 
•6 WEEK CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASS
•6 WEEK CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS
•HOMEBIRTH PREPARATION CLASS
•CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION WEEKEND INTENSIVE
•PRIVATE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
• CHILDBIRTH REFRESHER CLASS
Our childbirth education classes are taught at our Brooklyn Studio (Park Slope), our SoHo Studio, and in satellite locations, including Caribou Baby in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Destination Maternity in Midtown, Manhattan.
For our schedule calendar, please visit the Studio Schedule page.
Why come to our Studio for classes? In addition to our fantastic reputation for teaching high quality classes that are fun, engaging and open to all perspectives and types of families, we have comfortable couches and chairs for you to enjoy in our livingroom-like space that is dedicated to childbirth preparation. Don't get stuck sitting on the floor! We are also the only independent Childbirth Studio in NYC; we are not affiliated with any doctor, midwife, pediatrician, or hospital, so we can inform you fully without restriction.
Our Brooklyn Studio is located at 182 8th Avenue, btwn Garfield and 1st Street. (Click here for a map) 2,3 to Grand Army Plaza; B,Q to 7th Ave.; F to 7th Ave.
Our SoHo Studio (Click here for a map) is located at 580 Broadway, Ste 304, between Prince and Houston. N, R to Prince; B, D, F to Lafayette; 6 to Bleecker.
We also teach classes in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at Caribou Baby and at Destination Maternity in Midtown.
To register for classes follow the link under each class. Class is not full, unless noted.
More classes and workshops get added all the time, so check back often!
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CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASS
Preparing for the Labor Experience. 6 week series, 6 2.25 hour classes (7-9:15p), $350. Add an additional class (including Breastfeeding/Newborn Care or Infant CPR) and receive $25 off. Add 2 classes and receive $65 off.
Now offering a Childbirth Class for SINGLE MOTHERS! Class offers the same info as below, but in a supportive environment geared toward the single mom. You are welcome to bring a friend, doula, family member to any session of class or feel free to come solo.
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Our childbirth education classes are taught at our Brooklyn Studio (in Park Slope), our Manhattan Studio (in SoHo) and at Caribou Baby in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Our childbirth preparation classes are designed to offer couples a well-rounded, accessible curriculum. As doulas and childbirth educators, we have assisted thousands of couples through a very wide range of birth choices and experiences. Though certified with Lamaze (Not your Ma's Lamaze, as they say...check out the great work they are doing today), DONA International and Birthing From Within, we don't teach any one method; rather we pull the best parts from the most popular methods, as well as from our extensive experience in the field. There is no one right way to labor. We stand by the philosophy that birth is a normal process and hope to inspire confidence in the couples that we teach. It is our goal to teach the full spectrum of options a woman has when preparing for her birth, and then to support her unconditionally. The most important way to approach your birth is with confidence and relaxation. You achieve this by knowing what possible things to expect, developing the skills to move through your labor, and by feeling prepared to work through whatever your journey turns out to be.
Class is a blend of lecture, video, demonstration, and practice and will include, but not be limited to:
* Gestation and Anatomy
* Preparing your Body and How to Adapt To Its Changes
* Signs and Stages and Emotional Signposts of Labor
* Pain Management Techniques including breathing, relaxation, position choices, massage techniques, pressure points, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy options, vocalization, and much more...
* Understanding Evidence-Based Care
* Birth Prefence Sheets (birth plans)
* Pain Medication Options
* Labor Support--who to have at your birth
* Understanding Medical Support or Interventions
and Induction
* Cesarean Birth and Prevention
* Postpartum Health
Brooklyn, Park Slope Studio 7-9:15 (Click here for a map)
Tues, Jan 3 FULL
Weds, Jan 4 FULL
Thurs, Jan 12-Feb 16 FULL
Weds, Feb 22-Mar 28
Thurs, Feb 23-Apr 5 (no class Mar 22)
Mon, Mar 5-Apr 9
Weds, Apr 4-May 9
Thurs, Apr 12-May 17
Mon, Apr 23-Jun 4 (no class May 28)
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Brooklyn, at Caribou Baby in Greenpoint. Classes here run 6:30-9p, 4 sessions
Mon, Feb 27-Mar 26 (skip Mar 19) FULL
Thurs, Apr 12-May 3
Thurs, May 10-May 31
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Manhattan, 7-9:15p At Soho Studio (Click here for a map)
Mon, Nov 7-Dec 12 FULL
Tues, Jan 3-Feb 7
Mon, Jan 23-Mar 5 (skip Feb 20)
Weds, Feb 15-Mar 28 (skip Mar 21)
Tues, Feb 21-Mar 27
Mon, Mar 12-Apr 16 For Single Mothers
Tues, Apr 3-May 8
Weds, Apr 4-May 9
Weds,
May 16-Jun 20
Weds, Jun 27-aug 8 (skip july 4)
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CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASS FOR PARENTS PLANNING A HOMEBIRTH
Email us to take this as a private class or semi-private class (if you have another couple you'd like to combine with. Ask your midwife to connect you with other potential couples due at the same time.)
