Childbirth Classes
Did you know taking a quality childbirth class can decrease your pain in childbirth?
How does that work? I'm sure you've heard before that knowledge is power, and that's no different in childbirth. Learning about normal birth and practicing comfort measures decreases your fear, which means you can decrease labor stalls and tension, and therefore pain!
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 and relaxation practice. 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
Spring 2022 Series - $225 per couple* NOTE: This series is now full - see the note at the end of th
- online content begins on Friday, April 22, 2022
- 2 in-person classes, Sundays from 3-5:30pm, May 22 and May 29
- A make-up date in case a class is postponed due to a doula client’s birth will be determined by the schedules of attending couples.
This series works well for babies due mid-June through August . If you found this after the start date and would like to join - there may still be time and room to catch up before the first in-person class on 5/22! The 3pm in-person classes are now full, but I can add a second set of in-person classes on the same dates, to begin at 6pm and end at 8:30pm if you would like to join.
Summer 2022 Series - $225 per couple*
- online content begins on Friday, June 10, 2022
- 2 in-person classes, Sundays from 3-5:30pm, July 10 and July 24
- A make-up date in case a class is postponed due to a doula client’s birth will be determined by the schedules of attending couples.
This series works well for babies due mid-August through October. If you are interested, contact me, and I can answer any questions or put your name on the list!
Late Summer 2022 Series - $225 per couple* Schedule coming soon!
- online content begins likely in early August, 2022
- 2 in-person classes, Sundays from 3-5:30pm, by the end of September
- A make-up date in case a class is postponed due to a doula client’s birth will be determined by the schedules of attending couples.
This series works well for babies due late October through December. If you are interested, or if you would like some input into the schedule, let me know!
Refresher Class Schedule
For anyone who has birthed before!
Saturday, June 18, 10am-1pm, $50 per couple
This is a single, in-person class for anyone who has birthed before, whether this is baby number 2 or baby number 10! We review the stages of labor and birth and practice hands-on comfort measures as well as relaxation exercises.