Childbirth classes
Bumps, Birth, and Beyond Childbirth Education
Our classes are designed to make families feel confident, supported, and powerful as they ask questions, make decisions, and navigate their path through pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. Our classes are based on the best, most current medical evidence available, and can help reduce the use of unnecessary interventions and improve overall outcomes for mothers and babies. These classes respect each family's individual and unique journey. We uphold an accepting non-judgmental environment, and firmly believe that everyone benefits from an informed pregnancy and birth.
Class Content
Our classes cover a wide variety of topics from conception to the newborn phase. Content is meant to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to feel confident in their ability to grow, birth, and care for their baby.
These topics include:
- The history of childbirth
- Changes ocuring during pregnancy
- Common discomforts of pregnancy and how to manage them
- How to choose a healthcare provider and location for birth
- The anatomy of pregnancy and birth
- Stages of labor and birth
- Positions for labor and birth
- A wide variety of comfort measures to help manage pain
- Common medical procedures
- How to make informed decisons about your care
- Postpartum recovery
- Newborn care
- Breastfeeding, and more.