NORWAY — The Family Birthplace at Stephens Memorial Hospital will hold its next Preparing for Birth Class from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Harper Conference Room at the Ripley Medical Office Building, 193 Main St.

Gail Martel, RNC, ICCE, IBCLC, will facilitate the course.

This is a group of expectant parents learning about the labor and delivery experience.

Expectant moms will explore how to relax and allow themselves to flow with their labor through breathing and relaxation techniques.Their coach will learn how they can assist the mom through the process of labor and share in the joy of birth.

Information on making a birth plan, comfort measures, stages of labor, and cesarean delivery are all explored. A question-and-answer session is part of the class.

Preregistration with payment or MaineCare information is required. The fee is $35, and is usually covered by insurance.

FMI, register: 207-743-1562, ext. 6951, www.wmhcc.org, Facebook.com/StephensMemorialME.