Group Class Options/Descriptions & Pricing

Classes are appropriate for pregnant folks giving birth in any birth setting -- hospital, birthing center, or home birth.

Class Format Options

• 6-class all-in-one comprehensive evening series

  • Most ideal format from both education & community-building perspectives

  • 15 hours total (classes 2.5 hours each) usually completed in 3 weeks/6 weeknights or 3 weekends + select online, recorded course lessons to round out your education

  • All-in-one: Includes in-depth prep for all scenarios of labor/birth in any birth setting, postpartum wellness, lactation/breastfeeding & newborn care (a rare find in NYC — most are a la carte classes, so be sure you’re comparing apples to apples when shopping around)(detailed description below)

• 3-class all-in-one weekend intensive

  • 12.5 hours total (classes ~4 hours each) usually completed in 3 class (usu. 2 weekends) + select online, recorded course lessons to round out your education

  • All-in-one: includes prep for labor/birth, postpartum wellness, lactation/breastfeeding & newborn care (a rare find in NYC — most are a la carte classes, so be sure you’re comparing apples to apples when shopping around)(detailed description below)

• Pricing (best deal in NYC for the time and content!)

  • In-person:

    • Weekday evenings - $450/pregnant parent + 1 support person

    • Weekend intensives - $475/pregnant parent + 1 support person

  • Virtual: $395/pregnant parent + 1 support person

• IDEAL BEST BIRTH PACKAGE INCLUDES ALL 3 OF THESE:

  • Group Class

  • Birth Matters full online, on-demand course (lifetime access & at a steep discount — great for a refresher now or in future pregnancy!)

  • Natural Breastfeeding Online Course (lifetime access created by top experts)

    • Ideal for reviewing later in pregnancy after the live class AND as a refresher for any future pregnancies (with lifetime access, you’ll have access to all updates)

    • Investment: The in-person class price above + discounted package price of $99 for Lisa’s complete, lifetime-access online course (reg. price $349) + breastfeeding course (reg. price $147)

  To purchase this package, click the childbirth class you'd like above to register; you’ll be given the option to purchase the 2 online courses when checking out.

  Learn more about the online course here or the breastfeeding course here; essentially, Lisa’s online course is the same curriculum as the live, all-in-one class in a recorded video+powerpoint format. The online breastfeeding course is the perfect complement to the breastfeeding portion of Lisa’s course and is created by top lactation professionals.

Detailed Class Descriptions

The all-in-one 6-class & 3-class group series options are comprehensive and cover: prep for a holistic, healthy & positive labor/birth, stages of labor and strategies for each, instinctive & natural pain management techniques, practical tips for partners toward optimal labor and parenting support, your rights & self-advocacy strategies for avoiding unnecessary interventions, postpartum wellness, feeding & newborn care. Expectant parents will not only learn to trust their intuition toward a healthy birth in class, but also will be well-equipped to make informed choices and to have appropriate expectations regarding the spectrum of possible scenarios in labor, birth, and into parenthood.

• Both formats are a hybrid class, meaning that there’s not only the live, group class but also supplemental selections from the online course (recorded lessons) to provide the most robust prep for all birth scenarios & caring for baby. The class prepares expectant parents for natural, non-medicated birth, and also covers commonly used pain medications, interventions, complications, and cesarean birth. The postpartum wellness section will give you the lay of the land of the physical, emotional, mental, holistic aspects of this transformation into parenthood and will help you think strategically in terms of practical support and facilitating your healing & recovery.

• The infant feeding section covers breastfeeding/bodyfeeding (hunger cues, initial feeding, technique, how to know baby’s getting enough milk) pumping, bottle feeding, & tips for partners.

• The newborn care section covers newborn appearance/senses, protocols immediately after birth, picking up & soothing baby, sleep safety guidelines & healthy biological sleep principles, diapering, bathing, babywearing, burping, swaddling, bonding, reading baby’s cues, taking temperature & when to call doc, cord care, choosing a pediatrician, ways partners can bond with baby, and more.

Instructor Lisa incorporates some of the best aspects of popular methods (e.g. Bradley, Lamaze, Hypnobirthing) and integrates insights from her experience as a doula along with her training with Childbirth Education Association of Metro New York (CEA/MNY), Lamaze International, and Evidence Based Birth to provide best-current-evidence and effective coping strategies for expectant parents.

All classes combine oral instruction with powerpoint, video, demonstration and hands-on practice. A few key topics will be covered via online course selections you can do in your own time and discussed in class, for the most comprehensive education possible. A customized class PDF textbook is also included, Google Drive files and a YouTube video playlist.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

Online with credit card (click the series you want on this page to register & pay). Once payment is submitted, please review the confirmation page for important details and a link to complete the registration form.

Questions about insurance and/or FSA/HSA coverage? See our FAQ page