Parents want to know what to expect during labor, birth, and their postpartum hospital stay—but most do not attend childbirth classes. Hospital Birth Essentials is a quick, high‑impact online module that guides parents through the full hospital birth experience—from arriving in labor to postpartum recovery.
It provides a consistent knowledge foundation across your patient population—perfectly complementing your prenatal classes or serving as a standalone resource for facilities without a formal education program.
In about an hour, parents gain important knowledge that helps reinforce your healthcare team’s care and teaching, reduce anxiety, and build confidence. Mobile-friendly and accessible on any device, it delivers consistent, easy-to-understand education for every parent.
Ideal for hospitals looking to expand prenatal education, improve patient satisfaction, and standardize maternity education across their program.
Why Hospitals Choose This Childbirth Preparation Module
Helpful for your entire patient population—serving as a primer for first-time parents, a refresher for experienced parents, and a quick guide for those who entered your care late in pregnancy.
- Supports quality initiatives & HCAHPS goals
- Improves patient understanding of the labor, birth, and postpartum process
- Builds confidence and trust in your labor and postpartum teams
- Provides consistent maternity patient education across your entire patient population
- Encourages participation in more in-depth childbirth education programs
- Customizable with your hospital’s logo and an area for your own policies messaging, and links
- Accessible and inclusive with a mobile-friendly design, closed captioning, and translations into 22 languages
- Engages patients quickly with real-life video clips and practical tools such as a third-trimester checklist
What Parents Learn About Hospital Birth & Beyond
This friendly, easy-to-follow module guides parents step-by-step through the hospital birth experience:
How We Support You in Labor: What to bring, what to expect during admission, pain-relief options, and how birth preferences are supported. Plus, a brief look at cesarean birth and a newborn’s first hours.
Postpartum Stay: Comfort strategies, recovery expectations, important warning signs, and discharge processes.
Safe Recovery at Home: What’s normal vs what’s not with newborn care, postpartum health, and breastfeeding.
How Hospitals Use The Hospital Birth Essentials Online Module
Flexible, universal distribution makes it easy to integrate into any maternity education program at any touchpoint. You will receive a link to the module and an access code for your patients, along with a customizable PDF flier to help you with enrolment.
Here are some ideas:
- Add a link to the module to your patient portal Share via QR codes, email, SMS, or printed materials
- Provide access during hospital tours and classes
- Use universally at intake to standardize baseline labor and delivery patient education
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Product Highlights
- Module takes about 60 minutes to complete
- Includes web pages, video clips, and parent handouts
- Choose between standard or a version suitable for Baby-Friendly hospitals
- Includes access in 22 languages with accessibility features
- Includes online staff tutorial, Implementation Guide, and customizable access PDF
- Includes customization to connect parents to your services
Product Notes:
Prefer an online module that focuses on the period after the baby is born? Preparing for Your Hospital Stay & Recovery Express Online Module covers the hospital experience after birth through discharge.
