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]
- Cesarean Birth Preparation
- Going Green
- Hypno-Birthing Childbirth
- Miraculous Miracles
- Prenatal Hospital Tours
- Prenatal Yoga
- Prepared Childbirth[Based on Lamaze Method]
- Refresher Prepared Childbirth / Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Birth
- Teen Childbirth Preparation
Prenatal Hospital Tours
This program includes tours of the labor and delivery rooms, nursery, postpartum floor and addresses admitting procedures and other childbirth concerns.
For dates and registration, call University Hospitals Women’s Health Line at 216-844-4000 or University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center at 440-285-6450.