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If you are having a child for the first time, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by questions, fears, and just not knowing what to expect. Many new parents find that birthing classes can really help calm their worries and answer many questions.
These classes cover all kinds of issues surrounding childbirth including breathing techniques, pain management, vaginal birth, and cesarean birth. They can help prepare you for many aspects of childbirth: for the changes that pregnancy brings, for labor and delivery, and for parenting once your baby is born.
Typically, new parents take birthing classes during the third trimester of the pregnancy, when the mother is about 7 months pregnant. But there are a variety of different classes which begin both sooner and later than that. It's a good idea to talk with your doctor about the different kinds of classes that are offered in your community.
Prenatal Classes:
Bedrest Education Program
Birth Works Natural Childbirth
Boot Camp for New Dads
[expectant Dads]
Breastfeeding: The Facts & Beyond
Cesarean Birth Preparation
Express Breastfeeding
Going Green
Hypno-Birthing Childbirth
Infant Care - Basics & Beyond
Miraculous Miracles
Prenatal Hospital Tours
Prenatal Yoga
Prepared Childbirth
[Based on Lamaze Method]
Refresher Prepared Childbirth / Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Birth
Teen Childbirth Preparation