Without this class, I don’t think I could have had a natural birth.Angela S.
Private Birth Classes in Maryland
Birth Education support is different now.
We’ll meet at a park or other mutually agreeable outdoor location 1-3 times and supplement with calls, emails, and chats until after the birth. You still get the knowledge you need and the support you deserve.
Fill out the registration form to ask questions or schedule a session independently.
$120/session
If you want the full academic experience, I recommend online classes. CLICK HERE for the Birth Boot Camp one, which is fully comprehensive (more than 25 hours of instruction) and half-off during social distancing!
Feel free to reach out with questions or for resources, referrals, etc.
Better Birth Maryland
Comprehensive Birth Class
6 weeks, 3 hrs each night. The comprehensive class covers everything for couples who hope for birth free of intervention, from pregnancy nutrition to those first hours with baby. Classes include active practice for both partners, emotional and physical preparation for the intensity of birth, comprehensive education on the science of birth and your choices in maternity care, a workbook and postpartum prep. Fun and friends always included. Add on the baby care and parenting class for only $25 (50% off).
Birth is a big deal. Let’s get both of you ready–body, mind, and soul.
Due too soon? Contact me about private classes!
- Exercise for healthy pregnancy and easier birth
- Nutrition for healthy pregnancy and easier birth
- Choosing the best care provider for your needs
- The science behind normal birth
- Getting to know your mama hormones
- Training in relaxation, hypnosis & comfort measures
- Support, tips, and confidence for partners
- Help navigating interventions
- Workbook
- Phone & email support as needed
- Online class makeup option if you need to miss a day
“Wild Weekend” Natural Birth Class
$250
This fast and fun shorter class (labor topics only) consists of a full weekend OR 3 nights of class & lab. If you’ve had birth experience but need a refresher, or if you are planning to have your baby at home, a birth center, or with birth center midwives in hospital, this class will give you the nuts and bolts of un-medicated labor. Learn what happens before, during, and after birth, as well as variations of labor. We’ll cover comfort measures, breathing, and self-hypnosis as well as how your partner can help. Learn about the choices you’ll have and how to navigate the intensity of labor.
Birth is a big deal. Let’s get both of you ready–body, mind, and soul.
- The science behind normal birth
- Getting to know your mama hormones
- Training in relaxation, hypnosis & comfort measures
- Hands on practice
- Support, tips, and confidence for partners
- Your choices in childbirth
- A full-color handbook and workbook
- Phone & email support as needed
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Baby Care + Early Parenting Class
$50/couple
This one-night class will cover the basics of infant care, techniques to make those early days of parenting easier, and preparation for life with baby.
- Diapers, how-to
- Cloth diapers
- How to help a crying baby
- Baby sleep tips and topics
- Breastfeeding tips
- How to work together as parents
- Get all your questions answered
Upcoming Birth Classes:
For Summer Babies
(May-August due dates)
Comprehensive Natural Birth Class:
“Wild Weekend”
For Fall Babies
(September-October due dates)
Comprehensive Natural Birth Class:
Wild Weekend:
Private Course:
Due too soon?? These dates don’t work for you??
Contact me about private classes. $160 each
Refresher Course:
If you have had a birth class before but would like to refresh your knowledge and toolbox OR you just want things to go differently this time, a short refresher course could be right for you. These are highly personalized birthing classes; we discuss your individual concerns at length. You will receive a shortened version of the workbook. By appointment. Contact me for details. $160
Online Birthing Classes:
Birth Boot Camp offers a fully online birth class series, to be taken at your own pace. Moms and their partners can watch the videos together or separately if need be. Online classes are $355. Contact me for a coupon and special supplementary materials from Better Birth. Choosing online classes does not mean you are alone! I’m happy to answer questions and help you with resources. Supplemental personalized, private classes can be scheduled at your convenience to go over your questions, hands-on practice, or as a consultation for your birth plan.
$$$ Access to knowledge, practices, and support for giving birth should not be dependent on your current financial state. If you want to commit to a class but are not currently in a position to fully invest in a class, please contact me and we’ll work something out! I save at least one spot per class for couples who need alternate fee schedules.
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