Loving Arms prenatal classes focus on evidence-based information and hands-on practice with experienced birth professionals. Whether you plan to deliver in a hospital, a birth center, or at home, our goal is for you to feel empowered and confident, with the skills needed to make informed decisions regarding your care.

With Loving Arms, you’ll get:

• A big tool kit: Every birth is different! We have seen what really works for laboring people, so our approach draws from many different traditions, like Bradley, Birthing from Within, and Lamaze. You’ll be prepared with a wide variety of information and techniques. 

• Hands-on practice & support: Get plenty of practical suggestions and time to practice comfort techniques and labor positions before you’re actually in labor. Our classes emphasize the value of a birth team, the role of the doula, and how family members can participate.

• The local skinny: Find out about local practitioners and hospital protocols: which hospital has birth balls, where to rent a birth tub, tips for laboring at home, what is triage like, personal recommendations for local practitioners, and more. 

• The scoop on lactation: Each Childbirth Prep class comes with a free All About Lactation class from East Bay Lactation.

• A supportive community: Grow your family together in connection with other parents who are going through the same transition!