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Pre Natal Classes

In - Person classes will resume in September 2023 for weekend sessions. Virtual classes will continue for evening sessions and weekend morning classes.
For our online group classes, we ask that participants keep their videos on during class.  Like an in-person class, this creates a sense of community and safety.   If you prefer not to be seen, we recommend a private session with one of our instructors

We suggest you take your prenatal classes between 20 weeks and 36 weeks. Be sure to register early in your pregnancy in order to ensure a place is reserved for you. Classes are offered in the following formats:
6 Weekday Evenings OR Full Weekend One Day Condensed
  • Your birth support team – The role of the Midwife, family Doctor, OB, Registered Nurse and Doula
  • Stages and Phases of labour
  • Comfort measures including relaxation and massage techniques
  • Breath awareness
  • All options for pain management
  • Making decisions and giving consent
  • Methods of induction
  • Interventions including IV’s, fetal heart monitors, instrumental deliveries, inductions, and cesarean sections
  • Post-birth procedures for babies
  • Post-birth recovery for women
  • Resources in Ottawa
  • Infant feeding
  • Your birth support team – The role of the Midwife, family Doctor, OB, Registered Nurse and Doula
  • Stages and Phases of labour
  • All options for pain management
  • Interventions including instrumental deliveries, inductions and cesarean sections
  • Infant feeding resources
Topics are presented in a variety of methods including videos, hands-on practice, small group discussion and relaxation exercises. Topics are presented in a lecture-like style to allow for the time required to cover the content in a shorter space of time.

Our one-day condensed classes are excellent for those who may not otherwise have time to take a prenatal class at all, or for those who work shift work. We cover the topics shown in the above table, which offers a comparison to our 6-week series and two-day weekend classes.  We focus on labour and birth, leaving you with reading resources for post birth.

Cost of classes is $200 (CAD) (per couple) for the two-day class and $175 (CAD per couple) for the one-day class and includes telephone and email contact with your instructor free parking and air-conditioned rooms. 
*a couple is defined as a pregnant person and one support person (which can be a spouse, partner, friend or family member)

What materials are provided for class?  In order to make the class as interactive and hands-on as possible, we will provide you with a series of links and information sheets five days before your class with your reminder email.  The internet has a wonderful amount of resources and we will link you to up-to-date resources on the net.  You do not need to print them off in advance.   We also make every effort to reduce paper use and keep our and your photocopying costs down.   

Refund Policy: When cancelling a prenatal class after it has been booked there is a $25 (CAD) administration fee. If the cancellation occurs less than 14 days before the class there is a 50% cancellation fee. If it is less than 7 days there is no refund.  Request for date changes within 7 days of class will reflect a $75 fee.  Please keep this in mind when booking classes and plan to be finished your session by 35 weeks.

People who took our online class during COVID-19 had this to say:

Given the continued need to physically distance, the size of our room rentals and the evolving state of our global pandemic, OCEA will continue to offer all classes online throughout 2022.
We dearly want to support the health of expectant families.

It really prepared us for the journey we are about to experience, we highly recommend everyone who is going to have their babies to take this prenatal sessions. Removes the fears and unknowns about childbirth. Being able to share your knowledge and experiences with the other new parents in the class was very helpful.

Pre Natal – with Julia Wykes

The virtual prenatal class my husband and I took through the OCEA was an excellent experience! Useful and insightful information was presented in a thoughtful and organised fashion and we were also given additional resources upon completion of the course. There was time to ask questions over the duration of the course and the instructor was incredibly knowledgeable and able to offer examples of the situations she was discussing. I would highly recommend this course to any first time parents.

Pre Natal – with Brandie Lekovic

She was very engaging and passionate about the information she was sharing. I enjoyed her teaching style.

Pre Natal – with Julia Wykes

Lilly was amazing, she has so much experience to share and tips to give. She makes the entire session super lively and interesting. Barely using any notes makes the whole thing more interactive. We both highly appreciated her and would definitely recommend.

Pre Natal – with Lilly Bianchi

Erin was fantastic - knowledgeable and engaging! We felt completely at ease and we greatly enjoyed the class.

Bringing Baby Home – with Erin Shaheen

Erin was absolutely amazing, very knowledgeable and kept the class interactive even in the online platform. Very helpful at answering questions and gave a lot of great tips.

Bringing Baby Home – with Erin Shaheen

This course will help you answer questions you didn't even know you had - both for people who are pregnant and their partners!

Pre Natal – with Lilly Bianchi

OCEA's classes are fantastic! I have taken a handful and learned a bunch from each one. The facilitators are stellar, every class is worthwhile

Bringing Baby Home – with Brandie Lekovic

We liked when studies, research, etc. were referenced when presenting information. There is so much information out there that it's nice to know when information has been validated by research.

Bringing Baby Home – with Brandie Lekovic

The slides accompanied by Erin’s explanation and the fact that it was interactive.

Bringing Baby Home – with Erin Shaheen

Lilly was amazing. She approached sensitive conversations (sex, positions, comfort measures, anatomy) with grace and took the awkwardness of the conversation away.

Pre Natal – with Lilly Bianchi

Fantastic - very engaging Clearly loves what she is doing and made the class fly by (even in a virtual setting). Felt comfortable asking questions & that we were getting very informed up to date information.

Bringing Baby Home – with Erin Shaheen


 
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  • Online

    Pre Natal
    6 weekday evenings
    FULL
    Wed, Dec. 6 · Dec. 13 · Dec. 20 · Dec. 27 ·
    Jan. 3 & Jan. 10, 2024

    07:00 PM - 09:15 PM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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    Pre Natal
    weekend
    FULL
    Sat, Dec. 9 · & Dec. 10, 2023
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue
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    Pre Natal
    6 weekday evenings
    Mon, Jan. 8 · Jan. 15 · Jan. 22 · Jan. 29 ·
    Feb. 5 & Feb. 12, 2024

    07:00 PM - 09:15 PM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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    Pre Natal
    weekend
    FULL
    Sat, Jan. 13 · & Jan. 14, 2024
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue
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    Pre Natal
    weekend
    FULL
    Sat, Jan. 20 · & Jan. 21, 2024
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    48 Nanaimo Dr
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    Sat, Jan. 20 · & Jan. 21, 2024
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
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    Pre Natal
    6 weekday evenings
    Tue, Jan. 23 · Jan. 30 · Feb. 6 · Feb. 13 ·
    Feb. 20 & Feb. 27, 2024

    07:00 PM - 09:15 PM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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  • In Person

    Pre Natal
    weekend
    FULL
    Sat, Feb. 3 · & Feb. 4, 2024
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue
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    Pre Natal
    weekend
    FULL
    Sat, Feb. 3 · & Feb. 4, 2024
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    48 Nanaimo Dr
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    Pre Natal
    6 weekday evenings
    Wed, Feb. 7 · Feb. 14 · Feb. 21 · Feb. 28 ·
    March 6 & March 13, 2024

    07:00 PM - 09:15 PM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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    Pre Natal
    6 weekday evenings
    Mon, Feb. 26 · March 4 · March 11 · March 18 ·
    March 25 & April 1, 2024

    07:00 PM - 09:15 PM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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    Pre Natal
    weekend
    Sat, March 2 · & March 3, 2024
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    48 Nanaimo Dr
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    Pre Natal
    weekend
    Sat, March 16 · & March 17, 2024
    09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue
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