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Prepared Childbirth

This class is being held virtually via Zoom until further notice.

These classes are designed to inform you about the intellectual, physical and emotional parts of the birth process. They emphasize exercise techniques for relaxation during labor, birth and after you’ve had your baby.

Classes are taught virtually on Zoom by veteran childbirth educator Janis Bell-Ryan Bush for UCI Health.

Each series has five (5) classes and meets from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is free to attend.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends within about three (3) weeks of your due date.

Nursing students: Our patient health education workshops are for our patients. If want to attend this workshop, please register through this Nursing Student Registration form.

Nursing students will be required to review, sign and upload two documents:
(1) Student Code of Conduct and Observation Guidelines and
(2) Student Workshop Instructions and Verification Steps.

There is a limited capacity for nursing student attendees, and acceptance into the workshop is first-come, first-serve. If you’ve been accepted into the workshop, you’ll be contacted by the Patient Education Department with more information.

The May 3 class is now at maximum capacity for nursing student observers

Series Dates

Mondays:

  • June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 11, 2022

Tuesdays:

  • May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2022
  • July 12, 19, 26, Aug. 2 and 9
  • Aug. 16, 23, 30, Sept. 6 and 13
  • Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11 and 18
  • Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29 and Dec. 6
  • Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3 and 10, 2023

Wednesdays:

  • May 18, 25, June 1, 8 and 15, 2022
  • June 22, 29, July 6, 13 and 20
  • July 27, Aug. 3, 17, 24 and 31
  • Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5
  • Oct. 12, 19, 26, Nov. 9 and 16
  • Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 28

Contact:

657-282-6357

Registration Instructions:

Registration is required. This is a series of five (5) online classes. Classes are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each series is usually held on five Tuesdays in a row or five Thursdays in a row.

By registering for the first class in a series, you are registered for all five classes in that series. Late registrations are welcome through the fourth class in the series. Call 657-282-6357 for late registrations.

Nursing students: Our patient health education workshops are for our patients. If want to attend this workshop, please register through this Nursing Student Registration form.

Nursing students will be required to review, sign and upload two documents:
(1) Student Code of Conduct and Observation Guidelines and
(2) Student Workshop Instructions and Verification Steps.

There is a limited capacity for nursing student attendees, and acceptance into the workshop is first-come, first-serve. If you’ve been accepted into the workshop, you’ll be contacted by the Patient Education Department with more information.

The May 3 class is now at maximum capacity for nursing student observers

Dates Offered:

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

When you register for the Aug. 16, 2022, class, you are registering for the whole Prepared Childbirth series: Tuesdays Aug. 16, 23, 30, Sept 6 and 13, 2022.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends at least three (3) weeks before your due date.

Wednesday, September 07, 2022 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

When you register for the Sept. 7, 2022, class, you are registering for the whole Prepared Childbirth series: Wednesdays Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5, 2022.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends at least three (3) weeks before your due date.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

When you register for the Sept. 20, 2022, class, you are registering for the whole Prepared Childbirth series: Tuesdays Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11 and 18, 2022.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends at least three (3) weeks before your due date.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

When you register for the Oct. 12, 2022, class, you are registering for the whole Prepared Childbirth series: Wednesdays Oct. 12, 19, 26, Nov. 9 and 16, 2022.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends at least three (3) weeks before your due date.

Tuesday, November 08, 2022 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

When you register for the Nov. 8, 2022, class, you are registering for the whole Prepared Childbirth series: Tuesdays Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29 and Dec. 6, 2022.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends at least three (3) weeks before your due date.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

When you register for the Nov. 30, 2022, class, you are registering for the whole Prepared Childbirth series: Wednesdays Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2022.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends at least three (3) weeks before your due date.

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

When you register for the Dec. 13, class, you are registering for the whole Prepared Childbirth series: Tuesdays Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2022, Jan. 3 and 10, 2023.

We recommend choosing a class series that ends at least three (3) weeks before your due date.