Birth Basics: Childbirth Education & Birth Plan Classes

Walk into your birth knowing what's happening, what your options are, and what to ask.

Week 1: How labor actually works

• How to tell real labor from practice contractions
• Exactly when to head to the hospital
• What every stage feels like, from first contraction to pushing
• Early, Active, Transition... oh my!
• Epidurals: what they can and can't do
• Cesarean birth, step by step, and what to ask for if it happens to you
• Your baby's golden hour, and newborn procedures 
• The birth myths you can stop worrying about
• Your partner's role at every stage, so they know how to help

Week 2: Your options and your birth plan

• Induction: why it's offered and the methods hospitals use
• Monitoring, IVs, and what's routine versus what's optional
• Your pain relief options, from breathing and water to the epidural
• Pushing positions beyond lying on your back
• Simple questions to ask before any decision
• What you can ask for if a cesarean happens
• Your birth plan, built in class, so you leave with it done