Our Classes
Our classes cover pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. We want you to feel fully informed & prepared for birth and parenthood. Birthing partners are encouraged to attend and are included in the price. All of our classes are held in our community space in Red Bank. This is a place for families to gather, meet each other, educate themselves, and get support from our team of birth workers.
Sign up for an individual class, purchase a CLASSPASS and have unlimited access to all of our classes, or become a doula client to receive free access to all of our classes! Enroll in classes via the links below each class description or on our Enrollment page.
We also offer Private Childbirth Classes!
Private Childbirth Education class designed specifically for you. This is a 3 hour one-on-one class with a Lamaze Childbirth Educator. You choose topics that we focus on. Examples of topics: stages/phase of labor, breastfeeding, natural pain management, newborn care, and more.
free 1-hour virtual
childbirth education class
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Natural Pain Management
In this hands-on childbirth education class you will learn all of the options for natural pain management for labor. We will practice mindful breathing, labor positions, massage techniques, and more, so you can become more empowered.
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Stages and Phases of Labor
This Lamaze childbirth education class will help you better understand the natural process of labor. Learn how to time contractions, what contractions feel like, when to go to the hospital, pushing techniques, and the importance of immediate skin-to-skin contact.
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Newborn Care Class
Learn the basics of newborn care including your baby's first bath, swaddling, feeding, and sleeping. This class will go over all the tricks and tips you need to know first for the few days and weeks of your little one's life.
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Understanding Medical Interventions
This class will review all of the different types of medical interventions that can happen in a hospital or birthing center. You will understand the pros and cons of each one and learn how to make the most informed decisions about your labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period.
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Preparing for Breastfeeding
Led by IBCLC Alicea Sabella, this interactive class will give you the tools you need to reach your infant feeding goals. Topics to be covered include breastfeeding benefits, colostrum and the transition to mature milk, positioning, and alignment for you and your baby, how to latch and how to know if your infant is getting enough milk, breast and nipple care, hand and expression pumping, and more.
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Maternal Journal
In these workshops, we explore the layered experience of motherhood through creative journaling. Together, we write, doodle, draw, and paint as a way to reflect, express, and connect. This is a supportive space to share in the common threads of motherhood while honoring each person’s unique journey. Mothers at all stages are welcome, including those who are pregnant, parenting young children, or raising older kids.
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Virtual Prenatal Yoga
This is a one hour prenatal yoga class taught by doula and prenatal yoga instructor Amanda Smith. This class is only free to our birth doula clients. A follow up email will be sent with the zoom link.
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FREE Virtual Childbirth Education
This is a free 1 hour virtual childbirth education class and open to all! This class will focus on natural pain management techniques, the importance of skin-skin contact, and how to write an empowered birth plan. Families who attend this class will receive 10% off our doula support package and a free copy of our Birth Planning Workbook.