Product Description

'Laugh and Learn About Childbirth', America's # 1 Childbirth Class, is the first video in a series of educational classes for pregnant couples, and the only comprehensive childbirth course on the market. This new 2 DVD-Set is completely updated. All aspects of labor and delivery are covered, including pain relieving options, the entire Lamaze training with one breathing technique and natural childbirth, and for the first time everything you need to know about Cord Blood Banking. Like the other two video classes in this series, 'Laugh and Learn About Breastfeeding' and 'Laugh and Learn About Newborn Baby Care', 'Laugh and Learn About Childbirth' is also a fun and entertaining way to learn everything you need to know to have a pleasant pregnancy, labor and delivery. The classes are taught by award winning childbirth expert Sheri Bayles, RN, in six easy lessons, perfect for watching at your own pace in the comfort and convenience of your own home. In addition to the regular Childbirth Class, the producers added a Reunion with Sheri, the couples from this class and their new babies. Including in this DVD set is also a Special Feature containing vital information about Cord Blood Banking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1594 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-04-21
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 260 minutes

Review
"Comprehensive and very entertaining! Great to watch in your own time at home. A great buy!" --Pregnancy Magazine

Review
"Sheri Bayles manages to make even small details about childbirth entertaining." --American Baby Magazine

Review
"What makes this class so special is the humor Bayles uses to teach couples." --Costco Connection

Customer Reviews

The BEST
Very Informative and Helpful. My wife and I could not make it to the Lamaze classes and we still glad we didn't. This video is great. My wife and I enjoy watching it, and learned a lot. The baby came out like a piece of cake (my wife doesn't agree on that one completely) but we both knew what we where doing)
We read the reviews that mostly criticized Sheri's sense of humor but we took a chance. Her humor is not that bad actually. She gets funny and sometimes goes a bit over the edge, however she is very knowledgeable and definitely has a talent of teaching. When she is describing important stuff she is serious and right on the point.
Some reviews criticized the quality of film making. I am professional photographer and my wife is an art teacher and we both studied film in college. In our opinion the cinematography part of the video is quite appropriate, informative video doesn't have to be a master piece.
Highly recommend it.

Good video, not as cheesy as people say
I was very happy with this DVD set (and in fact just ordered the breastfeeding DVD from the same instructor). I watched it in lieu of attending childbirth classes and do not regret that decision. I had read several books about labor and delivery, etc., and can't say that the video really contained a lot of new information but it brought the information together nicely and made me feel more prepared overall. I also appreciated the fact that the instructor did not spend a lot of time on breathing techniques and did not overly emphasize natural childbirth. Instead, she discussed the desirability of postponing medications until the labor is well underway because of the cascade effect of interventions (which seems sensible to me). But she certainly didn't try to push going natural all the way. As for the humor, it's not anywhere near as bad as some other reviews have made it out to be.

Laugh and learn

Our biggest concern was retaining all the information one 8 hour lamaze class was going to give. The DVD's were very helpful because we could watch it and retain the information at our own pace, although we procrastinated until very last moment to finish the DVD. It was extremely helpful to be able watch it at the very moment we needed it ( the evening I went into delivery ). Sherri kept us laughing while we learned----- " a mucus what ! " and prepared us for one of the greatest moments in our lives.


-Shakima Duncan