Healthy Pregnancy Class
Do you want:
- to have a natural childbirth?
- excellent coach's training for your partner?
- to avoid unnecessary pain in labor?
- to feel well-prepared even if a complication arises or a cesarean surgery becomes necessary?
- help planning for the birth experience you want?
- classes kept small enough for individual attention?
- a professional, certified natural childbirth educator?
We have what you're looking for.
Come to a Free Healthy Pregnancy Class.
Learn the answers to these and many other questions at our Pregnancy class.
1. List five things you can do to help keep yourself healthy and low risk during pregnancy. 
2. Circle any of the following symptoms which are not considered normal during pregnancy and should be reported to your health care provider immediately.
- occasional tightening of the uterus
- nausea
- severe abdominal or back pain/cramps
- headache with blurry vision
- gradual swelling of the hands, feet, face
- mood swings
- sudden swelling
- tender breasts
- fever over 101 degrees F by mouth
- persistant vomiting
- lower back ache
- frequent urination
3. What exercise can expectant moms do at bedtime which generally reduces the number of times they will have to get up to urinate during the night?
4. What pushing position opens bottom of the pelvis dramatically and can help some women avoid needing to have Cesarean surgeries?
5. List three things which can be done during pregnancy to decrease the likelihood that an episiotomy will be necessary.
6. According to Prenatal Nutrition Expert, Dr. Thomas Brewer, what amounts of the following are recommended each day during pregnancy? (Women with allergies or other concerns will need to substitute.)
_______ Eggs
_______ Milk Products
_______ High-Protein Foods
_______ Grains
_______ Vitamin C Source
_______ Fruits
_______ Green Vegetables
_______ Other Vegetables
_______ Fats
7. List at least three complications that good nutrition during pregnancy might help to prevent.
8. At what point during pregnancy should you begin weekly childbirth classes?
9. What can you do to relieve leg cramps during pregnancy?
10. Circle any of the following that healthy, low risk women should avoid during pregnancy.
- salt skipping
- meals
- aluminum
- becoming over-tired
- artificial sweeteners
- reg. physical exercise
- drugs
- fats
- caffeine
- vanillin
- hot tubs
- warm baths
- tobacco
- rare meats
- cholesterol
- sex
11. List three things the coach can do to help the mother avoid unnecessary pain in labor.
12. If you are committed to having a natural birth, it is important to prepare for it - body, mind and spirit. Why is it important to attend a childbirth class specifically dedicated to natural birthing as opposed to (or inaddition to) a childbirth "prep" class at the hospital?