Hopewell Center for Perinatal Services offers several options for Childbirth Education.

View the class registration page to check for upcoming group classes, or contact Hopewell Center for Perinatal Services by phone or email.

HypnoBirthing™

Taught by a certified HypnoBirthing® instructor, this series of classes teaches a unique method of relaxed, natural childbirth education, enhanced by self-hypnosis techniques. HypnoBirthing® provides the missing link that allows women to use their natural instincts to bring about a safer, easier, more comfortable birthing. Emphasis is placed on pregnancy and childbirth, as well as on pre-birth parenting and the consciousness of the pre-born baby. This class is taught in a series and usually is scheduled for 4-5 weeks with each class lasting 3 hours each.

Preparing for a Hospital Birth

Having a fantastic birth experience in a hospital is possible! This seven hour class will provide you with third trimester information, labor & delivery knowledge, breathing and coping techniques, tips for partners/support person, and medication and analgesia information—everything needed to make informed choices.

This class is limited to four (4) mothers/partners to ensure each participant can ask questions and get the most out of this class.

Class is $95 for mother and her partner/helper.

 

The Birth of Your Child
A four-session group class series

This class prepares you for the birth of your baby using the best practices from many of the well-known styles of childbirth education.  You will learn the anatomy and physiology of birth (vaginal and cesarean), methods and techniques to help labor progress and to relax during labor and delivery, the general policies and practices that are in place in a hospital setting, and how to have a birth experience that is fulfilling to you and your partner.  This class is supplemented with a manual, hand-outs and videos and each class is 2 to 2.5 hours long.

 

One Day Childbirth Refresher

For couples who have already had a baby and just want a quick reminder about what to expect in the hospital during labor, this is a perfect class. We review the basics of labor and birth, comfort measures, what to expect in the hospital, and postpartum recovery.

                                 

Empowered Birth with an Epidural

Natural childbirth isn't your thing? No worries! You can have an informed, empowered birth when you are certain you will use an epidural during labor! Learn what to expect during labor and what happens inside your body, coping methods to use in early labor, and what you can do to help your body work during labor.

 

VBAC Childbirth Education

Planning a Vaginal Birth after a Cesarean Section can be a difficult, emotional decision. Share in this experience with other mothers who are in the same place. Learn what to expect as you go into labor and what you can do during labor to help your body do its work. Discuss your fears and your hopes about having a vaginal childbirth.

 

View the class registration page to check for upcoming group classes, or contact Hopewell Center for Perinatal Services by phone or email.