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 and including the risks of the epidural 

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

  • Relaxation technique

Class 5

  • All about and including the risks of inducing

  • 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

 

Mini series and standard 4 session private curriculum

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

  • 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 3

  • Cascade of interventions and how to avoid

  • All about and including the risks of the epidural 

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

  • Relaxation technique

Class 4

  • Body positioning and techniques for comfort and progress  

    *Private lessons can add additional topics and topics can be switched.