This class is specifically designed for parents who are planning to give birth at home. This offers a supportive environment and the chance to connect with other parents making similar choices. See description under CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION above as most of it applies...additionally, this class will cover: How to prepare your home and supplies you will need; History of Homebirth in America; Discussion of evidence that supports the safety of the homebirth choice; How to prepare for a possible transfer to the hospital; Preparation for Self-Care following the birth
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CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION WEEKEND INTENSIVE
1 weekend, 2 5-hour classes (12:30-6 with 30 min break), $350. The same material covered in our regular 6-series, only all in one weekend.
This class is designed for the busy New Yorker! Add an additional class (including Breastfeeding/Newborn Care or Infant CPR) and receive $25 off. Add 2 classes and receive $65 off.
Brooklyn at Park Slope Studio 12:30-6p unless otherwise noted
Feb 25/26 12:30-6p
FULL
Mar 10/1110a-3:30p ONE SPOT LEFT
Mar 17/18
10a-3:30p
Mar 31/Apr 1
10a-3:30p
Apr 21/22 10a-3:30p
May 19/20
10a-3:30p
Jun 16/17 10a-3:30p
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Brooklyn at Caribou Baby in Greenpoint
Jan 7/8
12:30-6p FULL
Feb 4/5
12:30-6p
Mar 3/4
12:30-6p
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Manhattan at Soho Studio 10a-3:30p unless otherwise noted.
Jan 7/8 FULL
Jan 21/22 12:30-6p
Jan 28/29
Feb 18/19 12:30-6p
Feb 25/26
Mar 10/11
12:30-6p
Mar 24/25
Apr 14/15
Apr 28/29 12:30-6p
May 5/6
Jun 2/3
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Manhattan at Destination Maternity in Midtown (57th and Madison)
Mar 24/25 1-6:30p Sat, 12:15-5:45p Sun
May 19/20 1-6:30p Sat, 12:15-5:45p Sun
PRIVATE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
(including Comfort Techniques for Partners, Childbirth Refreshers, Homebirth)-
$90/hr in our studio, $125/hr in your home--we can discuss your specific needs and hours; $65/hr/per couple if semi-private in our studio; $85/hr/couple in the home. In order to have a semi-private class, you must bring in your own group.
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CHILDBIRTH REFRESHER CLASS
2.5 hrs, $85 per family
A great workshop for the family who is getting ready to welcome another baby. Review the stages of labor and (re)learn a wide range of pain management techniques. Time will be spent examining what worked and didn't work for you during the last birth experience and how to translate that knowledge into a different birth experience. The aim of this class is to give you some special focused time on your upcoming birth and to empower you in this new experience. Appropriate for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) students as well.
Park Slope Studio 6:30-9p
Sun, Mar 18
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Birth Day Presence Cancellation Policy
We highly recommend that you schedule any prenatal classes or workshops to end by the time you are 36 weeks pregnant. If you schedule class for after you begin your 36th week, you run the risk of having your baby and missing your class without a refund. In the event you go into labor before 36 weeks, you may apply 90% of the class cost to another class (i.e.: CPR) or service (i.e.: postpartum doula care)
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel your class:
* 30 plus days in advance, you receive 90% refund
* 15-30 days in advance, you receive 50% refund
* 14 days or less in advance, there are no refunds
Rescheduling Policy:
If you need to reschedule a class:
* 15 + days in advance, no fee, as long as there's availbility
* 14 days or less in advance, $35 rescheduling fee, as long as there's availability
* In the event that you need to miss a one-time class due to medical absence, you may transfer into a class with available space with a doctor's note
Birth Day Presence is not responsible for providing make-ups or issuing any credit for classes missed as a result of scheduling conflicts, vacations, illness, emergencies, or other circumstances beyond our control.
Policy for Missed Class within a Series:
If you cannot make it to one of the scheduled classes within your 6 week series, you may:
A. Sit in on the appropriate night of another series (depending on space availability in class and whether or not there is a concurrent class--you will need to contact us to confirm this option before signing up)
B. Hire a Birth Day Presence teacher for a make-up session at the rate of $90/hr. A two-hour class will be condensed into 1 hour.
C. Ask a class member to catch you up to speed
In the special circumstances of a mother-to-be being placed on bedrest or delivering before 36 weeks before the beginning of a class series, you may apply 90% of the class fee to another class or service at Birth Day Presence. If bedrest or delivery happens while you are in the middle of a series (and you would have completed your classes before you began your 36th week), you may apply the fees from the unused portion of the class toward another class or service at Birth Day Presence.
Class Cancellation or Adjustment by Birth Day Presence Birth Day Presence reserves the right to alter class times due to low enrollment. Every effort will be made to work with students' schedules to ensure that the student receives the instruction she signed up for. If we cannot place you in another class or schedule a private session comparable to what you signed up for, a full refund will be given .
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