The months, weeks and days preceding your baby's birth will be an exciting, joyful time filled with many physical and emotional changes. This is a natural time for you to learn more about pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.
The BirthPlace offers a comprehensive educational program to help improve your birthing experience and ease your transition to parenthood. Our on-line education program provides three classes:
Each class is a series of 3 classes. Running time of each class is approximately 60-90 minutes long.
We recommend you register 2 to 3 months before your due date.
This page contains an overview of our classes. See our class schedule to register and pay for classes.
Prices listed may change. Please note that rates are higher if delivering at another facility.
For questions regarding tours and classes, call (424) 259-8253
Prenatal Education
Breastfeeding Series
Class 1: Basics of Breastfeeding
This class introduces pregnant women to the benefits of breastfeeding and how to get off to a good start. Topics covered include:
Class 2: Making Milk: Strategies for Lactation Success
Join one of our UCLA lactation consultants for a deep dive on breastfeeding and making milk.
Class 3: Sustaining Breastfeeding
Supports families that experience early separation from their infants, including;
We cover how to work on breastfeeding, while also building and maintaining milk supply with:
Childbirth Preparation
Class 1: Overview of Labor
This class provides an overview of the labor and delivery process including:
Class 2: Labor Comfort Measures and Pain Medications
This class features a review of helpful comfort measures for managing early and active labor discomfort such as:
Class 3: Birth interventions and C-Sections
In the final class we discuss some common birth interventions, such as:
Baby Talk!
Class 1: Baby Care
Good baby care begins with an understanding of normal newborn needs. In this class we share basic baby care information including:
Class 2: Baby Behavior
In this class we explore normal newborn behavior including how babies tell us what they need. We cover
Class 3: Parent Transitions
This class explores a variety of safety topics including:
NICU Education
We are pleased to add "Your NICU Baby" to our educational programming from The Newborn Channel. More than 20 programs are available in English and Spanish, and also available online after discharge.
See www.yournicubabynow.com for more information.
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