Whats wrong with just watching a video or reading to prepare for the birth?
Having a baby is such a life changing event and involves complex emotions, so discussing this information is the best way to process everything. Many childbirth educators feel that this is the most important part of childbirth classes even if you just meet a couple of times, such as in my mini course. It is by taking the information you learn, the stuff you know, with your fears and feelings to discuss them with someone knowledgeable that makes all the difference between a class that was a great benefit and one that was a waste of time. Another great benefit of classes is avoiding the bad information that is easily available. Especially since the Internet comes unfiltered there can be a lot of misinformation – when you meet someone face to face you can tell their bias and know how they got their information.
