Pregnancy, Childbirth and Newborn Care Classes
As a private coaching client, you may choose to add any pregnancy, childbirth or newborn class content to our sessions.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
-Anatomy and Physiology of Labor and Birth
-Nutrition and exercise to prepare for labor, birth and postpartum
-Signs of Labor
-Stages of Labor, what to expect in Early Labor, Active Labor, Transition and Birth
-Coping skills, comfort measures and relaxation practice
-Labor positions
-How to prepare physically, mentally and emotionally for labor and birth
-Fear-clearing
-What to expect physically and emotionally in the first days after birth
-The uninterrupted 1st hour and the importance of skin-to-skin
-Preparing for a hospital birth, birth center birth or home birth
-Variations and complications and what to expect
-Interventions, Medication and Cesarean Birth
-Newborn care
-The 4th Trimester-what to expect and how to best prepare
-Setting yourself up for breastfeeding success