This offering can happen in your home in person or virtually in a time frame that best aligns with your schedule. Class completion takes 4-5 weeks with 2 hours a session, with session four completed before or by 36 weeks of pregnancy. Outline of class below;

• Session 1: mind-body connection to birth, understanding its relationship to the physiological response to the birthing process

• Session 2: stages and phases of birth, exploring the anatomy and physiology of labor

• Session 3: navigating the system, using your autonomy and advocacy throughout your birth (we will create your birth preferences/plan)

• Session 4: medical interventions and postpartum planning, exploring common interventions possible during a birth, comfort measures to use throughout, and thinking about what will best support you during the early parts of postpartum  

• Session 5: baby feeding and postpartum recovery, what are your plans to nourish baby, what does that look like, and how what can you expect for your body and mind in the initial healing process