5-Week Childbirth Class

We will layout the childbirth road-map
for you and your partner.

- Bea & Angela

Find Your Way

The Birthing From Within approach is suited for families who are seeking a natural labor or a medically assisted labor. This class is focused on preparing mothers and partners emotionally and physically for labor, birth and parenting.

We are all unique and the "right" way to birth will be different for each family.

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"We couldn't have done it without your class"

"I really wanted to thank you for the class, my partner and I really enjoyed it! We feel so much more informed and confident about our skills to cope with the labor and delivery."

The right fit for your schedule

We know how important childbirth education is to you.
That is why we offer our classes is several formats.

In-Person & Online
5-week Childbirth Series

Monday nights 6:00pm-8:30pm
Cost: $250
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1-Day

A combination of in-class
& on-demand curriculum
9am-6pm
Cost: $200
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On-Demand

Purchase 1 class or a bundle
Cost: $39-$195
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Doula Circle clients receive a $50 discount!

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Course Outline

Class 1

Looking Within; Baseline
My Labor Vocabulary
- Contraction
- Dilation
- Effacement
- Station
The Stages of Labor
- Learn the 3 Stages of Labor
- Learn what is happening in each stage
- Mothers will learn what to expect
- Partners will learn the road map of labor and how they can help
Beyond The Medical
- Begin to understand what it is to move through labor

Class 2

Pain Coping Practice
Laborland and Laborland Etiquette
- Learn what labor looks like, what it sounds like, what it smells like, what if feels like to be present as a partner
- Learn how to let go and allow labor to flow
- Partners will learn how to create a protective bubble
- Building Deep Trust
Intro to Natural Labor Coping
- Rotisserie Labor; How to create an effective and fast labor
- Understanding Gravity in Labor
- Standing Pose
- Hands & Knees Pose
- Sitting Pose
- Side Laying Pose

Class 3

Pain Coping Practice
Stepping Through Your Birth Plan
- Learn about routine hospital practices during labor
- Learn about routine hospital practices during immediate postpartum
- Discover the Secret Birth Menu

Class 3 continued

Stepping Through Your Birth Plan
- Learn how to avoid unnecessary interventions
- Learn the why, risks and benefits to common birth and postpartum practices
- Begin to make evidence based informed decisions as a family

Class 4

Hormones of Birth and the Role they play
- Learn about the role birth hormones play on labor
- Learn how hormones prepare a woman body for breastfeeding
- Learn how birth hormones prepare baby to be born
- Learn how interventions effect labor, the mother and the baby
Cesarean Birth
- Learn what to expect with a cesarean birth
- Learn how to navigate a cesarean birth as a team
Epidural
- Learn the basics of epidurals,
- Learn the potential cascade of interventions
- Learn the compassion use of epidural

Class 5

Preparing for the trip to the Hospital
- Pack list
- How to prepare you vehicle
- How to make the move to the hospital
- What to expect when you arrive at the hospital
Preparing for Postpartum
- Learn what to expect immediate postpartum
- Items that are helpful for immediate postpartum
- Create a plan for returning home with baby
Building Confidence in you Partner

Bea is a CAPPA trained Labor Doula and attends births professionally. She has learned support techniques from some of the nations leading birth professionals including The Farm Midwives, Gina Kirby and Virgina Bobro. Her goal is for each family to enter into labor feeling confident, safe and supported.