childbirth classes

Learn and prepare to navigate birth and baby options with experienced teachers to support you along the way.

Brilliant Births is here for you.

The Brilliant Births Way…

Our courses are taught by professional childbirth educators with experience helping families navigate the birthing process and beyond. Become equipped with the skills for providing comfort to your partner during labor, learn about the physiology of birth and techniques to ease discomfort, and know how to make informed choices for yourself and your baby. We offer custom, private childbirth education classes in both single and multiple sessions to fit your schedule and needs. We also offer a variety of baby classes prior to birth and after.

Which Class is Right for You?

We have many options for how you want to approach your birth. Check out the explanations below to see which one fits your needs the best.

Current Classes Available

Click “Learn more” on each class below for price and registration details.

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HYPNOBIRTHING

HypnoBirthing® – The Mongan Method, will teach you how to access your inner birthing instincts better and trust your body. You will learn hypnobirthing techniques, including affirmation, massage, visualization, breathing, deep relaxation, and self-hypnosis.

5 Week Series, 3 Week Series

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LAMAZE

Popularized in the 1950s, the Lamaze technique will help you gain confidence in your ability to birth by helping you understand how to cope with pain in ways that facilitate labor and promote comfort. We will focus on the Six Healthy Birth Practices central to Lamaze, and variety of relaxation techniques, movement, and massage so you can have an empowering, positive birth experience.

Private Class

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CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION

Learn the intricacies of physiological childbirth, what to expect as your labor evolves, how to manage pain, and more in five, two-hour sessions. Understanding the big picture can allow fear and anxieties around birth to diminish and enable you and your partner to feel prepared and confident throughout your birth experience.

5 Week Series, 3 Week Series, or Private Class

ONE DAY IMMERSIVE

Understand the complete process of physiological childbirth, what to expect as your labor evolves, how to manage pain, and more in just one day (with a lunch break!). We work to diminish fear and anxieties around birth, and support you and your partner to feel prepared and confident throughout your birth experience. A best-selling class!

One Day Class

Save 15% by adding a workshop!

Our most popular classes, paired with our most popular workshops. Save on both by buying together!

  • 1-Day Immersive Package 1

    Our Immersive Package 1 includes our 1-Day Childbirth Immersive, our Newborn Care class, and Breastfeeding 101. You will walk away knowing everything you need to know in preparation for your birth and postpartum experience.

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  • 1-Day Immersive Package 2

    Our Immersive Package 2 includes our 1-Day Childbirth Immersive, our Newborn Care class, and Infant CPR & First Aid. You will walk away knowing everything you need to know in preparation for your birth and postpartum experience.

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 Frequently Asked Questions:

  • Our classes can be taken at any time during pregnancy, however, we recommend the late second trimester or early third trimester which allows you plenty of time to immerse yourself in the information prior to birth. 

    We do not offer refunds if you go into labor before the series ends. We recommend taking a class early enough that that won't be an issue, whatever that looks like for you!

  • Packages are discounts for our most popular offerings! When you purchase a package, you'll receive a unique code. You can then use that code to sign up for the included classes and workshops!

  • For the health and safety of our students, Brilliant Births requires COVID-19 vaccination. Proof may be requested. Masks are not required but welcomed.

  • We strongly recommend that you attend each class in the series. If you will miss one of your regularly scheduled classes, please contact Brilliant Births or your instructor as soon as possible. We will do our best to find another Brilliant Births class that you can attend to learn the information you may have missed. This must happen within the window of time of your original class.

    While we will do our best to accommodate you, we can not guarantee that a space will be available in another class for a transfer. No shows will not receive any form of reimbursement. If another class is unavailable, we can offer a private makeup virtual session (up to 2hrs) at an additional fee of $150.00 or an in-person session at the Brilliant Births studio (up to 2hrs) at $175.00.

  • We know plans change! After sign up, you may cancel up to 7 days before your class and receive 75% percent of the cost back, not including mailed materials. Cancellations within 7 days of a scheduled class cannot be refunded.

