Comprehensive Childbirth Education
This comprehensive series walks you and your support person through everything from late pregnancy to the first weeks at home, so you can make informed decisions with confidence.
- 5 sessions · 12 hours total
- $120 per family
- Expectant families preparing for birth in any setting
Course overview
A full childbirth preparation series covering pregnancy, labor, birth, newborn care and early postpartum. This comprehensive series walks you and your support person through everything from late pregnancy to the first weeks at home, so you can make informed decisions with confidence.
Perfect for
- First-time parents preparing for birth
- Families planning a hospital, birth center or home birth
- Support people who want to feel confident on the day
- Experienced parents wanting a refresher
What you'll learn
- Understanding pregnancy and preparing for birth
- Signs and stages of labor
- Understanding the physiology of birth
- Comfort measures
- Labor positions
- Partner support
- Medical interventions
- Induction
- Cesarean birth
- Pain-management options
- Creating birth preferences
- Informed decision-making
- Communicating with the birth team
- Immediate postpartum recovery
- Breastfeeding basics
- Newborn care
- Preparing for the early postpartum period
Your Childbirth class kit
Every in-person and virtual Childbirth student receives a class kit with materials for class, birth preparation, and the early days with your baby. Everything comes together in a drawstring bag or tote.
Class materials
- Class workbook
- Birth preferences worksheet
- BRAIN decision-making card
- Labor positions card
- Comfort measures card
Comfort items
- Small comb
- Peppermint essential oil
- Lavender essential oil
Postpartum & newborn
- Postpartum planning sheet
- Hospital / homebirth packing checklist
- Newborn feeding resource
- Digital resource QR code
The resource QR code is included in both virtual and in-person kits. Essential oils are optional comfort items, not medical treatments; discuss their suitability with your care provider and keep them away from children.
Class kit checklist · PDFUpcoming dates
Class FAQ
When should we take this class?
Most families attend between 28 and 36 weeks of pregnancy, but any time in pregnancy works.
Should my support person come?
Yes — support people are warmly welcome and included in the class price.
Is this in person or online?
Both. Choose an in-person date or join a live virtual series.
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