Prenatal Classes
Take a prenatal education class
from someone who has attended
more than 50 births. Find out what
it is like to have a baby at the IWK, and
all the details on what you can expect.
No question is off limits. Let me help you
feel your most prepared for the
birth of your baby!
Class One - Preparing For Labour
Giving birth at the IWK
What will you need for baby?
What to bring to the hospital?
Am I in Labour?
Hormones of labour
What is actually happening during labour?
Partners role in the labour process
When do I go to the hospital?
Labour stages and phases
Natural comfort techniques for labour
Positions for labour
Pain control options
Induction
Assisted and Cesarean delivery
Pushing
Class Two - You And Your Baby
Delayed cord clamping
Skin to skin (the golden hour)
Newborn appearance
Newborn screening
Breastfeeding
Pumping
Infant feeding, techniques & support
Understanding your infant
Infant and parent sleep
Infant care basics
Postpartum mood
How are classes offered?
- Take an individual class of your choosing
- Take both classes, divided into two, 2.5-3 hour sessions
- One condensed 4 hour class
Investment/In-Person
$75.00 for an individual 2.5 hour class in your home, at your convenience.
$150 for two, 2.5 hour class in your home, at your convenience.
$150 for a 4 hour condensed class in your home at your convenience (within HRM)
Investment/Virtual
$60.00 for an individual class.
$130 for one condensed class.
Take a prenatal education class
from someone who has attended
more than 50 births. Find out what
it is like to have a baby at the IWK, and
all the details on what you can expect.
No question is off limits. Let me help you
feel your most prepared for the
birth of your baby!
Class One - Preparing For Labour
Giving birth at the IWK
What will you need for baby?
What to bring to the hospital?
Am I in Labour?
Hormones of labour
What is actually happening during labour?
Partners role in the labour process
When do I go to the hospital?
Labour stages and phases
Natural comfort techniques for labour
Positions for labour
Pain control options
Induction
Assisted and Cesarean delivery
Pushing
Class Two - You And Your Baby
Delayed cord clamping
Skin to skin (the golden hour)
Newborn appearance
Newborn screening
Breastfeeding
Pumping
Infant feeding, techniques & support
Understanding your infant
Infant and parent sleep
Infant care basics
Postpartum mood
How are classes offered?
- Take an individual class of your choosing
- Take both classes, divided into two, 2.5-3 hour sessions
- One condensed 4 hour class
Investment/In-Person
$75.00 for an individual 2.5 hour class in your home, at your convenience.
$150 for two, 2.5 hour class in your home, at your convenience.
$150 for a 4 hour condensed class in your home at your convenience (within HRM)
Investment/Virtual
$60.00 for an individual class.
$130 for one condensed class.
