Classes, Collaboration, & Community
Community Prenatal Classes
It’s better together. A full day of topics for prenatal, birth, and postpartum preparation with the intention of building community and understanding your relationships as you cross the threshold of parenthood. The comprehensive 1-day class will be anchored with evidence-based information, and equal parts activity & discussion. The conversations and connections made in class are just as important as the class material.
Register for the 1-day class.
May 5th @The Holding Space Birth & Wellness Cooperative in Anacortes, WA
May 5, 11am-5pm
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Support for your WHOLE Body
This is a BIG conversation on gathering resources as you navigate the journey to parenthood. Discuss ways to have a whole team approach with your partner, baby’s siblings, & community in caring for you & baby as you all transition together. We’ll talk about everything from basic birth & body anatomy, baby-wearing, to building your birth team.
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Comfort Measures in Labor
Hands-on ways to help you cope with labor whether birth is in-hospital or homebirth, with or without interventions. We’ll discuss the physiology of birth and help you understand why different comfort measures are needed. You’ll move through learning stations as you explore different coping strategies.
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Postpartum & Feeding Your Baby
Intentional planning of the first 40 days postpartum to promote bonding with baby and healing for your body. We’ll talk about what to anticipate in the immediate postpartum and ways that a bit of planning in the prenatal period can help ease the transition to parenthood. We’ll also learn the basics of lactation and ways to get your family feeding journey off to a supported start.
Private Childbirth Education $200
Comprehensive childbirth education, one-to-one sessions in your home.
This 2-session series is tailored to your specific birth experience, taking into account your birth preferences and your chosen place of birth. An initial appointment will include listening deeply to your story and then the 2 sessions will center on evidence-based information that highlights all the basics you’ll need to feel prepared: prenatal, birth, and postpartum.
Classes are available for community or private sessions. Please contact for more information.
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Talk Birth-y to Me
Thinking of adding a baby to your family? Let’s talk about your family history, parenting styles, body changes, a day in the life of baby, and your ideal birth. This class is the beginning of the conversation, but not the end. We’ll engage in a process art project that will facilitate conversation. The class is designed for partners, but can be appropriate for singles as well.
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Anato-Me
Let’s talk uterus! This is a shame-free inclusive discussion of our bodies and how they work to make babies. Think of this as the sex ed class where you AREN’T embarrassed to ask questions. We’ll discuss a range of body topics: from body changes during pregnancy to sex post-birth. We’ll engage in a process art project that will facilitate conversation. The class is appropriate for partners or singles.
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It Takes a Village
Birthing families are more than the baby-birthing parent dyad. How do you include other adults or children in the prenatal, birth, and postpartum process? This class is inclusive of all ages and covers practical hands-on ways for all to be involved, as well as some basic age-appropriate birth education (depending on the class make-up). This class is designed to be inclusive of the whole family & support partners.
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Origin Story
Birth Education Basics. General education on pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. This is an intentional discussion tailored to your specific questions and your personal story. This is a great class to include partners, family, and children.