Support Pregnancy School (Extended ⇒)

In a good pregnancy class, your partner learns how to be a doula-in-training. They learn counter-pressure techniques, how to massage your back during back labor, and the exact words to say when you say "I can't do this." They graduate from spectator to coach.

Most partners want to help, but they often feel useless. They stand in the corner of the delivery room holding a water bottle, asking, "Are you okay?" (Don't ask a laboring person if they are okay.) support pregnancy school