Become an active participant in your care

This free recorded class explains all the essential aspects of pregnancy checkups documented in your German "Mutterpass."

Understanding these details is vital for staying informed about your care and communicating effectively with your providers, ensuring you feel empowered during pregnancy and birth.

  • Topics covered include:

  • Screenings done at the beginning of pregnancy

  • Prenatal tests such as the NIPT

  • What your doctor checks and records at each visit

  • The three ultrasound examinations paid for by insurance

  • How your baby’s growth is tracked

  • What will be documented after birth

What you can expect from this class

  • Empowering Information

    Empower yourself by understanding your prenatal care, enabling you to ask effective questions and communicate confidently with your care providers to make informed decisions.

  • Convenient Format

    This online course format lets you watch at your convenience, review whenever you need, and learn from the comfort of your home or on the go from your phone.

  • Free Access

    Offered for free because you deserve access to quality information about your care. It also lets you experience the high-quality content Doula Darby offers in her other courses.

Course curriculum

    1. Start here (Video 2:45)

    2. Meet Darby (Video 2:02)

    3. Pages 0-4&9 The Basics & Lab Tests (Video 5:33)

    4. Pages 5-6 Medical History & Due Date Calculations (Video 2:12)

    5. Pages 7-8 Documentation of Prenatal Check-ups (Video 3:03)

    6. Pages 10-13 The Three Main Ultrasound Screenings & Tracking Baby's Growth (Video 5:13)

    7. Pages 14-16 Documentation of Birth & Postpartum (Video 1:55)

    8. Thank you & Discount Code (Video 0:45)

    1. English Translation of the Mutterpass (PDF)

    2. List of Abbreviations Commonly used in the Mutterpass

    3. Additional Links

About this course

  • Free
  • 11 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content