Week-by-Week Outline


                                 WEEK ONE:         Nutrition
                                                        Overview of Pregnancy and Labor                    
                                                        Exercise
                                                        Birth Options 
                                                        Labor Relaxation

                                 WEEK TWO:        Role Models for Pregnancy and Labor
                                                        Remedies for Pregnancy Discomforts
                                                        Father's Role in Pregnancy and Labor
                                                        Signs of Labor
                                                        First Stage Labor
                                                        Labor Rehearsal
                                                        Labor Relaxation

                                 WEEK THREE:     Second Stage Labor
                                                        Medical Interventions
                                                        Normal Variations in Labor
                                                        Interventions and Medicines   
                                                        Introduction to C-sections
                                                        Labor Relaxation
  
                                 WEEK FOUR:       Fears About Labor
                                                        C-sections, in depth
                                                        Newborn Procedures
                                                        Choosing a Pediatrician
                                                        Birth Preferences/Birth Plans
                                                        Surprise Labor: When Dad Delivers the Baby!
                                                        Labor Relaxation

                                 WEEK FIVE:      Quiz
                                                        Post-Partum Care for Mom
                                                        Informed Consent
                                                        Marriage Care
                                                        Labor Relaxation

                                 WEEK SIX:        Newborn Care
                                                        Breastfeeding
                                                        Baby-wearing options
                                                        Activities with Baby
                                                        First and Second Stage Labor Review 
                                                        Labor Rehearsal
                                                        Final Relaxation
                     

For more information about Happy Birth Way, or to check the class schedule,
contact natural childbirth educator June Connell: 

june@happybirthway.com