Weekend Childbirth Education Course
This comprehensive weekend course is offered to individuals in their 3rd trimester and facilitated by a certified childbirth educator. Course content focuses on preparing for the labour and delivery experience and early newborn care.
The goal of the class is to provide participants with information about:
- reproductive anatomy (how the body works around pregnancy and birth)
- stages of labour (what happens during labour)
- medical interventions (what they are, risks/benefits, options)
- pain medication options, including epidural anesthesia
- infant feeding (breastfeeding)
- newborn appearance and routines
- postpartum recovery (physical and emotional)
- labour coping strategies: relaxation, breathing, positive positioning
- birth plans
- role of support people
Monthly classes are available, please see the flyer, or visit www.preciousmomentsbabeez.com for more details
Contact: familypracticeprograms@wchospital.ca or call 416-323-6400 ext. 4950
