Complications & Interventions in Hospital Birth (4-6 hours, Saturday class)
When labor gets complicated: fetal distress, failure to progress, shoulder dystocia, hemorrhage. Understanding interventions: induction, pitocin, fetal monitoring, vaginal exams, episiotomy, assisted delivery, cesarean section, amniotomy, pain medications. Decision making with your B.R.A.I.N.
$45.00
Exploring Home Birth
An open forum discussion about choosing homebirth. In most classes we will have at least one local midwife available to meet and answer questions about midwifery. We will discuss midwifery training, credentials, and homebirth safety statistics, and outcomes. There will also be a quick review of the growing trend of unassisted birth.
$15.00
The Fourth Trimester
Immediate postpartum, newborn transition and maternal adaptations; feeding choices (breast and bottle), starting off healthy. Baby blues, postpartum mood disorders. Bonding, normal newborn behavior. Visitors after the birth, creating a postpartum plan and a healing atmosphere. Your new body.
$20.00
Education Package - Hospital
Expectant Health pregnancy class, Physiological Birth & Comfort Measures, Understanding Complications & Interventions in Hospital Birth, and The Fourth Trimester plus a $5 off voucher for the Breastfeeding Class.
$75.00
Education Package - Home Birth
includes Expectant Health Pregnancy Class, Physiological Birth & Comfort Measures, Exploring Homebirth, and The Fourth Trimester plus a $5 off voucher for the Breastfeeding Class.
$55.00