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 Altough the content on childbirth is descriptive (at times a bit too descriptive), the commentator/director Sheri Bayles is one of the most annoying, irritating, wanna-be-actresses that my husband and I have ever seen. Her approach to teaching by injecting humor is painful, and it took all of our strength to not plug our ears and cover our eyes to watch this woman. If you can handle obnoxious, loud and nerdy instructors, then you may enjoy this DVD. The 5 couples she works with in the instruction look bored and confused.
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I agree with the other reviewer on all the CONS she listed. Before ordering I read her review and hoped it wouldn't bias me, but even my husband after viewing the DVD for a while became annoyed at the teachers endless and annoying attempts at humor and her "funny stories". It's a real shame she is so annoying because the course concept is great and better than going to class as you can pause and review at any time. I tend to fast forward when she goes into her "funny story" mode. The camera work is poor: at odd times it focuses on the couples--they are quite scary to look at--and then camera will shift to the instructor and cut off the chart she may be explaining or holding. Overall, the course is NOT very professional but it is informational. 
I ordered this video because we are living overseas and couldn't find a live class in English. I'm giving it 2 stars because it's better than nothing, but I wouldn't recommend it otherwise. The production quality is quite low - the volume fluctuates and there are are very few visuals. It's just a film of the instructor talking to about five couples on a bare stage. Both my husband and I found the instructor annoying, especially her whiny impressions of women in labor. Putting together a DVD class is a great idea but could have been done much better, especially considering the price.
