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. 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
Fall Series - $225 per couple* NOTE: This will be the last series of 2020!
- Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, online content begins
- Sunday, Nov. 8, 4-6:30pm, In-person class
- Sunday, Nov. 29, 4-6:30pm, In-person class
- Saturday, Dec. 5, 10am-12:30pm, make-up date in case a class is cancelled due to my attending a client's birth
This series works well for babies due mid-December through early March. If you just found this class option and you have a baby coming in January, it's not too late to join. You still have time to catch up on the online lecture videos and join the in-person classes!
New Year 2021 Series (Tentative) -$225 per couple*
- Friday, Jan. 8, online content begins
- Saturday, Feb. 6, 10am-12:30pm, in-person class
- Saturday, Feb. 20, 10am-12:30pm, in-person class
- Saturday, Feb. 27, 10am-12:30pm, make-up date in case a class is postponed due to a doula client’s birth
This series is timed well for babies due March-May. Contact me if you would like registration information or have any questions. The last day to register will be Jan.4.
Refresher Class Schedule
$50 per couple, for any one who has birthed before!
This is a single, in-person class for anyone who has birthed before, whether this is baby number 1 or baby number 10! We review the stages of labor and birth and practice hands-on comfort measures as well as relaxation exercises. Contact me if you are interested, and I will add a refresher to the schedule!