Prepare for labor, birth, and early parenthood with confidence
Prepare for labor, birth, and early parenthood with confidence
Prepare for labor, birth, and early parenthood with confidence
In-Person Prenatal Education
In-Person Prenatal Education
In-Person Prenatal Education
Giving birth in Korea can raise many questions, especially for international families navigating a different medical system. My prenatal classes are designed to give you the knowledge, tools, and confidence you need to approach labor calmly and make informed decisions throughout your birth experience.
Giving birth in Korea can raise many questions, especially for international families navigating a different medical system. My prenatal classes are designed to give you the knowledge, tools, and confidence you need to approach labor calmly and make informed decisions throughout your birth experience.
Why Prenatal Education Matters
Medical care in Korea is highly accessible, but doctors often have limited time for detailed conversations with patients. This can leave many parents with unanswered questions during pregnancy.
Birth can be unpredictable in any country or setting. For international families in particular, understanding your options and feeling confident communicating with your medical team can make a significant difference in how you experience labor and birth.
My prenatal education classes help you prepare both practically and emotionally so you can approach your baby’s birth with knowledge, calm, and confidence.
Medical care in Korea is highly accessible, but doctors often have limited time for detailed conversations with patients. This can leave many parents with unanswered questions during pregnancy.
Birth can be unpredictable in any country or setting. For international families in particular, understanding your options and feeling confident communicating with your medical team can make a significant difference in how you experience labor and birth.
My prenatal education classes help you prepare both practically and emotionally so you can approach your baby’s birth with knowledge, calm, and confidence.
Medical care in Korea is highly accessible, but doctors often have limited time for detailed conversations with patients. This can leave many parents with unanswered questions during pregnancy.
Birth can be unpredictable in any country or setting. For international families in particular, understanding your options and feeling confident communicating with your medical team can make a significant difference in how you experience labor and birth.
My prenatal education classes help you prepare both practically and emotionally so you can approach your baby’s birth with knowledge, calm, and confidence.
“If you don’t know your options, you don’t have any.”
— Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer
— Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer
What You Will Learn
In my prenatal education classes, I guide you through the essential aspects of pregnancy, birth, and early newborn care.
In my prenatal education classes, I guide you through the essential aspects of pregnancy, birth, and early newborn care.
You will learn:
You will learn:
The physiology of labor and how birth unfolds
Comfort techniques and positioning for labor
How to communicate effectively with your medical team
Pain relief options and common medical interventions
Breastfeeding and newborn feeding basics
Practical newborn care skills
Class Format
Class Format
My prenatal education course includes:
My prenatal education course includes:
16 total teaching hours
Four sessions of 4 hours each
Hands-on learning and practical exercises
Small group environment for discussion and questions
16 total teaching hours
Four sessions of 4 hours each
Hands-on learning and practical exercises
Small group environment for discussion and questions
Couples are encouraged to attend together, and classes are always adapted to the needs and concerns of the participants.
No two courses are ever exactly the same.
Couples are encouraged to attend together, and classes are always adapted to the needs and concerns of the participants.
No two courses are ever exactly the same.
Course Overview
Course Overview
Class One
Understanding Birth
Class One
Understanding Birth
Class One
Understanding Birth
This class focuses on the process of labor and birth, from the first early signs of labor to the moment you meet your baby.
This class focuses on the process of labor and birth, from the first early signs of labor to the moment you meet your baby.
This class focuses on the process of labor and birth, from the first early signs of labor to the moment you meet your baby.
Topics include:
Topics include:
Topics include:
Identifying your goals and expectations for birth
Understanding whether your care provider is the right fit
The Korean medical model of childbirth
The physiology of labor and the role of hormones
Recognizing when labor begins
Deciding when to go to your birthing facility
Communicating effectively with your Korean medical team
Identifying your goals and expectations for birth
Understanding whether your care provider is the right fit
The Korean medical model of childbirth
The physiology of labor and the role of hormones
Recognizing when labor begins
Deciding when to go to your birthing facility
Communicating effectively with your Korean medical team
Identifying your goals and expectations for birth
Understanding whether your care provider is the right fit
The Korean medical model of childbirth
The physiology of labor and the role of hormones
Recognizing when labor begins
Deciding when to go to your birthing facility
Communicating effectively with your Korean medical team
Class Two
Comfort Measures for Labor
Class Two
Comfort Measures for Labor
Class Two
Comfort Measures for Labor
In this session we focus on coping techniques and preparing for different birth scenarios.
In this session we focus on coping techniques and preparing for different birth scenarios.
In this session we focus on coping techniques and preparing for different birth scenarios.
Topics include:
Topics include:
Topics include:
Creating a birth plan that supports your preferences
Understanding common interventions in Korean hospitals
The Fear–Tension–Pain cycle
Comfort techniques such as massage, positioning, and counter-pressure
Relaxation tools including breathing, visualization, and vocalization
Heat and cold therapy
Medical pain relief options such as epidurals
The basics of cesarean birth
Decision-making skills for unexpected situations
Creating a birth plan that supports your preferences
Understanding common interventions in Korean hospitals
The Fear–Tension–Pain cycle
Comfort techniques such as massage, positioning, and counter-pressure
Relaxation tools including breathing, visualization, and vocalization
Heat and cold therapy
Medical pain relief options such as epidurals
The basics of cesarean birth
Decision-making skills for unexpected situations
Creating a birth plan that supports your preferences
Understanding common interventions in Korean hospitals
The Fear–Tension–Pain cycle
Comfort techniques such as massage, positioning, and counter-pressure
Relaxation tools including breathing, visualization, and vocalization
Heat and cold therapy
Medical pain relief options such as epidurals
The basics of cesarean birth
Decision-making skills for unexpected situations
Class Three
Nursing and Dunstan Baby Language
Class Three
Nursing and Dunstan Baby Language
Class Three
Nursing and Dunstan Baby Language
This class focuses on feeding your baby and learning to understand your newborn’s cues.
