To be or not to be? ....that is the question. One guy said to me, "Do we really need to take childbirth education classes"? And I responded, "Why wouldn't you? Wouldn't you want to be prepared for the birth of your baby on that day? Wouldn't you want some tools to be able to support your wife through the physical and emotional journey of Birth"?
The reality is that childbirth education is losing the attention of pregnant women. Why? Because it competes with the mulititude of media at women's finger tips and frankly a lot of women are working full time and this places another thing to do on her list. It's a shame really because I work along side of labour and delivery nurses and they always tell me that they can tell the difference between a couple that has taken prenatal classes and those that have not.
Ask yourself this if you are having a baby. If you were facing a challenge in your life whether it be physically, medical, a marathon, an academic challenge and business challenge wouldn't you want to be well prepard to get through the challenge? Think about all the things that you would need to boost your confidence level to get through that challenge and quess what......birth is not different. Educating your self helps women to be informed consumers and gives them some tools to help good decisions during birth. If you are sitting on the fence about childbirth education get off the fence and sign up today, I am sure it will be worth your time and energy
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