Online Lamaze Childbirth Classes for Parents

Lamaze Labor, Birth, and Breastfeeding Bundle

Preparing for birth shouldn’t be based on trends or opinions. Backed by evidence-based research and more than 60 years of trusted guidance, the Lamaze Labor, Birth, and Breastfeeding Bundle provides evidence-based education to help you feel confident, informed, and supported throughout your birth experience.

This comprehensive bundle serves as the perfect introduction to Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices and will provide you with strategies for pregnancy, labor, and what comes next.

What’s Included

This bundle includes our three most popular classes:

1. Safe and Healthy Birth: Six Simple Steps (1.75-2.5 hours)

2. Labor Pain Management: Techniques for Comfort and Coping (1.75-2.25 hours)

3. Breastfeeding Basics (1.75-2 hours)

What You’ll Learn

Through these classes, you will learn:

• The six simple practices that research has shown to greatly improve birth outcomes for both mothers and babies

• How you can choose the safest care, understand your options, and avoid unnecessary interventions that may not be the best for you and your baby

• A variety of comfort measures and coping techniques you can use during your labor to decrease your discomfort and boost your confidence

• Learn the top positions for pushing that open the pelvis and shorten your pushing time

• How to get breastfeeding off to a great start

• The benefits breastfeeding can provide for you and your baby

Estimated time for completion: 4.5 - 6 hours

Cost: $94.95

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Labor Pain Management: Techniques for Comfort and Coping

Labor and birth require a lot of physical and mental preparation. As you get ready for your upcoming birth, you will want to have a variety of comfort measures and coping techniques in your labor toolbox so that you and your support team can be as prepared as possible.

Learning helpful labor positions and strategies to promote labor progress will allow your body to work with your baby toward a safe and healthy birth. Lamaze International has created this class to provide you with the information and skills you will need to minimize discomfort and labor confidently.

Using a blend of video, reading, and interactive activities, this online labor class walks you through the stages of labor, providing you with tips and coping techniques to help you each step of the way. Prepare yourself for labor with our evidence-based breathing techniques, labor positions, and guidance for preparing your birth team.

Research shows that women supported by doulas request pain medication less frequently and report greater satisfaction with their births, so this online class also covers important labor-related topics, such as whether a doula is right for you and how to choose one.

What You’ll Learn

After completing this online labor class, you will be able to:

• Use learned relaxation skills suitable for early labor
• Practice a variety of comfort techniques that minimize active labor discomfort
• Understand back labor and how to cope with back pain while encouraging baby to turn
• Plan for transition with effective labor strategies
• Learn the top positions for pushing that open the pelvis and shorten the pushing time

Estimated time for completion: 1.75 - 2.25 hours

Cost: $39.95

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Free: Labor Confidence with Lamaze

With all the experiences that pregnancy brings, labor is likely the one that makes you the most nervous, and the one that you have the most questions about. Your body is perfectly designed for this and will naturally know what to do when it's time for your baby to be born.   We want you to feel confident in your own abilities, and when the time comes, to have the support you need. This free offering allows you to preview of our Labor Pain Management and Safe and Healthy Birth course prior to purchasing.

Lamaze wants to empower you and help you prepare for one of the most important days of your life–baby's birth day! This online class introduces six simple practices that research has shown to greatly improve birth outcomes for both mothers and babies, in addition to evidence-based comfort techniques to help minimize discomfort and pain during labor.

What You’ll Learn

After this online labor class, you’ll feel more confident and better prepared for birth. You’ll learn how to:

• Find reliable, evidence-based resources to help you prepare for labor
• Understand the Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices and how they support a healthy, informed birth
• Use practical coping tools you can rely on during early labor and active labor

Cost: Free

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