Product: Laugh and Learn About Childbirth - Lamaze and Beyond (2003)
Rating: 5.0
Very Educational - Better then in person classes!
My wife and I originally signed up for several classes about childbirth, infant care, and breast feeding at the hospital she'd be giving birth at. We attended the infant care classes first, which we didn't find very helpful - due to the way the class was run. We then found out that our childbirth classes were being moved around and that created some scheduling issues for us. After my wife read some other women's opinions on the live childbirth classes online we decided to purchase this video instead of attending the classes.Boy was it worth it. First off, you can watch this in the comfort of your own home. So after a long days work you don't have to drive however long to your hospital, sit under the hazy florescent lights for two hours trying to absorb as much as you can. You can watch this video as much as you want, and if you forget something you just watch that section over again. And if you do have questions you can always ask the OBGYN.Secondly, she covers everything! The DVD is over four hours long, but it is divided into six sections so you don't have to watch it all in one sitting. She gives pros and cons to various topics like medication, natural vs cesarean birth , etch. In other words, it's not one sided.She makes it fun too by injecting humor into the teaching. It's not just a boring documentary on childbirth. I especially found the sections on the female anatomy, terms about labor, etc, and how the baby is situated within the mother very helpful - hey I'm a guy :)I suppose it ultimately depends on how you learn best. If you would rather go sit in a room with other people you don't know, an instructor who may structure the class in a way you don't like, then go for it. But for my wife and me we took the video route and picked this DVD b/c of the positive reviews.You won't be sorry, Get this Video. And for all you mothers to be reading this review, this review is coming from the perspective of a guy so you may want to share it with your husband/partner. If a guy like me found it very useful (and I'm not even the one having the kid) then think about how useful it will be for the mothers to be.