The hospital class is more geared towards explaining their policies and their way of doing things. People who take hospital birth classes don’t learn tools for advocacy, and often don’t learn what all their options actually are. It’s unlikely that a hospital class will teach you how to exercise self agency, honor your birth preferences, or give you any tools to prepare emotionally for birth. 

Here’s the thing — your partner probably doesn’t understand how much easier their life is gonna be if you have a better birth and a faster recovery time. Birth has the potential to bring partners closer together, to deepen intimacy and leave the feeling happy and proud of themselves. If you have a challenging birth, your mental and physical wellbeing can be impacted. 

Challenging births lead to longer recovery times, which significantly impacts intimacy between partners. If it’s a money thing — the investment upfront that will help you prevent unwanted interventions is a micro fraction of the amount of money unwanted interventions cost. 

The best thing your partner can do for you and themselves is invest upfront in the birth, so they don’t have to invest in resolving the long-term mental and physical challenges that can result from a difficult birth.

If you haven’t taken a full, comprehensive childbirth class yet — this is your chance to give yourself the knowledge and support that will help you embrace birth confidently. Learning this now can truly be the difference between a challenging birth and a peaceful one. 

Taking a childbirth class at the end of pregnancy means that all the information will be fresh. And, if you go into labor before you can finish the class, I’ll refund you. 

I keep my classes small, about 4-5 couples. I want everyone to have an opportunity to get their unique needs met and questions answered. You deserve personalized guidance and support.

This is the only place you’ll find my signature 5-step process to peaceful birth. This method is an expression of my deep passion for supporting peaceful birth experiences, created with the best evidence we have today combined with over 15 years of experience in birth work. You won’t find the peaceful birth method anywhere else.

Other classes often teach families about birth physiology and labor coping options, which is great! In addition to that, my course covers emotional preparation techniques that support families in understanding what it is they truly desire for their birth, and we work together to support you in creating the experience that aligns with your values. My material carries an emphasis on exercising self agency and stepping into your power. Your birth experience matters. And you’ve got this! 

Yes - there’s so much to learn when planning an epidural that can make your birth experience so much easier, and decrease your risk for tearing.

Epidurals come with risks and benefits, and they come with many more options for interventions that you need to be aware of.

Providers sometimes say things like “lets get these monitors on you” once you get an epidural. But — did you know there are multiple options for monitoring, each with their own risks and benefits? And - you get to choose which options feels best for you.

Providers may also say, “great you’re 10 cm, let’s get you on your back for pushing,” but did you know that there are certain positions for pushing you can assume that decrease the risk for tearing, even with an epidural? And there are different ways you can push with an epidural.

By doing these positions to support your baby as they move through the pelvis, your risk of needing a cesarean will dramatically decrease. I cover everything you need to know to feel empowered and informed during birth with an epidural.

So far, my VBAC students have a 100% success rate — and here’s why. So many people decide to plan for a VBAC, but they don’t have a full understanding of all the tools they can use to decrease their risk of cesarean.

I hear all-too-often the same story, where the provider will “let someone” attempt a VBAC, but they don’t give them any support, counsel, or resources. Usually, the provider is planning on giving them a cesarean after a short trial of labor. And you deserve so much better than that. 

Many people are unaware of how to find a truly friendly VBAC provider who operates under evidence-based policies, and they don’t know which policies or options are best for them, based on the research we have today. My course covers everything you need to know to decrease your risk of cesarean, and will help you understand what a truly VBAC friendly provider looks like. 

Do you have OHP? Classes are free for families with OHP!

I care about your birth, and I want my course to be accessible to you. This is why I offer a payment plan for those who need to break up the payments.

I also offer a scholarship program for free access to the in-person classes for those who aren’t able to pay.

And I offer pay-what-you-can for my online birth and postpartum courses. Email me at [email protected] to learn more.

This is my livelihood, so I charge what I feel my course is worth. And I offer flexibility to those who need it as I balance my passion for service with my business and income needs.