What topics are covered in this class?
The Birth Class is our core curriculum class providing today’s expectant parents with up to date insights into the physiology and hormones of labor, the value of self-awareness and teamwork, and what labor & birth can teach us about parenting. Ideal for first-time parents, or expectant families who are new to the area, or wish they had taken a class last time. The BIRTH CLASS helps third trimester folks find a “flock” of other new parents in this same phase of life, with similar due dates, sharing third trimester questions, concerns, and considerations.
When should I register & when should I take this class?
These classes are often full with waitlists, so we recommend signing up three months in advance, between 15 and 26 weeks of pregnancy. The 4-week sessions typically begin on the first Wednesday and the first Thursday of each month and the Birth Class Intensive is offered quarterly. We recommend signing up for a class that ends at about 36-weeks gestation, or 3 weeks before your EDD. If the class is full we recommend signing up for the waitlist as we create new sessions when possible.
Should I take the 4-week series or intensive?
If the 12-hour (4 week) session will not work in your circumstance, we also offer a 6-hour Intensive version of our BIRTH CLASS designed for families who live far from Birth Roots or have unusually complicated schedules making it difficult or impossible to participate over the course of 4 weeks. It is also taken by (not-first-time) parents as a review in preparation for subsequent births. This condensed 6-hour version moves quickly and is less detailed than the 12-hour version.
Should I take both the Birth Class and Preparing Series?
Yes! We recommend taking both the Preparing Series and Birth Class series, as the information covered in these classes complement each other well. We find it is most helpful to take the Preparing Series first (sometime in your second or third trimester or at 26-31 weeks gestation,) and the Birth Class second (taken so that the last class ends at about 36-weeks gestation, or 3 weeks before your EDD).
To explore Birth Roots’ full suite of classes, please visit our Class Registration page.