Prenatal Class - Part 1: Prenatal

Midwife Holliday Tyson teaching a Prenatal Class at Maternity Care Midwives in Thunder Bay, Ontario on January 9th 2015.

[AmyRobertsonVan]

My midwife suggested watching these instead of shelling out $350 for a prenatal class — thank you for posting these! You’re wonderful. And so generous for those of us who don’t have that kind of extra cash in the budget. I need to save that $350 for baby stuff!

[bluetrapp]

Thank you much for posting these!!!! <3 It's a huge help to pregnant people everywhere who can't pay for a class like this or can't find one in their area. I'm a young first time mom and need all the help I can get, and this teacher is so relatable and sweet and calming. I feel way better having this. Thank you.

[breamcelroy]

I had my first baby almost 5 years ago and attended an in-person birthing class that was an hour long for 6 weeks and idk, $100 or so. My hospital hosted the class and is really excellent. The trainer was very kind and knowledgeable as well.

I had my second child almost 2 years ago and found these videos as a refresher before going into delivery for #2. I remember these videos being SO much more useful.

Any first-time mommas that aren't able to attend in-person classes, be assured that these videos are A++ and you're going to be prepared as well as any 🙌

I'm back again because baby #3 should be here in a week! 🎉

[kristinachaney]

I love this woman. I really love what she said about partnerships and about men. I'm the one giving birth but my man is going through this with me and becoming a parent for the first time too. I love that she gives good men and fathers their due credit. She's caring and empathetic and knowledgeable, if only every one in health care was as great as this woman!

[malavikadeodhar]

This lady is a gem❤ these classes are so much better than the crappy hospital ones! So glad this is on youtube!!

[elikapeka]

Thank you for this! Many of our newborn/labor classes have been cancelled in light of COVID-19, and I was starting to panic.

[sarrahbove]

Watched this with my first pregnancy and it was so helpful. Back again with my second pregnancy as a refresher. Thank you for posting.

[AlyssaMarie-vrcc]

This was a great video. I only had a hard time getting past the partner part because I'm doing this alone. So when she said it was the most important thing in the world my heart broke a little bit. Shout out to all the moms doing it alone - we got this ❤

[gittelgluck]

Finally a class that doesn't focus on freaking me out. It tries to calm and relax mothers. Thank you

[RandelleSolomon]

Practical highlights for me to come back to and review closer to my due date, but I figure they'll be helpful for others as well!

13:50 Bashful elephant maneuver
23:45 Penguin walk
29:20 Makine cervix more favorable for birth
37:47 Help for back pain/back labor

[phoenixashes]

I'm from a very very very small town, and I am so thankful these are here so my husband and I can watch together! The nearest town is 40 miles away and the nearest offering birth classes is an hour and a half. This eases our mind!

[mco]

My daughter just shared this with me. She was so happy to find it ahead of delivering her first child and I was too as my memory is foggy after 35 years so not confident about advising her! When she was born I was inspired by the ideas of Le Boyer and I'm happy to see that his ideas about delaying cutting the cord etc. are now mainstream in Canada. Holliday is so calm, straightforward and informative - love the focus on husbands. My Japanese husband was initially apprehensive 35 years ago but was a tower of strength and a total convert. What a treasure these videos are!

[sue]

Thank you so much for making this available on youtube for free. A lots of mother to be out there really need this.

[lauradaftari]

Thank you so much for this! As another FTM who had her birth classes cancelled thanks to COVID, this was a huge help and gave more info than the videos provided by my doctor.

[BusyBowz]

As a man, i really appreciated how unquestionably inclusive this class was with dads. It’s been really discouraging so far being treated as though I’m second class, and like my job is done...

[LUNRLIGHTZ]

Thank you thank you THANK YOU. This is my first baby and my ADHD and social anxiety can't be treated very well while pregnant. I was finding with in-person classes I had such a hard time focusing and retaining the information, and just feeling overal anxious and physically uncomfortable, but with the video format I can pause it whenever I need, relax, rewind it, relisten, and its AMAZING. Besides the fact most of the class times conflicted with my partners work schedule or hes too exhausted by the end of the day, now we can both watch it together while we cuddle on the couch after a long day! This is truly a blessing. I cannot thank you enough.

[TheCaribSpice]

From one educator to another I must say this was a very informative video. I am linking this underneath my next pregnancy update. I was very impressed with the presenter and everything else.

[Mscoloraturakae]

I really appreciate this midwife's perspective on dads. It's nice to see someone being realistic and not dismissive of men during childbirth. Just like it always irks me when people see a mom out with the girls and they say "oh, I see Dad is babysitting tonight." No, dad is being a parent; he's not a babysitter until mom gets home.

[staceyd]

I watched this with my first son five years ago. Now I’m watching it again for my second! So glad this is still up!!

[LL-ljkq]

I’m 66 have had two kids and I learned so much from these teachings thank you !