We offer a variety of birthing classes to meet your needs, budget, and schedule with multiple locations in Durham and Chapel Hill!
Two formats are available:
One-Day Classes
and
Holistic Birthing Preparation In a Six Class Series
All classes are facilitated by Andrea Denali, our resident birth + postpartum doula, childbirth educator, and lactation counselor, (soon to be massage therapist!). She has an engaging teaching style, calming presence, and over 15 years has assisted many hundreds of families in this amazing time of preparing, birthing, infant feeding, and parenting. She has also given birth to two babies herself. Her depth and breadth of experiences and training make her classes dynamic, practical, and fun.
We Hope You'll Join Us!
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One-Day Childbirth Education Classes:
BIRTH ESSENTIALS CLASS
Offered twice a month
Saturday in Durham OR Sunday in Chapel Hill
9:30am-2:30pm
An Introduction to Birthing With Confidence:
We will explore Birth in our culture, joys and concerns, natural coping skills, pharmacologic options for managing the sensations of birthing, partner preparation, birth plan development, labor stages, vaginal and cesarean birth, baby procedures and practices, bonding, feeding, and recovery after birth.
$125 for you + support person
COMFORT MEASURES
Offered twice a month
Saturday in Durham OR Sunday in Chapel Hill
3pm-5:30pm
(right after the Birth Essentials Class)
Building Confidence in yourself and your partner through active practice and breathwork:
Real tools for your toolbox! No matter what your plan is for birthing, it is a very physical and emotional event that demands stamina and support. The more you practice birthing skills, the more tools you have ready for anything that comes your way in birth and parenting. Learn and practice a variety of positions, hands-on comfort measures, and breathing practices.
$50 for you + support person
($40 for Essentials participants)
Offered twice a month
Saturday in Durham OR Sunday in Chapel Hill
3pm-5:30pm
(right after the Birth Essentials Class)
Building Confidence in yourself and your partner through active practice and breathwork:
Real tools for your toolbox! No matter what your plan is for birthing, it is a very physical and emotional event that demands stamina and support. The more you practice birthing skills, the more tools you have ready for anything that comes your way in birth and parenting. Learn and practice a variety of positions, hands-on comfort measures, and breathing practices.
$50 for you + support person
($40 for Essentials participants)
LOCATIONS AND 2018 DATES:
All classes are open to the public regardless of your provider
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SATURDAYS in Durham
May 12
(Birth Essentials is FULL for May 12 Comfort Measures is OPEN) June 9 August 18 September 15 October 13 November 10 December 8
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SUNDAYS in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Obstetrics and Gynecology
120 Conner Drive, Suite 101 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 www.chapelhillobgyn.com June 10 August 19 September 16 October 14 November 11 December 9 |
Six Week Small Group Series:
Birthing From Within® is a holistic class series for expectant parents who are hungry for nourishing and practical birthing preparation.
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These classes support mothers and families birthing in any setting: at the hospital, home, or birthing center. Each series deeply explores birth and parenting through dynamic dialogue and unique hands-on processes. Special bonus sessions are included just for partners, as well as breastfeeding and early postpartum. Space is limited to 6 couples to enhance a comfortable learning environment and allow individual attention. |
Class Highlights
• Gain a practical, holistic understanding of what to expect in birthing, postpartum healing, and early breastfeeding
• Connect with your baby, birth partner, and other expectant families
• Learn proven breathing and strengthening practices for birthing and beyond
• Explore your beliefs about birth & how these can affect your actual experience
• Create a nurturing birth environment anywhere & find the best support
• Share your hopes and concerns, and have fun!
• Discover deeper aspects of birth not usually talked about
• Practice self-care and hands-on comfort measures with your partner
• Learn what to do in unexpected or unwanted circumstances in birth
• Build confidence in yourself, your partner, and birth team
• Fully support yourself in your active preparation AND your birth
Each Small Group Series Includes:
Six, 2.5 Hour Classes
All supplies and handouts
Light Refreshments
Reunion Gathering
Six, 2.5 Hour Classes
All supplies and handouts
Light Refreshments
Reunion Gathering
2018 BIRTHING FROM WITHIN CLASS DATES and LOCATION:
Monday evenings 6:30-9pm
**Location** Women's Birth and Wellness Center
930 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill 27514
$250 per family
Early Birds! $50 off by the date listed below
Scholarships available and alternative payment plans considered (call Andrea directly 919.370.1940)
Winter Session SOLD OUT
January 22-February 26
(Early Bird registration before January 1)
Late March estimated due dates and beyond
Summer Session Accepting Registrations Now!
July 16-August 20
(Early Bird registration before June 25)
Late September estimated due dates and beyond
Fall Session Accepting Registrations Now!
October 1-November 5
(Early Bird registration before September 10)
Early December estimated due dates and beyond
Classes can fill fast.
Give yourself and your family a unique, lasting gift and register today.
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