This class focuses on feeding your baby and learning to understand your newborn’s cues.
This class focuses on feeding your baby and learning to understand your newborn’s cues.
Topics include:
Topics include:
Topics include:
Introduction to Dunstan Baby Language
Recognizing hunger cues and early baby sounds
Breastfeeding basics: anatomy, hormones, supply and demand
Latching and positioning techniques
Bottle feeding, pumping, and formula feeding
Common feeding challenges and how to address them
Introduction to Dunstan Baby Language
Recognizing hunger cues and early baby sounds
Breastfeeding basics: anatomy, hormones, supply and demand
Latching and positioning techniques
Bottle feeding, pumping, and formula feeding
Common feeding challenges and how to address them
Introduction to Dunstan Baby Language
Recognizing hunger cues and early baby sounds
Breastfeeding basics: anatomy, hormones, supply and demand
Latching and positioning techniques
Bottle feeding, pumping, and formula feeding
Common feeding challenges and how to address them
Class Four
Newborn Care and the Fourth Trimester
Class Four
Newborn Care and the Fourth Trimester
Class Four
Newborn Care and the Fourth Trimester
This class focuses on the first days and weeks after your baby arrives.
This class focuses on the first days and weeks after your baby arrives.
This class focuses on the first days and weeks after your baby arrives.
Topics include:
Topics include:
Topics include:
The importance of the Fourth Trimester
Newborn sleep patterns and expectations
Understanding tired, gassy, and discomfort cries using Dunstan Baby Language
Burping techniques
Colic and soothing strategies
Diaper changing and bathing (with hands-on practice)
Postpartum recovery and common challenges
Maintaining connection as a couple after your baby arrives
The importance of the Fourth Trimester
Newborn sleep patterns and expectations
Understanding tired, gassy, and discomfort cries using Dunstan Baby Language
Burping techniques
Colic and soothing strategies
Diaper changing and bathing (with hands-on practice)
Postpartum recovery and common challenges
Maintaining connection as a couple after your baby arrives
The importance of the Fourth Trimester
Newborn sleep patterns and expectations
Understanding tired, gassy, and discomfort cries using Dunstan Baby Language
Burping techniques
Colic and soothing strategies
Diaper changing and bathing (with hands-on practice)
Postpartum recovery and common challenges
Maintaining connection as a couple after your baby arrives
Pricing
Pricing
Full Prenatal Education Course
₩680,000
Full Prenatal Education Course
₩680,000
Full Prenatal Education Course
₩680,000
This class focuses on the process of labor and birth, from the first early signs of labor to the moment you meet your baby.
This class focuses on the process of labor and birth, from the first early signs of labor to the moment you meet your baby.
This class focuses on the process of labor and birth, from the first early signs of labor to the moment you meet your baby.
Include:
Include:
Include:
Attendance for the expectant parent and their partner or support person
Four class sessions (16 hours total)
Educational handouts
Light refreshments
Attendance for the expectant parent and their partner or support person
Four class sessions (16 hours total)
Educational handouts
Light refreshments
Attendance for the expectant parent and their partner or support person
Four class sessions (16 hours total)
Educational handouts
Light refreshments
*Individual Classes
*₩200,000 per class
*Individual Classes
*₩200,000 per class
*Individual Classes
*₩200,000 per class
Ideal if you want to attend specific sessions.
Ideal if you want to attend specific sessions.
Ideal if you want to attend specific sessions.
Refresher
Classes
₩200,000 (4-hour session)
Refresher
Classes
₩200,000 (4-hour session)
Refresher
Classes
₩200,000 (4-hour session)
For parents expecting another baby, I also offer Refresher Classes.
For parents expecting another baby, I also offer Refresher Classes.
For parents expecting another baby, I also offer Refresher Classes.
These sessions include:
These sessions include:
These sessions include:
• Debriefing previous birth experiences
• Reviewing comfort techniques for labor
• Decision-making strategies during birth
• Preparing older siblings for the new baby
• Debriefing previous birth experiences
• Reviewing comfort techniques for labor
• Decision-making strategies during birth
• Preparing older siblings for the new baby
• Debriefing previous birth experiences
• Reviewing comfort techniques for labor
• Decision-making strategies during birth
• Preparing older siblings for the new baby
Includes participation for both parents and continued email or message support for questions.
Includes participation for both parents and continued email or message support for questions.
Includes participation for both parents and continued email or message support for questions.
Private Prenatal
Classes
₩100,000 per hour
Private Prenatal
Classes
₩100,000 per hour
Private Prenatal
Classes
₩100,000 per hour
For families who prefer a more personalized experience, I offer private prenatal education sessions in your home or another comfortable location.
The topics remain the same as the group course but can be tailored entirely to your needs and schedule.
Classes can be held at the Nest in Busan or at your chosen location (travel fees may apply depending on distance).
*Minimum booking: 2 hours
For families who prefer a more personalized experience, I offer private prenatal education sessions in your home or another comfortable location.
The topics remain the same as the group course but can be tailored entirely to your needs and schedule.
Classes can be held at the Nest in Busan or at your chosen location (travel fees may apply depending on distance).
*Minimum booking: 2 hours
For families who prefer a more personalized experience, I offer private prenatal education sessions in your home or another comfortable location.
The topics remain the same as the group course but can be tailored entirely to your needs and schedule.
Classes can be held at the Nest in Busan or at your chosen location (travel fees may apply depending on distance).
*Minimum booking: 2 hours
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