Class One: Welcome!
Introductions & registration
Attitudes and Cultural Beliefs
Choosing a Caregiver and Birthplace
Fetal development & Nutrition
Prental Testing Pros and Cons
Class Two: Preparing for Birth
Relaxation Excercizes
The Five stages of labor
Timing contractions
Labor coping techniques & positions
Inductions
Class Three: Birth Planning
Perineal care
Planning for hospital or home delivery
Baby movement & kick count exercise
Birth Partners
Interventions and Choices
Informed consent & Bill of rights
Class Four: Considering the Unexpected
Cesarean Surgery
Variations of Normal, coping with unplanned events
Labor scenarios/stations
Visual relaxation exercise
Class Five: Newborn Care
Immediate newborn procedures and choices
Jaundice care and prevention
How to calm baby
How to diaper & swaddle your baby
Class Six: Postpartum & Breastfeeding
What to expect immediately after birth
Breast feeding help, how to prepare
Care for mom
Postpartum Depression