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
Early Summer Series - $225 per couple* NOTE: this class is now full
- online content begins Friday, May 5, 2023
- in-person class #1, Sun., June 4, 1-3:30pm
- in-person class #2, Sun., June 11, 1-3:30pm
This series works well for babies due July through 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.
Summer Series - $225 per couple* NOTE: This series is now full
- online content begins Friday, July 7, 2023
- in-person class #1, Sun., August 13, 1-3:30pm
- in-person class #2, Sun., August 20, 1-3:30pm
This series works well for babies due September-November. 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.
Fall Series Schedule to come - $225 per couple*
- online content to begin in early Sept, 2023
- in-person class #1 on a Sunday, mid-October
- in-person class #2, on a Sunday, mid to late October
This series will work well for babies due November - January. 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 are interested and would like some input into the schedule!
Refresher Class Schedule
For anyone who has birthed before!
Refresher Class, $50 per couple
- Currently meeting in Mid-town Mobile
- Sunday, June 4, 2023, 4pm-7pm (back-up date 6/11 in case I am busy with a birth on 6/4)
- Sunday, August 13, 4pm-7pm (back-up date 8/20 in case I am busy with a birth on 8/13)
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. If you are interested, let me know, and I will add your name to the list!