All of our prenatal classes are currently being offered LIVE and interactive via the Zoom video-conferencing platform, HOWEVER, there are three in-person class options at our office in Northborough, Massachusetts:
- Those who are looking for the benefits of hands-on guidance can elect to take Move & Get Comfy for Labor
- the CPR & Choke Saving Skills classes
- our Move & Get Comfy for Labor class allows participants to choose an in-person option
- our Breastfeeding Ready class has some in-person options.
One benefit to offering a virtual option is that people who are not local to MetroWest/Central Massachusetts can take advantage of our outstanding classes! Please consider inviting friends and family members near and far!
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Gamechanger. Unexpected. Informative.
These are words that we often hear used to describe our classes! We are fortunate to have touched the lives of literally thousands of families in our prenatal classes. They say they appreciate the energy, the jokes, the time, the options and the passion that we have for birth and supporting growing families. Our classes are the perfect size to get to know you and provide you with individualized attention as well as answer your questions and stay in touch for continued support! Childbirth classes should be fun...I mean, you ARE having a baby, after all!
Why Take Your Classes With BinC?
ALL birthing people, regardless of your birth plan, will benefit tremendously from prenatal education at Babies in Common!
Our comprehensive prenatal classes are for anyone who is:
- Planning an unmedicated birth,
- Planning pain medication or an epidural,
- Having a high risk or a low risk pregnancy,
- Seeing a midwife or a doctor,
- Birthing at a hospital, birth center, or home!
Our prenatal classes help you:
- “Stack the cards” in your favor for the birth you want,
- Make informed decisions about your prenatal, birth & newborn care,
- Succeed at breastfeeding, pumping or bottle feeding your baby,
- Speak to medical providers about your wants and needs,
- Advocate for your rights and wishes during labor & birth,
- Adapt and manage a birth experience that unfolds differently than you planned,
- Prepare for the tremendous & transformative experience of parenting,
- Have a safe, positive and empowering birth experience, no matter the outcome!
To help you form your own philosophy for your birth experience, our classes combine:
- Our own decades of expertise and education in pregnancy, labor, birth, feeding and parenting,
- Thousands of experiences providing direct care & education to new and expecting families,
- The wisdom of pioneers in the family-centered childbirth movement &
- Up-to-date, evidence-based information and resources.
The birth of your baby is an awesome moment. It’s amazing. Birth just plain ROCKS. It should be a day you rave about, no matter how your baby is born! Find out how you, too, can have that kind of attitude about birthing!
Taking classes with Babies in Common’s fun, dynamic, energetic and engaging educators means you will laugh & enjoy your way to being a more empowered & prepared expectant parent!
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Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers!)
When should I take prenatal classes?
Ideally, you'd start by week 28 and end around week 36. Of course, sometime we do have people who are finishing later than that, but those dates are the ideal. And ideally, people would sign up around week 15, to be sure your calendar is open enough to schedule your classes!
Are class fees per person or per couple?
Class fees are for one pregnant person and their non-pregnant birth partner (except for the CPR class, that one is per person).
What if the baby arrives early or I'm hospitalized due to preterm labor and miss a class?
If your baby arrives early, you'll be refunded based on which classes you have already taken. If you are hospitalized due to preterm labor but healthy enough to still participate in a virtual class, please do that. Otherwise, let us know and we'll refund you for the classes you are missing.