Five Week Childbirth Series

This five-week series will help prepare you for your birth experience and empower you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions.  In our interactive classes you will learn:

  • Prenatal and infant nutrition

  • How to know when you are in labor

  • What will happen in the hospital

  • Comfort techniques to cope with labor and ways your coach can help

  • What your options are concerning medication and other interventions

  • What you can expect after delivery for you and your baby

Breastfeeding and cesarean delivery classes are offered free of charge with registration

  • Fee: $95

  • Class location: Good Samaritan Hospital and Bethesda North Hospitals

  • Class time: 7-9 PM

  • For your comfort, bring two bed-size pillows and a blanket to class

One-Day Childbirth Class

Do you want information about labor and delivery but are short on time? This class provides the information in a condensed format. In our interactive classes you will learn:

  • Prenatal and infant nutrition

  • How to know when you are in labor

  • What will happen in the hospital

  • Comfort techniques to cope with labor and ways your coach can help

  • What your options are concerning medication and other interventions

  • What you can expect after delivery for you and your baby

Breastfeeding and cesarean delivery classes are offered free of charge with registration

  • Fee: $95

  • Class location: Bethesda North Hospital & Good Samaritan Hospital

  • Class time: Saturday 9 AM-4 PM

  • For your comfort, bring two bed-size pillows and a blanket to class

  • Lunch is not included

Unmedicated Childbirth Class

This six-week series is specifically designed to help couples achieve their goal of an unmedicated birth through knowledge and practice of relaxation and breathing techniques, beneficial positions for labor and birth, plus other coping skills for drug-free pain management.  In our interactive class you will learn:

  • Prenatal and infant nutrition

  • How to know when you are in labor

  • What will happen in the hospital

  • Comfort techniques to cope with labor and ways your coach can help

  • What your options are concerning medication and other interventions

  • What you can expect after delivery for you and your baby

Breastfeeding and cesarean delivery classes are offered free of charge with registration

  • Fee: $100

  • Class location: Good Samaritan Hospital

  • Class time: Wednesday 7-9 PM

  • For your comfort, bring two bed-size pillows and a blanket to class

Breastfeeding Class

This class is free with registration for a CEA (Childbirth Education Association) Childbirth Class. All instructors are IBCLCs (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) or CLCs (Certified Lactation Counselors).

Although breastfeeding is a natural experience for mom and baby, it is a learned skill. Your birth partner is encouraged to attend this class with you. Together you will learn:

  • How to recognize if the baby has a good latch

  • How to know if the baby is getting enough milk

  • Where to find help for breastfeeding concerns

  • Tips for returning to work or school

  • Fee: $25

  • Class location: Good Samaritan Hospital and Bethesda North Hospitals

  • Class time: Tuesday and Wednesday 7-9 PM, Saturday 9:30-11:30 AM

Cesarean Delivery Information

This class is free with registration for a CEA (Childbirth Education Association) Childbirth Class.  

This 90 minute class prepares you for either a scheduled or unplanned cesarean birth. This class explores the reasons for a cesarean birth and what to expect before, during and after birth.

  • Fee: $25

  • Class location: Good Samaritan Hospital

  • Class time: Second Monday of the month at 7 PM

Our classes are scheduled through the TriHealth website.

If you have any questions about the classes or how to register, please call 513-475-4500 or email cincinnatichildbirthclasses@gmail.com.