A childbirth class is not just a learning space; it's an empowering journey into understanding pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and building community with fellow parents-to-be. This knowledge equips you to confidently approach labor and the early days with your newborn. Here at babyMed, we're thrilled to offer a 10-lesson Childbirth Course via email, designed for your convenience to complement traditional classes. This course offers flexibility so that you can learn at your own pace, completely free of cost.

Traditional offline childbirth classes offer a wealth of information including CPR, labor techniques, postpartum care, and newborn care. These classes vary from weekend courses, intensive one-day workshops, to weekly sessions lasting a month or more. Many hospitals offer these classes as part of their maternity programs, or you might prefer a class facilitated by an independent instructor or organization. 

Our enriching articles will further guide you through every element of pregnancy, comfort, and childbirth, ensuring you have every resource at your fingertips.

Pregnancy Basics

1. Adjusting To Being Pregnant: Painful Body Changes And How To Cope
2. Getting Dad Prepared For Fatherhood
3. Healthy Exercise And Supplementation
4. Proper Pregnancy Nutrition
5. Telling Family, Friends And Your Boss
6. Clothing And Fetal Safety

Pregnancy Changes

1. Dealing With An Expanding Tummy
2. Where Did These Breasts Come From?
3. Swelling, Swelling Everywhere
4. Cervical Dilation And Effacement

Pregnancy Comfort and Practice

1. Breathing Exercises
2. Kegel Exercises
3. Prelabor Prep
4. Warm Water And Fetal Safety
5. Switching From High Heels To Flats
   
6. Most Common Pains During Pregnancy

Food: You and Your Baby Are What You Eat

1. Foods To Avoid
2. Healthy Food Suggestions
3. Sushi
4. Caffeinated Sodas
5. Vitamins
6. Coffee
7. Tea
8. Diet Sodas
9. Artificial Sweeteners
10. Caffeine

Labor Facts

1. All About The Breech
2. Does Sex Cause Labor?
3. Natural Methods To Induce Labor
4. How Do You Know You Are In Labor?
5. How Long Do I Have Until The Baby Is Born?
6. When Should I Head to the Hospital?

Pain Relief and Labor Options

1. Breathing Exercises
2. Midwives
3. Epidural And Pregnancy
4. General Anesthesia
5. Natural Childbirth
6. Spinal Anesthesia
7. When Is It Too Late for Pain Medication?

Labor & Delivery Issues

1. Episiotomy
2. Cesarean Birth
3. Vacuum Assisted Birth And Forceps
4. Vaginal Tearing
5. Labor Induction
6. Unproductive Labor
7. Assisted Breathing

Dad's Role

1. Caring For The Baby When Mom Breastfeeds
2. Basic Diapering Skills 101
3. Giving Mom A Hand After Birth
4. Helping When the Time Is Right
5. Me Time Replaced By Daddy Time
6. Preparing For A New Baby

Postpartum Feeding