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 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
Fall 2024 Series - $225 per couple, last series of 2024, with one opening left
- online content begins Oct. 11, 2024
- in-person class #1, Sunday, Nov. 10, 1:30pm-4pm
- in-person class #2, Sunday, Nov, 17, 1:30pm-4pm
If you found this a little late, there is still time to join and catch up with the online content before our first in-person class! This series will work well for babies due December-February. 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. Please contact me if you would like to sign up!
New Year Series - $225 per couple , tentative schedule
- online content begins Friday, January 17
- in-person class #1, February 23, Sunday, 1:30pm-4pm
- in-person class #2, March 2, Sunday, 1:30pm-4pm
This series will work well for babies due late March-June. 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. Please contact me if you would like to sign up or would like input into the in-person dates.
Other Education Options ...
- If my classes are full, please contact another local doula and childbirth educator who has classes available in Mobile! Her name is Karma, owner of Moxie Birth, and she can be reached at moxiebirthing@gmail.com
- I do offer private, in-home single sessions for childbirth education - the fee is $100 for a 3 hour session
Refresher Class Schedule
For anyone who has birthed before!
Refresher Class, $50 per couple
- Single, 3 hour session on a Sunday afternoon
- November 17, 4:30pm-7:30pm
This is an 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. If you are interested, let me know so I can answer any questions and add you to the list!