Everything you need to know for labor and birth
Why choose Birth Journeys for your childbirth education class?
- We offer unbiased, evidence-based information
- Our classes are offered by experienced and passionate instructors who are also birth doulas
- Hands-on practice time in every class for comfort measures, breathing, relaxation, and massage
We are certified instructors who believe in empowering families with the information and confidence to have a safe and positive birth experience.
We are certified doulas which allows us to stay up-to-date with the local hospital policies, and gives us the advantage of experiencing what works well with laboring parents.
Our classes provide a relaxed atmosphere where you can connect with other families who are also getting ready for the arrival of their new baby.
Topics for hospital classes include:
- signs, symptoms, and stages of labor
- comfort measures and coping techniques, including partner-guided support and breathing techniques
- pain management options, including medication
- the “what-ifs” of labor and birth, including cesarean birth
- the postpartum period and newborn procedures
- virtual tour of the UVM Medical Center
Topics for home birth classes include:
- signs and stages of labor
- comfort measures and coping techniques, including partner guided support and breathing techniques
- rebozo techniques
- what to have on hand
- creating your birth space
- the “what-ifs” and hospital transfer information
- the postpartum period and newborn procedures.
Crash Course for Labor Support / Refresher class
A 2.5 hour class which covers the phases of labor, comfort measures including labor positions, massage & breathing techniques, the pushing stage and information about medical pain relief. Can be taken on its own if not signed up for childbirth ed or as A REFRESHER CLASS for second-timers.
- November 25th
- January 13th
Testimonial
My husband and I loved the VT Birth Journeys class. It was delivered virtually through Zoom due to Covid precautions, and while we would have loved to experience it in-person, we were incredibly pleased nonetheless. Genie is an intelligent, funny, down-to-Earth instructor, and I appreciated her pacing and delivery of vital information. There was an excellent balance of evidence-based data and colorful anecdotes to inform us of what to expect and what decisions we can make to create an empowering birth experience. I particularly recommend the course for those supporting the birthing person. My husband came away from the class with a better sense of how important his role will be in the birth. We highly recommend the course!
Alena Hallinger