    We aim to fill our classes, but if there are less than three sign-ups for a class, it will be canceled, rescheduled, or moved to Zoom. If the dates of the reschedule or Zoom don't work with your needs, you will be issued a full refund, minus any mailed course material costs.

    Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the format may change from in-person classes to virtual classes if required by public health guidelines or at Brilliant Birth's discretion. No change in fee will be issued, and no refunds will be given outside of the allotted cancellation policy. 

  • Ask us! Send us an email at info@brilliantbirths.com, or use our "Contact Us" page to get in touch.

Questions are part of the process!

Whether you have a lot of questions or only a few, we’ve got plenty of answers for you!

Hear what our STUDENTS are saying

 

“My husband and I were lucky enough to take a 5 week Hypnobirthing class with Heidi. I feel so grateful for the experience. Heidi is a wonderful and engaging teacher, very passionate and knowledgable. She was extremely generous with her time and resources. In this class, we got to practice relaxation techniques, connect with our partners as well as learn a lot about labor, birth and potential interventions. One thing I appreciated was how much Heidi really emphasized autonomy and self advocacy. This class helped my partner and I feel confident to advocate for ourselves with our doctor and know the right questions to ask. I would highly recommend this course to anyone!”

KAT R.

“My partner and I took Hypnobirthing classes here to prepare for my second birth after a rough first birthing experience. Heidi's classes gave me so much confidence and knowledge that I attribute to the success of my smooth 2nd birth. I strongly recommend this class to any parent to feel prepared and empowered for your labor and delivery.”

JENNY B.

“The Hypnobirthing class was fantastic. It was the the perfect combination of the mechanics and physiology of birth as well as breathing and meditation. Would definitely recommend, especially for first time parents!”

LARA K.

“Learned so much from Heidi, she exceeded our expectations and taught us so much. We feel as prepared as possible going into our first birth.”

GABRIEL M.

“I took Thea’s 5 week series on childbirth preparation at brilliant births and it was a great experience! I knew very little going on and the class was a great way to both learn more about the birth experience but also build up our knowledge, expectations, and wishes for what we wanted this experience to be for ourselves. I really commend the material for how enjoyable this class was but also Thea who was so warm and such a great instructor who created a great atmosphere of learning and made sure to make each and every one of us comfortable. Definitely recommend the class!”

LEILA N.

“Brilliant Births was an amazing find for my pregnancy and birth experience! I found them while looking for a doula and they connected me with a number of wonderful doulas. I ended up working with Caroline Benson and Heidi Kate! Heidi was also the teacher for the hypnobirthing course, which I found incredibly helpful to get in the right mindset for the birth of my first baby this year. The course was thorough and informative - great to do it in person when all the Kaiser classes were online only.”

LAUREN R.

“As first time parents, we did not know what to expect for pregnancy and birth. Brilliant Births was the perfect counterpart: we learned so much from the hypno birthing class and had an amazing pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience with our doula Caroline. We can't recommend both the hypno birthing class and doula services enough! The combination of the two resources meant we always had answers to our questions, constant support, and ultimately a super positive birth and post partum.”

EMMA B.

“We recently attended hypnobirthing classes based on a friend's recommendation. We loved our experience and learned so much! Heidi (instructor), Keira (assistant instructor) and the fellow attendees were positive and helpful. We felt welcome, and we loved all the resources provided. You can expect a lot of birth information like anatomy lessons, terminology related to birthing, and comfort measures. Books are provided. There are some meditation and visualization practices-- maybe 10-30 minutes per class. Heidi is very knowledgeable and my birth partner especially appreciated the structure and information.”

SAVANNAH B.

“I took a Hypnobirthing class with Isadora and it was everything I hoped for and more! The class made me feel so much more relaxed and confident for my upcoming home birth. The class material makes a lot of intuitive sense. It's not things that most women (including me) would realize on their own after being conditioned by society/media our entire lives to believe birth and hypnosis are a certain way. It was effortless learning but so so so helpful. For the ladies who may be hesitant because of the term "hypnosis", I don't really see how it's different than deep meditation. . Isadora was a wonderful instructor! She's passionate about the spiritual aspect of birth and it shines through with the encouragement and dedication she brings. She also tailored the classes to be more relevant to the style of birth the class participants were having and the questions we asked. We had a fear release session that was so powerful it actually caused a physical reaction from me. I was very impressed.”

