Learn how birth works, from the inside out. This class walks you through your anatomy and physiology: the changes in your body in late pregnancy, how labor begins, the hormones that drive labor, how your cervix opens and your baby navigates the pelvis, how labor unfolds stage by stage, and more.

We also practice non-pharmacologic pain management strategies and comfort measures, hands-on, as tools to have a beautiful birth. Your partner learns how to protect your oxytocin flow, and what to do (and what to leave alone) when you're in the zone. This matters for all laboring people, whether you plan to birth unmedicated or if you plan to utilize pharmacologic pain management during your labor.

This class is for anyone planning a vaginal birth, no matter what your other birth preferences are.