Your birth experience matters.
WE’RE NOT JUST HERE TO COMPLETE YOUR TO DO LIST
Our online childbirth education course gives you the tools to navigate your birth grounded in your own incredible power.
GIVING BIRTH IS WILD, NO MATTER WHICH ROAD YOU TAKE.
There’s no shame here.
DREAMING OF AN UNMEDICATED BIRTH?
We’ve got you.
Whether at home or in a birthing center, a birth tub or a hospital bed. We’ll prepare you with breathing exercises, labor positions, and mindset exercises that will carry you through.
LOOKING FOR THAT EPIDURAL SALVATION?
Amen.
We’ll give you the rundown on how to manage the sensations of labor before the epidural is placed, show labor positions you can do with an epidural, and demystify the pushing phase.
THINKING (OR WORRIED) ABOUT A CESAREAN?
Let’s talk.
About 1/3 of babies are born via cesarean, and most of those are unplanned. Knowing what to expect can help you have a empowered birth experience, even in an operating room.
THE RESEARCH IS UNEQUIVOCAL
People who take a childbirth education course have better birth outcomes.
What do we mean by “better”?
We mean 22% higher rates of vaginal delivery,
and a 15% decrease in unnecessary interventions.
We mean improved communication with care providers,
and decreased need for pain medication.
We mean increased confidence in anticipation of labor and birth, and increased satisfaction with the experience.
“I am loving the course. The teaching style is engaging and it’s structured in a way that makes it easy to watch. I love that the content is backed up by research, and still feels like it comes from the heart.”
— Michelle T., Attorney
Grounded in your power.
PREPARE FOR BIRTH THE WILDWOOD WAY:
Power of knowledge
by bringing you the best in perinatal research so you can make informed decisions.
Power of choice
by helping you to make the choices that are right for you and your baby, free of guilt or shame.
Power of the pause
where your decisions aren’t driven by pressure or fear. But made with confidence and peace.
Power of belonging
because you’re part of a community where everybody that births can feel safe and seen.
“‘Liberated’ was not a feeling I was expecting to get from a birthing class. But it’s true - I have a newfound feeling of peace. I plan to listen to my body, navigate decisions using the B.R.A.I.N. tool, and find all the beauty in the experience, no matter how my son is born.”
— Shauna S., Teacher
We get you ready to give birth with confidence while infusing your experience
with beauty and joy.
In the course, you’ll get
9+ hours of content to learn everything you need to know about childbirth
40+ printable handouts to enhance your learning experience
Online, on-demand viewing to work with your schedule
9 months of access so you can watch (and rewatch) when you’re ready
Easy insurance reimbursement, with a Certificate of Completion
Enhanced Learning
Guidance for your support person, so they feel confident and prepared
Yoga sessions and breath work, to prepare your body for birth
Tools and knowledge to help you make informed decisions
Breastfeeding guidance from a Board Certified Lactation Consultant
A discussion on bias in the birth space to help you navigate challenging situations (that you shouldn’t have to face in the first place)
WE’VE GOT YOU.
Whether you breathe your baby out like a zen master, rock it with an epidural, or give birth out your belly like a boss.
Curious what’s inside?
The course is divided into four sections to guide your learning, the Wildwood Way.
Well-prepared.
Phase 1. Begin your journey well-prepared
Choose your support team
Consider your birth preferences
Explore the mental, emotional, and spiritual experience of birth
Prepare your body through movement, breathing practices, and labor positions
In your Body.
Phase 2. Understand what will happen in your body
Learn about the physiological process of birth
Explore the phases and stages of labor
Learn more about hormones you ever thought possible
Study how your brain responds to pain
Labor and Birth.
Phase 3. Get yourself ready for labor and birth
Understand consent and informed decision-making
Learn all about induction
Preview your medical pain relief options
Demystify the pushing phase
Learn about cesarean birth
Devotion to Rest.
Phase 4. Prepare to devote yourself to rest & recovery
Explore the power of the golden hour
Understand the birth of the placenta & wound repair
Familiarize yourself with newborn procedures
Learn all about feeding your baby from an IBCLC
Your birth experience stays with you for a lifetime.
How you prepare for it makes a world of difference.
LOOKING FOR THE PLAY-BY-PLAY?
Dig in to the full course content
The Course
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Choosing a Care Provider
Choosing a Support Team
For Birth Partners
Preparing a Birth Plan
Preparing your Birth Space
Bias in the Birth Space
The Pelvic Floor & Perineal Massage
Postures & Exercises with Emily Light
Breathing Practices with Emily Light
Labor Positions
Hands on Comfort Measures
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Pain & the Brain
The Hormones of Labor
The Cervix: dilation, effacement & station
Pre-Labor Signs & Symptoms
How Labor Starts
Early Labor
Active Labor
Transition
Pushing
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Consent & Informed Decision Making
Common Interventions
Non-Medical Induction
Medical Induction
Non-Medical Pain Relief
Medical Pain Relief
Epidural Support
Fast Labor & Surprise Home Birth
Common Fears During the Pushing Phase
When Labor Gets Complicated
Assisted Delivery
Cesarean Birth
VBAC & Giving Birth After a Cesarean
Multiples
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The Immediate Postpartum & the Golden Hour
Newborn Procedures
Baby Feeding Basics
The 4th Trimester
Moving Your Body in the Early Days Postpartum with Emily Light
The Extras
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Pelvic Floor & Perineal Massage
Prenatal Yoga
Breathing Practices
Laboring Positions
Hands-on comfort measures
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Know Your Anatomy
Nutrition Through the Trimesters
1st Trimester Symptoms, Remedies, and Body Changes
2nd Trimester Symptoms, Remedies, and Body Changes
3rd Trimester Symptoms, Remedies, and Body Changes
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Parental Leave, Child Care & Financial Changes
Anticipating the 20 Week Scan
Preparing Your Home for Baby
Preparing for Change and Easing Forward
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Melissa’s first son was born at home, by surprise! Two years later, she gave birth to her second child, who was in breech position, via cesarean. “Giving birth via cesarean was just as exciting and meaningful as my home birth. And I felt like even more of a badass because my body had endured that much more.”
