Grace Doulas Childbirth Education Classes
Prepare for birth with confidence in our comprehensive, hands-on childbirth education classes. Whether you prefer a six-week series, a one-day intensive, a hybrid option, or fully online learning, we have a class to fit your schedule and learning style.
Designed for both hospital and out-of-hospital births, these evidence-based classes combine practical tools, comfort techniques, and birth preparation to help you feel ready for labor, birth, breastfeeding, and the early postpartum weeks.
Whether you’re expecting your first baby or hoping for a more positive birth experience, you’ll leave feeling informed, empowered, and equipped to make confident decisions throughout your journey. Partners gain practical skills to provide meaningful support during labor and birth.
Topics include: Nutrition and exercise Labor and comfort measures Pushing and birth positions Understanding interventions Breastfeeding basics Postpartum preparation.
Choose the format that works best for your family: in-person, online, hybrid, or a one-day intensive. Payment plans are available. Discounts are available for families with Partnership Health Plan.
Mercy Medical Center -Maternity
Childbirth Preparation
Childbirth Preparation will be a two-week class series offered monthly and will last 2.5 hours each night. Class will run from 6:30 - 9 pm on Wednesday nights; the last class inculdes a tour of the Family Birth Center. This series helps prepare women and their partners for the labor and birth experience. The class covers topics from pregnancy to birth, Cesarean, and postpartum with an emphasis on options for labor and delivery and coping strategies for pain management. Plan ahead and enroll in a Childbirth Preparation Class during your 4th or 5th month of pregnancy. Classes fill up quickly.
The tour of the Family Birth Center will give you the opportunity to see firsthand our labor and delivery rooms, nursery and postpartum areas, and to ask any questions about obstetric services and programs we offer.
The Childbirth Preparation class is offered in an "all-day" Saturday format.
A Childbirth Preparation class designed for those who live or work out of town or cannot commit to a series of classes. The "all-day" session from 9 am to 4 pm will immerse both the expectant mother and her partner in an intensive that includes classroom work, skills practice, interaction and a maternity tour experience. Plan on a one hour lunch/snack time on your own.
Note: For the skills practice portion of class, expectant moms are encouraged to bring a pillow and blanket to the all-day Childbirth Preparation class.