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Private Prenatal Classes

Option A


Comprehensive but condensed four-hour childbirth class for couples or individuals who cannot or prefer not to attend a group class. The focus is on labour, birth and breastfeeding and does not cover wider birth-related topics such as nutrition, prenatal health care, fetal development, baby care or postpartum coping.

Duration: 4 hours (one 4-hour session or two 2-hour sessions)

Cost: $180

Covers:
  • Normal Birth: anatomy and physiology; phases and stages of labour
  • Non-pharmaceutical pain management and comfort measures
  • Interventions, induction, caesarean birth and pain medications
  • Breastfeeding and the first days postpartum


Option B


Two-hour refresher course for couples or mothers expecting a second or subsequent baby. Particularly helpful if it has been a long time since the previous birth, or if the previous birth was difficult or traumatic.

Duration: 2 hours

Cost: $100

This course is personalized to individual circumstances and preferences. Please contact me to discuss!