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Janae gave birth to her daughter at a naval hospital, where she had a dedicated black maternal health care team. She shares the challenge of recovering from an episiotomy, and her husband’s battle with postpartum depression. “You have to have that layer of compassion. Not only for yourself and your baby, but also for your partner.”
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Brook begins by sharing the challenging process of deciding whether or not to keep her unplanned pregnancy. She shares her journey of changing care providers late in the second trimester, and giving birth in a birthing center. Her birth story includes footage of her birth. “I was in a completely different world when I was giving birth. Pushing was the best part of it all.”
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Juhi’s labor didn't follow the pattern she and Nafisah had read about, so most of her labor took place at home. She approached her birth preparations with flexibility, which allowed her to be prepared for an unplanned cesarean birth. “As a culture, we don’t do enough to prepare expecting [parents]. Not just the person who’s carrying, but both of us.”
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Zoe gave birth to her first child at a birth center, and her second child at home where she experienced shoulder dystocia while pushing. She shares how her autism spectrum disorder influenced her experiences. Her birth story includes footage of her birth. “It was out of my control, so I just gave in to it. I completely surrendered and let my body tell me what I needed to do.”
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Marie shares her experience of navigating pregnancy after loss. During her labor, she was surprised to find that her coping tools were sufficient in managing the pain, leading to an unplanned unmedicated birth in the hospital. “During the pushing phase, my provider suggested I flip over onto my back. But I just didn’t respond. Being on all fours was working for me, so I just went with how my body was guiding me and kept going.”
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Artimisha and Elle share their journey of finding a care provider that would support and champion them as a queer couple. Artimisha conceived both her pregnancies through IUI, and faced dangerously high blood pressure that led to early inductions. Hear about her experience giving birth to her twins vaginally (one who was breech!) and their subsequent stay in the NICU. “It was heart-wrenching to know our twins would be born so early. So we went into a zen state of mind and started praying.”
Childbirth education is essential.
Wildwood Birth brings you the comprehensive childbirth education you need, with the thoughtfulness you deserve.
Prepare for birth the Wildwood Way.
Join us
for just $179
Come for the world class childbirth ed,
stay for the bonus material
We’ve got you covered with the most thoughtful essentials, and we went all out with bonus material to leave you feeling extra-pampered and extra-prepared.
BRINGING YOU WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT
From morning sickness, prepping for leave, to perinatal yoga - we’ve thought of everything.
✔️ Pregnancy Guides · Each trimester brings its own set of body changes, nutritional needs, and symptoms - the bonus videos and guides will walk you through it all.
✔️ Parenthood Prep · Videos and handouts to help you make some of your first parenting decisions: parental leave, child care, preparing for baby, and more.
✔️ Prenatal Yoga · Over 5 hours of guided body work, including gentle prenatal and postpartum yoga and perineal massage to help prepare for and recover from birth.
SAY GOODBYE TO FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
We invite you
to our library of real and
really inspiring birth stories.
Hear from an incredible community of storytellers as they share about their births. Learn how their unique identities, experiences, and pregnancy journeys informed their decisions and influenced their experiences of giving birth.
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll leave knowing that if they’ve got this,
you’ve got this, too.
YOUR FUTURE SELF LOVES THIS FOR YOU.
We guarantee it.
Purchase the course with the peace of mind that your insurance will help cover the cost — and if you’re not happy with your experience, you have our money-back guarantee. Spend up to two weeks taking in the content and if it isn’t working for you, reach out and let us know. We’ll hop on a call to find out what we could do better and we’ll buy the course back.
You won’t find birth preparation
like this anywhere else.
You could leave this up to Google—or you can kick back and take in the best in perinatal research right here. We’ve sorted through it so you don’t have to. (It’s less scary here, too).
There are in-person options—but we go deeper than your hospital class ever will, and prepare you for the realities of hospital birth that they don’t mention. With us, there’s no such thing as running late, finding parking, or missing out on fun plans. Plus, you can take the yoga classes on repeat.
And of course, you could try another online childbirth education class—we did our homework and we know what’s out there. In fact, that’s a big part of why we created this course.
The Wildwood difference: We believe in you and we lift you up, no matter what your path to parenthood looks like. We speak to how varied all our experiences are and work hard to help prepare everyone for a safe and respectful birth.
REAL BIRTH PREP GOES BEYOND THE BASICS
Come as you are.
Leave feeling ready.
✔️ Labor positions for each stage of labor, and how to move if you have an epidural
✔️ Nutrition guidance that acknowledges our complicated relationships with food and our culture’s toxic messaging about our bodies
✔️ A discussion on bias in the birth space to help you navigate challenging situations (that you shouldn’t have to face in the first place)
✔️ An overview of consent in medicine and your rights as a patient
✔️ Dedicated guidance for your support person, so they also go into your birth feeling confident and prepared
✔️ Guidance from an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant on the basics of feeding your baby
“I’m LOVING the course. I especially appreciate the sensitivity around weight stigma. It’s speaking straight to my soul.”
— Jackie R, MPH
AS SEASONED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS AND DOULAS
We’ve supported countless births, and done it ourselves.
Here’s what we know for certain:
1. Birth is not one size fits all
2. Your experience matters
This is the course we wish all our clients had — one that takes into account the unique challenges you might face and helps you prepare for birth your way, without pressure, shame, or judgment.
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