Product: Laugh and Learn About Childbirth - Lamaze and Beyond (2003)
Rating: 4.0
A lot of helpful information
I had heard mixed reviews of the child birth classes at my hospital. So, the idea of spending 6 hours in a class that I wasn't even sure would be helpful wasn't appealing to me or my husband. I selected this DVD based on the other reviews. My husband and I have been watching it one section at a time, since each section is between 30 and 45 minutes. There is a lot of useful information, such as early signs of labor, the stages of labor, and alternatives to what she calls "normal birth". However, there is definitely a preaching tone about not using any type of medications during labor and even though she discusses them; she definitely makes her opinions known. Still, if you don't have a good child birth class available to you, this is better than nothing. Perhaps balance this with the bookThe Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancyby Vicki Iovine for a different point of view.