Classes should, if possible, be completed within two to three weeks of your due date. A postpartum class reunion will also be scheduled by your instructor. Daytime, evening, weekend, and weekend-intensive courses are available. Classes are available in English, Spanish, Japanese, and for Orthodox Jewish Families . Be sure to register by the fifth month of pregnancy to ensure class availability.
Class size is limited to eight couples.
Included in this course is one evening of films and discussion on prepared birth and cesarean birth. It is not necessary to notify the office which film night you choose. In July and August, the films are shown on two Tuesday nights each month. This enriched Lamaze TM course is specifically designed for families expecting twins or more in order to promote healthy pregnant lifestyles, to decrease stress, and to provide information about the physical and emotional challenges of a multiples pregnancy and birth. Breathing and relaxation techniques are taught, which will be beneficial concerning the variations possible in labor, delivery, and recovery.