Confident Mama Birth Academy
Online Childbirth Classes for
Confident Birth Preparation
Confident Mama Birth Academy is a comprehensive online childbirth education course designed for expecting parents who want evidence-based birth preparation. Whether you're planning a hospital birth, birth center birth, home birth, VBAC, medicated birth, or unmedicated birth, you'll learn practical tools, labor coping techniques, birth planning strategies, and postpartum preparation to help you approach birth with confidence.
🚨 Enrollment Opens August 4th! 🚨
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🎉 Waitlist members can take advantage of our 15% Early Enrollment Discount, available until August 11th.
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Online Learning: Knowledge on Your Schedule
Life doesn't slow down just because you're pregnant — and your education shouldn't have to either. With Confident Mama Birth Academy's online modules, you learn on your own time, in your own space, at whatever pace feels right for you. Whether you're squeezing in a lesson during nap time, rewinding a section your partner missed, or reviewing your notes at 2am when your mind won't stop — the course works around your life, not the other way around.
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Yours to Keep — For Every Birth to Come.
The online modules cover the essentials of pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum recovery, and newborn care, giving you a strong, well-rounded foundation of knowledge before you ever set foot in a classroom. You'll arrive to your hands-on session already informed, confident, and ready to go deeper. And because you have lifetime access, you can return to any lesson after birth — whether you're processing your experience, preparing for a future pregnancy, or simply need a refresher on newborn care at 3am with a baby in your arms.
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Why mamas love learning online:
Learn on your schedule, at your own pace — no commuting, no childcare scrambles, no rigid class times — and revisit any lesson as many times as you need until it clicks
Include your partner easily — watch together, pause, rewind, and discuss on your own time
Retain more — absorbing the content before your live session means you come in ready to ask better questions and practice with purpose
Access anywhere — from your couch, your bed, your lunch break — your classroom goes where you go
Built-in flexibility — life happens; pick up right where you left off without missing a thing
Why Childbirth Education Matters
Good preparation isn’t about scripting the “perfect” birth – it’s about feeling ready for the real one. Birth is a journey full of unknowns, and while we can’t control every step, we can equip ourselves with the tools, knowledge, and mindset to navigate it with confidence. Understanding what’s happening in your body, knowing your choices, and learning how to adapt when plans change can make a profound difference to how you experience labour and those first moments with your baby.
Solid childbirth education is about building a foundation of calm, clarity, and confidence.
It gives you and your birth partner practical skills, helps you feel informed when decisions arise, and supports you in approaching birth with trust in both your body and your instincts. Take the first step toward a confident, informed birth.
What You'll Learn Inside Confident Mama Birth Academy
Our online childbirth classes combine evidence-based birth education, practical labor preparation, and postpartum planning so you can approach birth feeling informed, confident, and supported.
Understand How Labor Really Works
Learn the stages of labor, what to expect as your body progresses, and how to recognize when it's time to head to your birth location. Understanding the birth process helps reduce fear and increases confidence when labor begins.
Comfort Measures for Labor
Discover proven techniques to help you cope with contractions, including movement, positioning, breathing, relaxation, partner support, massage, and other comfort strategies that can be used whether you're planning an unmedicated birth, epidural, or cesarean birth.
Make Informed Decisions
Birth doesn't always go exactly as planned. You'll learn about common interventions, induction, pain relief options, cesarean birth, and how to evaluate your choices so you can make decisions confidently throughout labor.
Create a Birth Plan That Reflects Your Goals
Build a realistic birth preferences plan while learning how to stay flexible when circumstances change. The goal isn't a perfect birth—it's feeling informed, prepared, and empowered.
Prepare for Postpartum and Newborn Life
Birth preparation doesn't stop when the baby arrives. Learn what to expect during recovery, how to support physical and emotional healing, and practical newborn care essentials for the first weeks at home.
Support for Birth Partners
Partners play a vital role during labor. This course helps birth partners understand the labor process, provide meaningful support, advocate effectively, and feel confident in their role throughout birth and postpartum.
What's Included
Module 1: Birth Isn't Broken
Understanding Birth, Fear, and Your Amazing Laboring Body
Learn how birth works, why labor pain happens, the hormones that drive labor, and how fear can impact the birth experience. You'll gain a deeper understanding of physiologic birth and build confidence in your body's abilities.
Module 2: Labor: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour
What Your Body Is Doing and Why
Discover the stages and phases of labor, what progress really looks like, breathing and relaxation techniques, fetal positioning, and what to expect from the first contraction to the birth of your baby.
Module 3: Your Birth, Your Decisions
Understanding Your Options & Advocating with Confidence
Learn how to make informed decisions, communicate with your care team, understand your rights, and navigate birth with confidence while staying true to your values and priorities.
Module 4: Your Labor Toolbox
Practical Skills for the Big Day
Build your labor coping toolkit with comfort measures, labor positions, breathing techniques, visualization, relaxation strategies, partner support skills, and more.
Module 5: What They Don't Put on the Hospital Tour
Interventions, Epidurals, Cesareans & Other Important Conversations
Get an honest, evidence-based look at induction, epidurals, cesarean birth, hospital procedures, and common interventions so you can understand your options before you need them.
