Joining other families in the ritual of childbirth classes can be an opportunity to meet other expectant families and to discuss the questions, concerns and experiences that you share. When it is difficult to attend group classes due to pregnancy bed rest, scheduling conflicts or your own preference for the privacy of a one-on-one class, I offer the perfect solution.

Private Childbirth Preparation Class

8 hour private Childbirth Preparation Class! I will come to your home and provide you and your partner the same class curriculum that I use when teaching a group class. With a private class, we have the flexibility to tailor the materials and schedule to your needs.

The topics covered:

•  The discomforts of pregnancy and ways to alleviate them
•  Warning signs
•  Body Mechanics / Well Being Exercises
•  Relaxation and Lamaze breathing Techniques
•  Stages and Phases of Labor and Delivery including a Birth Video
•  Hospital Procedures
•  Pain Medications
•  Cesarean Section Birth
•  Newborn Characteristics and Procedures
•  Basic Breastfeeding
•  Postpartum Recovery and Adjustment

Private Childbirth Refresher Classes

Not your first baby? I offer a Refresher Childbirth Class a 4 hour review of labor and delivery for those expecting their second (or subsequent child). Along with a review of the labor process, I emphasize relaxation and breathing techniques for use during labor and how subsequent labors differ from first labors, sibling and family adjustments.

Teaching Tools

I will bring a variety of materials, charts, models and videos, to your home in order to aid your education process.

Private Childbirth Preparation Classes are $140
and the Refresher Childbirth Class is $95.