Illuminate Your Birth is an in-person three class series taught by an experienced doula and childbirth educator that will take away the overwhelm of birth prep while covering everything you and your partner need to know to feel prepared for your birth.

Learn about your options, practice comfort measures together for labor, strengthen your advocacy skills, and gain confidence in your ability to give birth and begin your parenting journey!

The pros of taking a class in-person at the cozy Illuminated Birth & Co community space: Join us to prepare for the adventure of a lifetime in a cozy space, while meeting some other parents-to-be, too!

Learn more about why it’s great to take an independent (not taught by your hospital) birth class here.

Topics covered:

• Signs of labor and how labor may begin

• The stages of labor and how to tell when it’s time to go to the hospital, birth center, or call your care provider

• The many types of comfort measures and pain management options available to you, including a chance to practice some methods during class

• Ways to help labor progress if things stall or slow down

• How to advocate and ask questions to be an active participant and decision maker in your birth

• What to expect from the staff/culture/environment at your birth location (as an active doula, Megan has attended births at almost all of the local birthing locations!)

• All types of birth will be covered, including vaginal birth (medicated/unmedicated/assisted) and cesarean birth (planned/unplanned)

• The immediate postpartum and transition home after birth

Classes are interactive and kept to a maximum of 6 sets of participants to allow for questions and community building.

About your instructor:

Megan Peasley is the owner of Illuminated Birth and a certified childbirth educator with the Boston Association of Childbirth Educators (BACE). She is also an active birth doula, birth photographer, and all-around birth nerd who loves to help families through this joyful time of transition. Learn more about Megan here.

Pricing

Three class in-person series: $240, which gets you two seats—one for you and one for your chosen birth support person (Birth doula clients—contact Megan for a discount)

FSA/HSA cards accepted. Certificate will be issued after the class as proof of completion if needed for insurance reimbursement. Yes, your insurance should cover this class!

Contact me if the price is a financial burden. I offer discounts/sliding scale as needed, because I truly believe everyone should have access to a high quality birth class!