Pregnancy & Motherhood Classes
The Birth Center of Midland prides it's self if being a comprehensive, supportive space for motherhood. Our classes are a critical part of that support. Motherhood classes are held week nights at 7pm. Childbirth Education is an all-day Saturday class held two to four times per month.
Childbirth Education
This class is open to everyone in the community! DONA Certified Doulas teach this class and it's appropriate no matter your place of birth. The class covers:
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Stages and phases of labor (early, active, transition, pushing, delivery of the placenta)
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Signs of labor and when to go to the birth place
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Comfort measures and pain-coping techniques (breathing, movement, positioning, massage, hydrotherapy)
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Role of the support person/partner during labor
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Common medical interventions (induction, augmentation, continuous monitoring, epidural, IVs)
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Risks, benefits, and alternatives to interventions (informed consent)
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Vaginal birth, assisted vaginal birth, and cesarean birth
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Creating a birth plan and communicating preferences with providers
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Pushing techniques and different birth positions
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Immediate postpartum period (golden hour, bonding, skin-to-skin)
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Newborn procedures and screenings
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Breastfeeding basics and early feeding cues
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Normal newborn appearance and behavior
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Postpartum recovery and physical healing
4D Recreational
We offer 4D Recreational Ultrasounds to both our clients and others in the community. Our 4D recreational ultrasounds are ideal between 25 - 32 weeks gestation but can be done as early as 16 weeks to determine gender or as late as 34 weeks to get one last glimpse of baby’s face and movement. In order to participate in a recreational session, you need to have a current provider (doctor or midwife) for your pregnancy. These sessions are not diagnositc and images will not be read by a radiologist or physician. Book these ultrasounds online through Hello Baby Sonography:
Gyn or Fertility
We can perform gynecological ultrasounds or fertility scans (follicle studies). We will need a physician's orders to perform these. The results will be faxed to your physician who can read and review them. Please call to schedule: 432-203-4226.