My labor and birth
Childbirth prep class, 2015
5 week series
Week1
Anatomy p.7
4 Ps of Labor
p.17
Overview of Stages
p. 20
Prelabor
& Onset of Labor p.18-19
Birth is
Natural p.16
Breaking the
Pain/Tension/Fear Cycle
Comfort
Measures
Week 2
Labor stages
- Focus Stage 1: Early & Active labor, Transition p.21-23
Christina’s birth
video
Labor
Positions p. 36
Relaxation
and breathing techniques Ch.4
Labor Stages-
Stage 2 and 3 p.23 and 26
Pushing
techniques and positions p.37
Week 3
Going to the
Hospital- What to bring, what to expect, what your hospital has to offer p.21
Hospital Interventions-
procedures, monitoring, augmentation, and inductions Ch.5
Pain
Management- narcotics and epidural/spinals p.44-47
Chelsea’s Birth
video
Week 4
Assisted
Vaginal birth p.48
C-sections-
indications and what to expect Ch.6
Danielle’s
Birth Video
Birth
Preferences Activities
Week 5
Your newborn-
in the hospital and at home Ch. 7
Post-Partum
Care- in the hospital and at home Ch.8
Pot-Luck Party and Labor game
Pages and chapters from
See What You Read: Understanding Birth,
Published by InJoy Birth and Parent Education, 2013
Outline subject to change based on class needs.
