Childbirth Classes
Did you know taking a quality childbirth class can decrease your pain in childbirth? Really!
Are you hoping for a natural, hospital birth, or are you not really sure what kind of birth you want but want to make sure you know all of your options? This is the course for you! Whether you desire an unmedicated or medicated birth, you will finish this series confident in your choices and coping skills! This is an evidence-based series of birth classes in Mobile, AL, covering everything from labor and birth to recovery and breastfeeding. The series is a 6 week course designed to fit our active schedules! Class content is available in an online series of video modules blended with in-person practice sessions.
Module topics include:
- Approaching and Entering Birth with Confidence
- Stages of Labor and Birth
- Comfort Measures (including pain medication risks and benefits)
- Birth Planning Options and Interventions
- Baby Basics
- Taking Care of Yourself
- Breastfeeding: Minimizing Pain and Maximizing Production
The videos can be viewed on your own schedule, in your own home. In our online classroom, you will be able to interact with me and the other registered parents who are following along with you. Twice during the series we meet in person in Mobile, just south of I-10, for group activities and hands-on comfort practice. The in-person portions can be converted to Zoom sessions if needed to comply with any Alabama covid-19 orders. Make sure to check out the doula client discount on classes at the bottom of this page! Please call or email me to register or to get more information. I would love to help you prepare for your baby's arrival!
Complete Series Class Schedule
Summer Series - $225 per couple*
- Friday, Jun 26, 2020, online content begins
- Saturday, July 25, 10am-12:30pm, In-person class
- Saturday, Aug. 8, 10am-12:30pm, In-person class
- Saturday, Aug. 22 , make-up date for class postponement due to a birth
This series works well for babies due late August - October. If you found this after the start date, you can still join and catch up before the first in-person class on July 25! If you are due later in the fall and would like the info sooner in your pregnancy, you are welcome to attend. Email me or call to register or for more details.
Late Summer Series - $225 per couple*
- Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, online content begins
- Saturday, Sept. 19, 10am-12:30pm, In-person class
- Saturday, Oct. 3, 10am-12:30pm, In-person class
- Saturday, Oct. 10, 10am-12:30pm, make-up date for class postponement due to a birth
This series works well for babies due late October - December. If you are due in early 2021 and would like the info sooner in your pregnancy, you are welcome to attend this series! Last day to enroll will be Aug. 17, 2020. Contact me to register.
Fall Series (Tentative Schedule) - $225 per couple* - NOTE: This will be the last series of 2020!
- Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, online content begins
- Saturday, Nov. 7, 10am-12:30pm, In-person class
- Saturday, Nov. 21, 10am-12:30pm, In-person class
- Saturday, Dec. 5, 10am-12:30pm, make-up date for class postponement due to a birth
This series works well for babies due mid-December through early March. As always, if you are due later and would like the info sooner in your pregnancy, you are welcome to attend this series! Last day to enroll will be Oct. 5, 2020.
Refresher Classes
$50 per couple, for any one who has birthed before!
A single, 3 hour refresher class will be on the schedule soon! (currently aiming for September or October) We review the stages of labor, pushing and birth, and practice positioning, hands-on comfort measures and relaxation! If you would like some input in the schedule date, please contact me.