Couple’s Pregnancy Program

Understand your pregnancy through a series of personalized sessions. Our Childbirth educators are active birth professionals offering real world experience, share knowledgeable and evidence- based information. They will help and support you through this entire journey and beyond.

We offer five sessions, with a duration of approximately 2.5 to 3 hours each session. These include:

Your Pregnancy, baby development, Nutrition & Fitness In this session you will learn:

- How to make pregnancy more comfortable.
- Get answers to common questions and information about concerns.
- About prenatal development.
- About danger signals in pregnancy.

- About pregnancy and how your life is affected.
- About premature labor and how to prevent it.
- how to involve your family in your pregnancy and birth.

Labor & Birthing- Your partner and you will learn how to prepare for labor and birthing in this three hour session. You will also learn about:

- good communication skills and birth plans.
- how to tell if this is labor.
- about support options (birth support partners, doulas)
- what to expect during labor and birthing.
- Learn about pain relief options.

- Vaginal & Cesarean Births
- Episiotomies
- Exercises, Breathing & Visualization to help labor progress
- Husband’s role as a birth support partner

Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is the most challenging part of motherhood. Learn about:

- How to get a good start in the hospital
- A good and an effective latch
- Is my milk enough?
- Latching positions

- Expressing & storing milk
- Getting back to work
- Alternative feeding options

Newborn Babycare In this session learn about:

- Taking care of your new baby
- Common new born complaints
- About infant stimulation and development techniques.

- Things you really need to buy for your baby
- Understand the secret language of your baby

Postpartum Mother care, Nutrition and Exercise Postpartum is a special time for recovering post birth of your baby. Preparing for it as much as you prepare for pregnancy, labor and birthing is essential. Embracing this phase positively goes a long way in coping with this phase. Learn about:

- Caring for your body post a vaginal / caesarean birth
- Dealing with Emotions – postpartum blues – postpartum depression
- Getting back to shape – safe postnatal exercises