Module 6: Ready, Not Rigid
Planning for Birth with Confidence and Flexibility
Create a birth plan that works for you, learn when to head to the hospital, prepare for labor, and develop a practical plan for the birth experience you hope for.
Module 7: The First Hours
Meeting Your Baby and Recovering From Birth
Learn what to expect immediately after birth, including skin-to-skin contact, newborn procedures, feeding, bonding, and early postpartum recovery.
Module 8: The Fourth Trimester
Because Birth Is a Beginning, Not an Ending
Prepare for life after birth with guidance on postpartum recovery, newborn care, feeding, sleep, emotional wellness, and building the support system every new parent deserves.
Bonus Resources
VBAC education, birth plan templates, labor preparation checklists, partner guides, postpartum planning tools, newborn care resources, and more.
Why Take an Virtual Childbirth Class?
Preparing for birth shouldn't require battling traffic, rearranging your entire schedule, or figuring out how to be in two places at once. Our online childbirth classes make it easier to get the evidence-based education and support you need—wherever you are in the United States.
Flexibility for Real Life
Pregnancy comes with enough appointments, to-do lists, and unexpected naps on the couch. An online childbirth class gives you the flexibility to learn from home, on your schedule, without adding another commute to your day. Whether you're squeezing in a lesson after work, during a quiet weekend, or between toddler snack requests, our online prenatal education is designed to fit your life—not the other way around.
Better Partner Involvement
Birth is a team effort, and online learning makes it easier for partners to participate. No rushing across town after work or trying to find parking while pregnant. Instead, you can learn together from the comfort of your living room, building confidence, communication skills, and practical comfort measures before labor begins.
Accessible Anywhere in the U.S.
Great childbirth education shouldn't depend on where you live. Our virtual birth classes bring expert-led, evidence-based online prenatal education directly to you—whether you're in a major city, a rural community, or somewhere in between. Learn from the comfort of home, connect with experienced educators, and gain the knowledge and confidence you need for birth, no matter your ZIP code.
This flexible birth preparation course makes high-quality childbirth education accessible to families nationwide, helping you prepare for birth without the hassle of travel or scheduling challenges.
Perfect for Second-Time (or Third-Time!) Parents
Already had a baby? You probably remember some things about birth—and have completely forgotten others. An online childbirth class is a great way to refresh your knowledge, learn updated recommendations, and prepare for a different birth experience. Because every pregnancy is unique, and babies rarely read the same playbook twice.
Whether you're preparing for your first baby or growing your family, our online childbirth classes are designed to help you feel informed, supported, and confident as you approach labor, birth, and the postpartum transition. With evidence-based information, practical tools, and expert guidance, you'll be better prepared to navigate birth with confidence.
Because confidence isn't about having all the answers—it's about knowing your options, trusting your instincts, and feeling ready when your baby decides it's time to make their grand entrance. ✨
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Confidence Boost
Learn what to expect and how to work with your body, so you and your birth partner feel capable and prepared for labour and birth.
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Clear Communication
Gain the language, knowledge, and self-assurance to communicate effectively with your midwives, doctors, or other members of your care team.
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Practical Coping Tools
Discover a variety of comfort measures and strategies for managing labour, so you have more than one way to find ease during each stage.
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Emotional Readiness
Feel calmer and more grounded by understanding the process ahead, reducing fear, and approaching your baby’s birth with a positive mindset.
Fequently Asked Questions
Whether you’re joining us for a group session or a private one-to-one, our aim is to make booking and attending as simple as possible. Here you’ll find answers to some of the most common questions about how my childbirth education sessions work, what’s included, and how to get started.
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Childbirth education gives you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate labor and birth — so you're making informed decisions in the moment, not just hoping things go well.
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Ideally between 28–36 weeks, giving you enough time to learn and practice before your due date without feeling too far out.
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Everything from the stages of labor and comfort measures to navigating interventions, understanding your options, and building a birth plan that actually reflects your wishes.
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Not at all. Every birth is different. Many second and third-time parents find that a refresher completely changes their experience — especially if their last birth didn't go the way they hoped. It’s also an excellent way to prepare for a VBAC.
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Yes. An epidural is one tool — not a birth plan. You'll still navigate early labor, make decisions in real time, and need to understand what's happening at every stage.
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Absolutely. Partners leave knowing exactly how to support you, what to expect, and how to communicate with your care team on your behalf when you need them most.
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Hospital classes cover the basics but are often brief and generalized. Confident Mama Birth Academy goes deeper — giving you the full picture so you can make truly informed decisions, not just follow a default path. You'll also get instructor support that feels more like a mentor than a lecturer, plus access to an online community where you can keep asking questions, share your journey, and cheer each other on all the way to birth day.
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That's exactly why preparation matters. When you understand your options and know how to communicate with your care team, you can navigate the unexpected with clarity instead of fear.
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Our online academy is $ 297
Our Hybrid Academy is $347
Private Classes* are $497*Includes the Online Academy
Ready to Prepare for Birth with Confidence?
Join Confident Mama Birth Academy and gain access to comprehensive online childbirth classes covering labor, birth, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and partner support.
Located in the TWIN CITIES? Try our Hybrid Class.
Created by a Minnesota Birth Doula
Confident Mama Birth Academy was created by Minnesota birth doula Terri Schelkoph serving families throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the Twin Cities.