Class 4: The
Onset of Labor: Your «Guess Date» and Normal Length
of Pregnancy; Preparing for your Birthing Day; Signs
of Birthing Beginning; Amniotic Membranes Breaking — Your Safe Choices; True vs. «False»
Labor; How to Time Your Birthing Waves (contractions); Your Birth Log; When to go to the Birth Place; Automatic Comfort and Relaxation on «The Drive» and Arrival at Your Place
of Birth (if out
of your home; Hypno - Guardians; Nurses — the Unsung Heroes; Using Hypnosis for Comfort During Internal Exams; Dilation, Effacement, Position and Station
of Baby; The Beautiful Progress
of Labor, Including Fast, Average and Slow or Stalled
Labor; Artificial Induction and
Natural Induction Techniques; Creating a Safe and Serene Birthing Environment; Nausea Elimination; Optimum Fetal Positioning.
In some situations, a veterinarian may wait until the
onset of natural labor (especially in a first - time dam) or may allow a trial
natural labor and delivery if emergency facilities are not a long distance away.