Childbirth Classes

Birth With Courage Out-of Hospital Childbirth Class

Are you looking for a quick crash course to help you find mental strategies or breathing strategies to cope with labor?

Does your partner need some guidance on how to support you during your birth?

Do you have some fears or anxieties about the big day and how you are going to get through it?

This 3-week childbirth class series is specifically geared toward people planning on birthing at the Lilac Health Birth & Wellness Center, home births, and other out-of-hospital births and is best begun between 26-36 weeks. We cover comfort measures for an unmedicated vaginal birth which gives birthing people tools to feel safe and strong during their labor and help them relax down into the sensations they will feel rather than fight them. Partners will leave this class knowing when to talk, what to say (understanding your partner’s love language), how to support, how to touch and bring pain relief both during and between contractions.

While our regular Birth With Courage series covers birthing in any environment, this series will explain how improving body balance will make room for your baby within your body. We will review common daily activities that can actually increase the pelvic space so that you allow gravity to naturally and properly assist with a vaginal birth. We will share why fetal positioning matters, as well as how balance and tone may increase your chances at an easier birth. By the end of this course, attendees will have gained a greater understanding of the benefits and dynamics of body balance and movement during labor.

Increasing the room your baby has, will with a head–down presentation within the womb. 

If you are giving birth in a hospital please register for one of our other classes such as our Birth With Courage or that covers birthing in all environments. our Cesarean With Courage.

The series begins on the start date listed at registration and runs for three consecutive weeks unless noted otherwise. All Classes are on from 6pm-8pm.

Upcoming Class Dates for 2024

• May 10th, 17th, and 24th
• June 6th, 13th, and 20th
• September 3rd, 10th, and 17th

Whether you’re a first-time or experienced parent, alone or with a partner you are going to be blown away by this 3-week class series. You will enrich your knowledge not only of childbirth but of your relationships: to your baby, your partner, your midwives and most importantly, yourself!

In the childbirth class series you’ll learn:

• Basic Pregnancy Anatomy and Physiology and how this baby knows how to get into your arms!
• Labor Stages & Signs of Labor so you feel confident in laboring at home for a period of time.
• Tools to create a positive, satisfying birth experience 
• Skills to increase connection with your partner, care provider and your baby!
• Mental and Breathing Strategies for Labor Coping for parents and hands-on Support Techniques for partners
• Advocacy, evidence based, non biased information and how to make Informed Decisions during Labor
• How to address and work with Fears and Anxieties
• To Honor your Pregnancy and Birth as a Rite of Passage
• Equip you with the vital tools and understanding needed to labor unmedicated 
• Prepare you for the transition into parenthood 

And now for the fine print…Because our classes often sell out, we do not offer refunds for non-medical reasons, so please be sure you can attend the class you register for! If you choose to register for class beginning after your 32nd week, there are no refunds if your baby arrives before the series is over.