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 90-minute class covering labor positions, massage, and breathing techniques that can be helpful during labor and birth. This class can be taken on its own if not signed up for childbirth education or as a refresher class for second-timers.
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