These five-week virtual (Zoom) sessions meet on consecutive Tuesdays from 6 – 8 pm. The virtual classes include basics of childbirth education, breathing techniques, and relaxation for pregnancy birth and beyond, the last session covers newborn care and infant feeding information. Classes are taught by Certified Childbirth Educator Ann Buscemi, ICCE CHT.
Our Childbirth Education course covers:
- Physiology of normal birth
- Non-medical and medical comfort measures for labor and birth
- Cesarean birth
- Standard hospital procedures during labor, birth and early postpartum
- Relaxation tools for birth and beyond
- Partner preparation for birth support and more
2025 Session Dates
Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 pm:
- January 7, 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2025
- February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
- April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2025
- June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2025
- July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, 2025
- September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 2025
- October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, 2025
- December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025
The series costs $150. Anyone meeting the income qualifications for WIC eligibility can attend for free.
To Register
Contact obgynmidwiferyprograms@cooleydickinson.org and include the start date of the session for which you’d like to register. After you register you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for all the classes in the series. You will also receive a reminder email the week before the series starts. Save this Zoom link as it is needed to be able to attend your classes. For more info, visit cooleydickinson.org/classes.
When January 7, 2025
6:00 pm
Where
Virtual