As comforting and healthy as breastfeeding/chestfeeding can be, it is not always easy in the first few weeks while recovering from birth. With the information in this class, you can prepare to get feeding off to a great start and look forward to the many benefits that breastfeeding can provide to you and your baby. This Lamaze International class will help familiarize you with other important information to better prepare you for life after baby, like how to know if your baby is gaining weight normally or get ready to return to work. Through interactive videos, images, slideshows, and carefully chosen resources, you will how to identify and respond to feeding cues, manage nighttime feedings, and how you naturally bond with baby through breastfeeding/chestfeeding.

After completing this online breastfeeding class, learners will be able to:

• Recognize the benefits of breast/chestfeeding to mother and baby
• Understand how milk supply works
• Learn about the mechanics of feeding, latch and positioning
• Recognize good feeding and if baby is getting enough milk
• Manage nighttime feedings
• Be prepared for what to do if there is a recommendation to supplement/pump
• Prepare for returning to work

Estimated time for completion: 1.75 - 2 hours

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, Lamaze International's 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 by practicing our breathing techniques, labor positions, and guidance on how to prepare your birth team to better support you during labor. Research shows that women supported by doulas request pain medication less frequently and report greater satisfaction with their birth and their partner's participation, so this online class also covers important labor-related topics, such as whether a doula is right for you and how to choose one.

After completing this online labor class, learners 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

Knowledge is power! It's our goal to help you prepare for one of the most important days of your life - baby's birthday! This online childbirth class presents six simple practices that research has shown to greatly improve birth outcomes for both mothers and babies. These practices have been developed by Lamaze International and are based on recommendations by the World Health Organization. Lamaze has simplified the scientific facts into six healthy birth practices to make it easy for you to choose the safest care, understand your options, and steer clear of care practices or unnecessary interventions that may not be the best for you and your baby.

The Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices are the foundation of Lamaze. These Birth Practices are designed to help simplify your birth process with a natural approach that helps alleviate your fears and manage pain. Learn more about the best evidence around birth practices and how to push for your baby to get the safest, healthiest birth, including how medical interventions can impact your desire for a natural birth, the importance of your birth team, and information you may want to consider with your care provider before being induced.

After completing this online birthing class, learners will be able to:

• Discover how the Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices can simplify your labor and birth
• Find out how your care provider and support team can make a difference
• Learn about common medical interventions
• Alleviate fears and learn ways to manage pain
• Build your knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions

Estimated time for completion: 1.75 - 2.5 hours