Understanding Birth | Online Course

This interactive online course covers essential information on labor and more, and highlights ways partners can help throughout the process. You’ll also get a sense of what labor is really like as you watch several birth stories. You’ll even have an opportunity to create your own birth plan! You can access the eClass from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. Allow 4-6 hours to complete.

Childbirth eClass chapters:

• Pregnancy
• Labor
• Birth Stories
• Comfort Techniques
• Medical Procedures
• Cesarean Birth
• Newborns
• Postpartum

What’s included?

• Videos, animations, and optional read-along audio
• Quizzes, interactive exercises, notes pages, and extended activities
• Essential tools, including a due date calculator, trimester checklist, and appointment tracker
• Audio library with soothing sounds, lullabies, and relaxation exercises
• PDF library, glossary, and web links
• Class completion certificate

How it works:

• Once you purchase your seat to the eClass, we will email you login instructions on our around the first of the month’s class that you registered for. Registration will be due on the 15th of the month prior to your class start date. For example, if you want to register for a May class, registration is due April 15th and your login instructions will arrive on or around May 1st.
• You’ll have access to the class for 9 months. You will have access to the Parent’s Toolbox for 18 months.
• Check with your insurance company for partial reimbursement of the class cost.
• If you are having your baby at Fort Memorial Hospital, Fort HealthCare Obstetrics (920-568-5300) will be in touch with you to arrange a tour or assist you with any questions or concerns that you may have about your upcoming birth experience.