Childbirth Education Topics

  • Introduction to maternity care
  • The physiology of pregnancy
  • Development of the fetus
  • Prenatal and postpartum exercises
  • The physiology of labor
  • Coping techniques for labor
  • Nutrition for pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • What your birth partner / labor coach needs to know: basic things to remember!
  •  Visualization and relaxation during pregnancy and birth
  • Complications during pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and the newborn
  • Common medications and interventions during labor
  • Postpartum physiology and adjustment
  • Newborn physiology and adjustment
  • The basics of parenting an infant and young child
  • The basics of lactation and infant feeding

Nurtured Mommy offers Childbirth Education as an 8 week group series, and as a private 4 week class (private classes run longer).  You are welcome to choose what better suits your needs.  The advantage of a group class is that it gives you the opportunity to get to know other couples who are going through similar experiences alongside you.  The private class is more flexible in terms of scheduling and it is geared entirely towards your specific circumstances, needs, and hopes for your birth.  Both classes have a relatively informal educational structure and both allow time for individual questions and concerns.


Please call Becky at (310)560-6850 to book your spot in our next Thursday evening or Sunday afternoon series, or to schedule your private classes.  Each group series is $95.  Private classes are $240 for the set of four.