Join Tracie Lynch, a longtime childbirth educator, birth doula and midwife, for our Birthing with BAM class, a 4-week series in which you'll gain in depth knowledge about the laboring and birth process and what to expect as you navigate this special journey to become parents. This class is taught with Bay Area Maternity (BAM) patients in mind, but is relevant to ALL pregnant people who plan to birth their baby in a hospital setting. Class covers all of the basics of a complete childbirth prep series:

• Pregnancy comfort techniques

• The "emotional map of labor"-labor stages

• Applying effective comfort measures and how your partner can help through the process

• Understanding interventions & curveballs in the laboring process

• Common newborn procedures & a look into what happens just after birth of baby

• Postpartum recovery & wellness and understanding postpartum mood disorders