Heidi Brousseau, Birth Naturally RI

Class topics include:

- Importance of exercise, relaxation and nutrition

- Anatomy, physiology and stages of labor

- Emotional signposts of labor and needs of a laboring woman

- Coaching techniques and the role of the coach

- How to stay healthy and low risk throughout pregnancy and birth

- Creating a birth plan, knowing your choices and priorities

- Variations, complications and unexpected situations

- Postpartum bonding, breastfeeding and newborn care