Syllabus

Class 1: Meet classmates, explore concepts of natural childbirth and pain in birth, overview of pregnancy nutrition and exercises.
Class 2: Gestation; choosing a care provider; breathing; communicating with your birth partner – going deep into the emotional aspect of the birth partner’s human experience and how it influences his/her approach to supporting you in labor; pregnancy sex.
Class 3: First stage labor, how to cope.
Class 4: Second and third stages, how to cope.  Pushing out baby and placenta.
Class 5: The birth “un-plan,” variations and unexpected situations, stuff hospitals may offer in labor and when to ask questions and when to say yes.
Class 6: Wrap up of burning questions, overview of emergency childbirth, overview of two common labor scenarios.
Class 7: Review and rehearsal.
Class 8: Parenting and postpartum care.
Class 9: Breastfeeding.