Childbirth Prenatal Class

Lots of dates and locations to choose from.

Here are a few reasons to take Discover Birth classes:

• You’re busy and having a hard time finding time to sit down with your partner and talk about this important experience
• You’re nervous about your upcoming birth experience
• You’re excited about birth and want to know how to make it the best it can be
• You want to avoid a lot of unnecessary interventions (and reduce your chance of caesarean section)

Here’s what we cover:

• Late pregnancy health and wellness (nutrition, exercise) and anatomy
• Physical and emotional aspects of labour and birth
• Coping strategies and comfort measures (including: positioning to facilitate the normal progress of labor and birth, massage techniques to ease the pain of labour and enhance relaxation, understanding the use of heat, cold, pressure and hydrotherapy)
• Relaxation skills for use during labour and after pregnancy to relieve stress
• Understanding the importance and role of support and the impact on the childbirth experience
• Awareness and informed decision-making
• Communication skills for the pregnant woman with her partner and the members of her health care team
• Medications and medical interventions (what will be available to you at the hospital you are choosing)
• Early postpartum and newborn
• Breastfeeding

You want to feel confident as you head into the BIGGEST EXPERIENCE OF YOUR LIFE.