Classes
Studies show that knowledge decreases stress and improves outcomes. This is one of our goals at NSAGO. We want to help you navigate and gain confidence in the journey your body is going through. Our goal is to empower you and your support person using evidence-based information that our doctors and midwives follow and believe in.
Classes NSAGO – Birth Your Way
- Anatomy of pregnancy and childbirth
- Stages of labor
- Optimal positions for labor and pushing
- Comfort measures
- Pain medication options
- Warning signs, when to call your MD or Midwife
- Medical interventions
- Support persons-family, friends, doula, communication skills
- After delivery- recovery, 4th trimester
Class Information
Sunday Express – Is ideal for persons wanting the basics all in one day. Classes are held from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Classes are held at our Wilmette Office, 328 Linden Ave with an hour for lunch.
Questions? – Call us at 847-475-1224 or Contact us here.
Your Instructors
Halley Martin, MSN, RN, CBC, LCCE
Halley graduated from DePaul University and began her career in Maternal Health Nursing and Nursing Education. Halley has worked at Evanston Hospital in Labor and Delivery her entire nursing career and also serves as a Professor in the School of Nursing at DePaul. She blends her passion for nursing and education teaching prenatal classes and she enjoys connecting with expectant families before their arrival for delivery at the hospital.
Nina Simpson RNC, LCCE
Nina became interested in nursing after the birth of her first child in 1981. She started her career at St. Francis Hospital, working on a surgical unit until 1985, when she left and had a few more children. Nina continues to work as a nurse in Labor and Delivery at Northshore Evanston Hospital, where she has been a high risk OB and Labor & Delivery RN since 1987. She is Lamaze Certified and has been teaching childbirth classes since 2019.
Why Choose Together Women’s Health?
