Childbirth class is a comprehensive overview of "what to expect when giving birth". I have been supporting birthing families for over 12 years. This class is designed especially for the unique needs of those wanting an unmedicated birth.

Topics include:

• Finding your tribe-how to create community

• Pregnancy discomforts, what they mean, and how to manage them

• Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy

• Optimal fetal positioning to improve labor progress

• Stages of labor

• How partners can support during labor

• Pain coping techniques

• Complications/hospital transport and cesarean birth (what to expect if that becomes necessary) (for home birth families)

• How to have a healthy postpartum period

In addition, we will use wonderful tools such as Birth Art, Mindfulness Techniques, and specially designed homework to help strengthen your partnership as you prepare for the life-changing event of having a baby! (or two!)

This class is ideal for first-time birthing families though also suitable for VBAC clients seeking an out-of-hospital birth (OHB).

3 (usually) consecutive Sundays from 10am to 2pm (except for holidays) / Classes #1 + 3 are via Zoom, Class #2 is in person at Kindred Space LA

OR

4 Thursdays from 5:30pm to 8:30pm / Classes #1, 2 + 4 are via Zoom, Class #3 is in person at Kindred Space LA

Great for families birthing at home, a birth center, or the hospital located in ~

• South Bay

• Long Beach

• Westside

• South LA

• Inglewood

• Mid City and

• Greater Los Angeles areas

Former families of this class have specifically birthed at:

• Cedars Sinai Medical Center

• Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles

• Providence St Johns Health Center

• UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

• UCLA Ronald Reagan, Westwood

• Torrance Memorial Medical Center

• Providence Little Company of Mary

• Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center

• Natural Birth Center

• GraceFull Birth Center

• Kindred Space LA