Prenatal Classes:

I really encourage taking a prenatal class if you are able to do so. The information you will take home from these sessions is invaluable and will truly make the labour, birth and newborn experience so much less enigmatic. Some of the topics that you will cover are: 

• Signs of labour

• When to go to the hospital

• Pain management options 

• Epidurals

• Vaginal births

• Cesarean sections

• Vacuum births and forcep births

• Breastfeeding guidance

• Newborn care tips

• What life with a newborn looks like

• Recovering from birth

Many of my patients have also found these groups to be a perfect opportunity to meet other families who are expecting babies at around the same time. It’s a nice way to create a network of new mom’s and dad’s in your community!

A few of my favorite groups are:

Baby Prep https://babyprep.ca/about/

Down to Birth https://downtobirth.ca/

Connecting Pregnancy https://birthdocs.ca/connecting/