POVNEET K.

“My wife and I took the Lamaze Childbirth Class with Heidi and we are so glad that we did. The care and attention that Heidi put into our sessions was far beyond our expectations. Prior to taking the class we had read numerous articles and books on birthing but did not feel like we had a clear idea of how we wanted to approach the birth of our first child. The information and perspectives that Heidi shared was evidence based, clear, and balanced. It really helped us learn about how we make decisions that were right for us and enjoy the process. I would highly recommend her class to anyone and will continue to recommend her to friends going through their first pregnancies.”

OWEN H.

“We took Hypnobirthing classes with Heidi, which put my husband and I in such a great place, mentally, leading up to our birth. We followed the meditations, and affirmations and felt extremely confident leading up to our big day. My normally anxious mind was at ease. That, combined with our doula sessions, we learned SO much. Heidi is so knowledgeable, and created many hands on experiences which prepared us for birth."

RHIANNON S.

“Brilliant Births was one of the best parts of my entire pregnancy (feeling our baby kick and seeing my belly grow were awesome too). I am a military wife, this is our first pregnancy, we had to move, my husband was away for 6 weeks, and we have a puppy. With our busy life we decided to complete private Hypno-birthing classes. The team made everything so easy. They mailed us all the materials , answered my text messages when I had questions following a doctor's appointment, and worked around our schedule.

The classes covered everything and they were built around our needs. The classes were inclusive too. As a woman of color I appreciated the brown skin baby dolls, videos with families of color, and role playing around advocating for my health. I felt empowered and informed.”

KRISTEN S.

“We cannot rave about Brilliant Births, Hypnobirthing, Heidi and our doula Alicia enough! The location, facilities, safety precautions, classes, ambiance and community is incredible. Heidi is exceptionally organized, prepared, helpful, knowledgeable, personable and is a phenomenal teacher. We gained SO much through the Hypnobirthing classes led by her. Thanks to her, the class and our amazing doula Alicia, we had the natural birth of our dreams. Alicia provided (partner) yoga classes, birth plan preparation, emotional support, breathwork, massage and more that was instrumental during the prenatal, birthing and postpartum experience. We would HIGHLY recommend her, not only is she an outstanding doula and teacher, but now she is a lifelong friend. We will definitely work with her and Heidi for future pregnancies. Thanks SO much to Brilliant Births Team, the name is spot on!”

CLAIRE P.

“We loved the hypnobirthing class. I feel so much more confident and prepared after Heidi's classes. She also made the classes fun and engaging. I definitely recommend if you have anxiety around labor and delivery.”

ERICA N.

“I highly recommend Brilliant Births for anything and everything they offer. Not only are they incredibly well equipped to educate parents, but they are so flexible when it comes to being available for all parents.”

PETER H.

“As a healthcare professional, I've been impressed by Brilliant Birth’s mission and level of attention to their clients. I'm excited to recommend them to my pregnant and new parents!”

LINDSAY M.

“Our birth experience was an absolutely incredible experience, made so much better because we worked with Brilliant Births. I cannot recommend enough.”

MEGAN C.

“My husband and I were prepared & confident thanks to the prenatal sessions, and during the actual event both my husband and the doula were helping me continuously- hour after hour - tirelessly through every contraction. Don't think twice about it. Do it!”

ALLISON C.

“Her presence during labor was incredibly helpful, calming, reassuring, and also empowering because she made me feel that my needs and desires came first in the birthing process.”

ALICE S.

“ Whenever I doubted my ability to birth sans drugs or even just to birth at all, Nattasha's words were empowering and gave me the courage to keep going and ultimately to believe in myself. She was able to guide my partner too! Ultimately I ended up having the exact birth I had planned and this wouldn't have been possible without her.”

ANNESOPHIE L.