WHAT DO CHILDBIRTH CLASSES COST?
For our clients in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia, we offer private childbirth classes that are tailored to meet your needs. We will cover a variety of topics from stages of labor to delivery and more. The classes can be scheduled at the time and place of your choosing. Some of the topics we will cover are:
- Stages of labor
- How your body prepares for labor and how to recognize the signs of labor
- Comfort Measures
- Labor positions
- Tips for back labor
- How to make a birth preference plan
- What to pack in the hospital back
- Labor Coping techniques (Breathing, Massage, visualization, focusing, hydrotherapy, etc.)
- Medical procedures
- Cesarean Section
* This class can be virtual too
WHAT DO BREASTFEEDING AND NEWBORN CARE CLASSES COST?
We offer classes on breastfeeding and newborn care. Breastfeeding classes offer mothers and their partners the chance to prepare and ask questions before their baby's arrival. Some of the topics we will cover are:
- How to get breastfeeding/lactation off to the best start
- How to help your infant latch-on and correct positioning
- How to know if the baby is getting enough milk
- How to avoid common breastfeeding problems (engorgement & mastitis) and when to call a lactation professional
- Understanding baby cues, communication, appearance and sleep patterns
- How to take care of a Newborn
- Newborn procedures in the hospital
- APGAR Score
- Reducing the risk of SIDS
- Baby Blues
* This class can be virtual too