Curriculum

Comprehensive education that covers it all in 8 weeks (scroll down to see the 4 weeks & private lesson schedule)

Class 1

• How to reduce pain, save energy, and make labor more efficient

• Coping strategies

• Exercises for comfort during pregnancy and labor preparation

• Labor coaching, relaxation, and massage technique

Class 2

• Nutrition during pregnancy

• Relaxation technique

Class 3

• The stages of labor and birth (what to expect in the natural course of labor)

• How to labor with and without an epidural 

• Pushing positions during birth

• Pushing positions with and without an epidural 

• How to support and be an advocate for the birthing person

• Practice labor scenarios

• Relaxation and massage technique 

Class 4

• Cascade of interventions and how to avoid

• All about epidural pain relief

• Creating a birth plan and all your birth options and preferences

• Relaxation technique

Class 5

• All about the process of induction

• Hormones during labor, their benefits, and their role 

• Relaxation technique

Class 6

• Variations and unexpected situations in labor and birth and your options 

• All about c-section birth and your options

• Relaxation technique

Class 7

• Body positioning and techniques for comfort and progress  

Class 8

• Breastfeeding 

• Basic baby care