5 Truths About (Unplanned) C-Sections

Taking a childbirth class was probably one of the best decisions I made during my pregnancy.

It allowed three hours a week of undistracted time to communicate our labor and birth plan.

And -- thank goodness -- it shot down my husband’s idea of shoving me in the back of his police cruiser and, sirens on, speed his way to the hospital -- all before ferociously wheeling me through the maternity ward like Julianne Moore in the movie “Nine Months.”

(Oh, Hollywood…)

But, while I spoke highly about childbirth classes to expectant mothers asking for advice on the best thing they can do to include their partner in the journey, I have a confession to make: I wasn’t always paying attention in class.