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"A La Carte" Childbirth & Postpartum Classes
Helping you prepare for one of the most significant events in your lives!
An event you will remember for a lifetime!!!

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If I hire a doula, do I still need childbirth classes?
YES.  And here's why: In order for a doula to support what you want, you first need to know what you want. Classes take you through your options and teach decision-making skills so you can decide what's important to YOU. 
You'll get a deeper understanding of how the labor process works--what happens when it unfolds in a completely uninterrupted way, how to find a care provider that is supportive of your plans, and what risks/benefits/effects to expect from medical interventions.

Childbirth will be a trans-formative event in your life – for better or worse a person never forgets their birth experience. Our classes can help it to be an experience that builds your self-esteem, enhances parent-child bonding, and offers you and your partner an  opportunity to deepen your relationship. 

BirthWise in Birmingham also offers Postpartum Classes to help you feel better prepared for life after baby arrives. Take these classes as part of planning while you are pregnant, or bring your newborn with you to class!

Class participants enjoy small class sizes and individual attention so that you and their partner have a chance to explore your own needs and preferences. The classes provide you with the tools you need to meet your individual goals for minimizing,  postponing or avoiding  medical interventions or medications, having an empowering birthing experience, and thriving during the early days & weeks postpartum.


Read these tips on what to consider when choosing a childbirth class (from Mother's Advocate).

Choose the classes that work for your goals and your schedule. Take one, take them all. Take one a week. Take one a month! Whatever works best for you. Contact us for more information or go here to register.


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Eight two hour classes:
Taken together, a comprehensive childbirth preparation series from pregnancy to postpartum. Each class stands alone, giving you ​the flexibility you want to meet your needs!

Birth Prep Essentials: Critical Skills for Better Birth:  Let us show you how to begin preparing emotionally and physically for birth, as well as how to choose a care provider and birth location that are supportive. 

2023 Dates & Times
Tuesday, January 17 at 6 pm
Tuesday, April 4 at 6 pm
Tuesday, July 11 at 6 pm
Tuesday, September 12 at 6 pm


Instinctive Birth (Birth as Emergence, not as Emergency):  The Process of Normal Physiological Birth is truly amazing. Learn how hormones and physiology orchestrate to initiate and move both mother & baby through the stages of labor.

2023 Dates & Times
Tuesday, January 24 at 6 pm
Tuesday, April 11 at 6 pm
Tuesday, July 18 at 6 pm
Tuesday, Sept 19 at 6 pm


Navigating your Hospital Birth Part I: Basic  Skills for Smoother Sailing:  From what provisions to take and how to chart the course for smooth labor, to how to avoid unnecessary medical interventions. We'll explore normal hospital procedures, medications, interventions and discuss how to make the best decisions for your family based on medical evidence, available birth options, and your personal values and goals.

2023 Dates & Times
Tuesday, January 31 at 6 pm
Tuesday, April 18 at 6 pm
Tuesday, July 25 at 6 pm
Tuesday, September 26 at 6 pm
Tuesday, November 28 at 6 pm


Navigating Your Hospital Birth Part II: Advanced Skills for Labor Variations: Births unfold in many ways. "Normal" is a huge range that includes many births that are not "textbook." Learn how to adapt and make decisions if labor does not start on it's own, follows a more meandering timeline, or is a planned or emergent c-section. Great preparation for creating a "Plan B" if the need arises.

2023 Dates & Times
Tuesday, February 7 at 6 pm
Tuesday, April 25 at 6 pm
Tuesday, August 1 at 6 pm
Tuesday, Oct 3 at 6 pm


Comprehensive Comfort Measures:  Practice and preparation: positions, tools, massage techniques and relaxation exercises. Birth rehearsal… putting it all together.

2023 Dates & Times
Tuesday, February 21 at 6 pm
Tuesday, May 2 at 6 pm
Tuesday, August 8 at 6 pm
Tuesday, October 10 at 6 pm
​Tuesday, December 5 at 6 pm

Getting the Breast Start
Getting started and meeting your personal breastfeeding goals

2023 Dates & Times
2023: TBA

Welcome to Parenting!
          2023: TBA
What happens AFTER the baby arrives?  The nuts and bolts of physical self care after giving birth, newborn behaviors, newborn care, and other practical skills & information to see you through the early weeks postpartum.

Soothe & Sleep
          2023: TBA
Make sure that everyone thrives during the early weeks and months of parenting.  Is everyone sleeping, eating AND getting emotional needs met?Includes information about sleep, swaddling, babywearing, and how to stay connected with your partner during the transition into a family unit.

Investment:

$60 per class  

​OR
Save with a Package:
Any 4 classes for $235         
Any 6 classes for $345
All 8 classes for $450

Fee is per pregnant person! Bring your support team with you to class. Bring your baby with you to postpartum classes. We are happy to have them!

*Attendees may register up until 2 days before class.
Location: Virtual, live classes taught over Zoom

    Interested in our classes? Not sure what will work best for you? Have more questions? We will try to help:

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About the Instructors:

Susan Petrus is the mother of two children. She is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and DONA Certified Birth Doula.

Dalia Abrams is the mother of 4 amazing children aged 20-28. She is a birth doula, doula trainer, childbirth educator and lactation counselor. She also holds a master's degree in public health.

Anjanette Burkett Robinson is the mother a 3 children aged 13-29. She is a licensed professional counselor supervisor, a birth doula and a postpartun doula.
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