Details: This three-hour and 30-minute class prepare parents to understand their new infant’s needs. The class includes information about:

• Procedures following the baby’s birth
• Understanding normal newborn characteristics
• Bathing, diapering, burping, holding, and swaddling
• Infant soothing techniques Infant safety and nursery equipment
• How to know when to call the pediatrician
• Learn the breastfeeding techniques for a successful latch
• A list of essential items and products to purchase for baby’s care will also be provided.

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Who it’s for: This 8-hour intensive class is designed for women and partners intending to have a vaginal delivery.

Details: The class will help you prepare for a vaginal birth with an epidural or without an epidural. Using handouts, videos and instruction, you’ll learn about all aspects of a medicated vaginal birth.

Specific topics covered include:
Focus on staying at home in Early Labor
Limited amount of Breathing, massage, and relaxation techniques for a medicated birth
Routine hospital procedures
How to recover during the postpartum period
Discuss Cesareans procedures at most hospitals

Will provide realistic expectations and examples to work with hospital staff

Suggest taking the 3-hour Birthing Refresher and Comfort Measures to practice additional pushing & comfort techniques.

Also 6 to 12 months of access to the online new parent portal and Facebook group.

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Details: The class will help you prepare for a vaginal birth with or without an epidural. Using handouts, videos and instruction, you’ll learn about all aspects of vaginal birth. The instructor will teach the materials either by webinar or at your home.

Specific topics covered include:

The stages of labor and hospital procedures

Breathing, massage, and relaxation techniques for a vaginal birth

Epidurals procedure

Cesareans procedures

The postpartum period

Fee is $325 per couple.

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Who it’s for: Expectant parents and partners that have attended one of Momease's childbirth classes 
or enrolled in Labor Doula Services.

Details: This virtual presentation will provide various birth plans and discuss the best time to 
review them with your provider. Since birth is NOT a PLAN, how can you navigate the following questions?

• How do you discuss with your provide  your birth intentions, for a vaginal delivery?

•  How can you release your fears or concerns about birth?

• How can you and your partner focus on having a good birth experience?

Registration is free for Momease clients 

Cost of $25 for others. 

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Details: The Infant & Child CPR class is taught at various office locations. This two-hour American Heart Association (AHA) course life-saving infant and child CPR skills. Participants learn:

• How to recognize the signs of choking
• How to prevent the most common fatal injuries
• How to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
• Up-to-date infant CPR procedures

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Details: This three-hour and 30-minute class prepare parents to understand their new infant’s needs. The class includes information about:

• Procedures following the baby’s birth
• Understanding normal newborn characteristics
• Bathing, diapering, burping, holding, and swaddling
• Infant soothing techniques Infant safety and nursery equipment
• How to know when to call the pediatrician
• Learn the breastfeeding techniques for a successful latch
• A list of essential items and products to purchase for baby’s care will also be provided.

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Who it’s for: This 8-hour intensive class is designed for women and partners intending to have a vaginal delivery.

Details: The class will help you prepare for a vaginal birth with an epidural or without an epidural. Using handouts, videos and instruction, you’ll learn about all aspects of a medicated vaginal birth.

Specific topics covered include:
Focus on staying at home in Early Labor
Limited amount of Breathing, massage, and relaxation techniques for a medicated birth
Routine hospital procedures
How to recover during the postpartum period
Discuss Cesareans procedures at most hospitals

Will provide realistic expectations and examples to work with hospital staff

Suggest taking the 3-hour Birthing Refresher and Comfort Measures to practice additional pushing & comfort techniques.

Also 6 to 12 months of access to the online new parent portal and Facebook group.

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Who it’s for: Parents or expectant parents of twins, triplets and other multiples. This class is appropriate to take during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.

Details: This helpful and informative two-hour class is designed for parents of multiples. It focuses on the various childbirth alternatives and situations that parents of multiples often experience. Parents also learn essential coping skills that help them care for multiple babies including special considerations or demands.

Specific topics covered include: Possible prenatal complications

•Strategies for coping with prenatal complications
•What happens if my babies are in the NICU
•Feeding multiples
•Routines for multiples in first six weeks
•Recognizing individual twin/triplet temperament
•Organizing for multiples
•Stockpiling for twins/multiples
•Logistics of breastfeeding, storing milk and supplementing
•Doctor’s visits, shopping and other activities

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Details: This three-week course is to help single mom or “solo” moms enter into motherhood with confidence. Course topics include:

1st Week - Childbirth Class

• Pregnancy changes before and during labor and, Laboring at home when in Early Labor
• Routine hospital procedures for most DC Area Hospitals
• Discussing various Medical pain relief options: epidurals and narcotics
• Review Cesarean Procedures in most hospitals

2nd Week – Comfort Measures and Relaxation Techniques  
• Practicing Comfort measures: how to cope with contractions through breathing and relaxation
• Practicing various birth and pushing techniques
• How to recover during the postpartum period
• Mom’s support person should attend to become familiar with comfort measures.

3rd Week - Baby Care and Breastfeeding Basics
• Procedures following the baby’s birth
• Understanding normal newborn characteristics
• Bathing, diapering, burping, holding, and swaddling
• Learn breastfeeding techniques for successful latching

Fee: $200 for each Mom

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