Intuitive Birth Class Content

Class One: Nurturing Your Baby and Yourself:  Nutrition & Exercise for Pregnancy
Discover how specific exercises and proper nutrition can keep you low-risk and make your labor and birth a more enjoyable experience.

Class Two: Reframing Your Birth Concepts
Learn about the many things you can do during your pregnancy to increase the likelihood of a safe and positive birth.  Begin to examine your feelings and beliefs about labor and birth, and begin down the path towards a fearless, comfortable, natural birth.

Class Three: Your Birth Begins
Learn about the physiology of first stage labor, including what your body and baby are doing during this time, how fear impacts labor, and how to stay comfortable without medications.

Class Four: The Journey Continues: Active Birth & Transition
Learn a wide variety of comfort measures for the most challenging part of labor, including positioning, massage, relaxation, and more.

Class Five: Second Stage & Birth
There are many ways to give birth to your baby; you can even do it without "pushing" at all! You will also learn why the first hours after your baby's birth are so important and how you can make the most of that time.

Class Six: Off the Beaten Path (exploring variations and complications)
Every birth is different. It is important to understand different variations and complications before your labor begins. In this class, we discuss how to make your experience a positive one, no matter what path your labor takes.

Class Seven: Creating Your Birth
There are nearly endless options to explore when deciding the kind of birth you’d like. You’ll learn to evaluate these options critically and make the best decision for you and your baby.

Class Eight: Putting it All Together
Clarify your expectations for your labor and put into practice the techniques you will use during the birth of your baby.

Class Nine: Your New Family
What do a new mom and baby need in the first weeks? Why do babies cry? How do they sleep? What is breastfeeding like? These questions and more will be answered.