Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Student Info & Feedback Sheet

    • Pregnancy Bill of Rights

    • Childbearing Rights

    • You Have the Right...

    • Weekly Schedule

    • Class Syllabus
  2. 2

    • Physiological Adaptation to Pregnancy

    • Basic Anatomy and Physiology

    • How Your Body Changes During Pregnancy

    • Bonding With Baby
  3. 3

    • Health During Pregnancy
  4. 4

    • Assembling Your Birth Team

    • Prenatal Visits
  5. 5

    • World of Doulas

    • What a Doula Does & Doesn't Do
  6. 6

    • Planning for Your Birth

    • Stages of Labor

    • Medical Interventions & Assistance

    • Birthing Positions for Labor

    • Cesarean Section (C-section)

    • Immediately after Birth

    • Labor Review
  7. 7

    • Pain Management

    • Relaxation Techniques

    • Coping Techniques
  8. 8

    • The Postpartum Period

    • What do I Need to Take Care of a BABY???

    • Postpartum Mood Disorders & Seeking Help

    • Building Your Tribe
  9. 9

    • Your Body can Feed

    • To Pump or Not?

    • Possible Complications
  10. 10

    • Feeding a Newborn

    • Caring for a Newborn
  11. 11

    • End-of-Course Survey