Product Details

• Actors: Labor of Love Childbirth Class
• Format: Color, Full length, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Repnet
• VHS Release Date: April 15, 1999
• Run Time: 300 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000K2TM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,874 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Childbirth class convenience.....Wonderful!, December 20, 1999

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This review is from: Labor of Love Childbirth Class [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As a first time mom that works fulltime, I was so excited to see that a childbirthclass was finally on video. My time is so limited, with commuting, I didnt know how I was going to be able to attend classes once a week on the hospitals schedule. My husband loved the idea of taking it at home, at our pace and we learned so much. Sherry is a wonderful teacher that let us know what to expect. It was humorous and informative.We felt like we were sitting in her class but were on our coach. My husband and I highly recommend this wonderful alternative.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource., June 3, 2000

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This review is from: Labor of Love Childbirth Class [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Murphey's Law strikes again: as luck would have it, my job kept me away for all but two of the childbirth classes my wife and I enrolled in locally. Luckily, I learned about this video soon after starting the classes. While Ms. Tunney isn't polished in the Hollywood sense, she is quite an effective instructor, and presents the class in a concise, yet relaxed manner. Due to the wonders of editing, and Sherry's teaching skills, my wife and I actually found this video to be a better resource than the classes given in our community. If we had it to do over again, we both agree that we would skip all of the local classes, except the one dealing with hospital orientation, and focus our attention on the video. I highly recommend this tape; it's done much to help me deal with the "new dad jitters." (Still, if my wife-- normally one of the kindest humans I've ever known--looks at me and shouts "You did this to me! " while in the delivery room, I'll be begging the doctor to give ME the drugs.)

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad - except for the Tylenol problem., March 20, 2002

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C. Douglass (Cary, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Labor of Love Childbirth Class [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I found this video to be very helpful and full of useful information. My hubby and I are both in the medical field and really only wanted a refresher course, not the whole 4-6 week class, and this fit the bill. The info we felt we didn't need to hear again just got fast-forwarded through.

That said, there are a few problems. It is definately low-tech, and could really use some perked up graphics or something. It kind of reminded me of the video you watch at work because you missed attending the mandatory inservice in person. Long, not terribly exciting, but lots of information.

My biggest problem, though, is that the instructor states SEVERAL times that, "I want you on 2 Extra-Strength Tylenol every 4 hours after the delivery". This point is made something like 3 times. The problem? Extra-Strength Tylenol has 500mg per tablet, and you're taking 1000mg at a shot. If you take this dose every 4 hours as stated, you are taking 6000mg a day. The max dosing for Tylenol is 4000mg a day. Meaning that if you take her advise, you are exceeding that max dose by 2000mg each day.

Would the instructor have known that? Probably not. Why? Because she's a Certified Childbirth Educator, not an RN, not an MD. (Practicing medicine without a license??)I was rather taken aback that this suggestion even made it on the video - it should have been edited out. I hope that in future editions of this video that part will get zapped. While otherwise a decent video, she is giving inaccurate and potentially harmful information out to every person that views this tape.