Birth & Baby Classes
All-in-one education so you’re ready for birth, and your baby, too.
There’s a moment in pregnancy when it all starts to feel very real. You imagine labor unfolding. You picture holding your baby for the first time. You wonder what those first nights at home will be like — how you’ll feel, what you and your baby will need, who you’ll become in the process.
Preparing for birth and the early weeks afterward is about so much more than just gathering information. It’s about creating a foundation that helps you move through each facet of this transition with confidence, trust in your resilience, and a plan to access the support you need.
“The class gave us knowledge, but also a sense of calm. We felt more connected to each other and much more prepared for birth and life with a newborn.”
The Nurtured Path: Birth & Baby
There’s a moment later in pregnancy when it all starts to feel very real. You imagine labor unfolding. You picture holding your baby for the first time. You wonder what those first nights at home will be like — how you’ll feel, what you’ll need, who you’ll become in the process.
Preparing for birth and the early weeks afterward isn’t just about information. It’s about creating a foundation that helps you move through both experiences with clarity, resilience, and support.
The Nurtured Path: Foundations of Birth and the Fourth Trimester brings our comprehensive birth education and newborn/postpartum preparation together into one cohesive learning experience. In this combined series, you’ll build skills for navigating labor and informed decision-making, while also preparing for feeding, soothing, recovery, and life with a newborn.
Together, we cover:
The physiology and stages of labor
Comfort techniques and partner support tools
Informed decision-making and advocacy
Newborn feeding, sleep, and soothing basics
Postpartum healing and emotional adjustment
Building a sustainable, realistic support plan
This bundle offers a complete arc of preparation — so you can approach birth and early parenthood feeling informed, grounded, and ready for what’s ahead.
Our classes are rooted in the principles of trauma-informed care and are designed to prepare and uplift the whole family. Our approach is affirming of LGBTQIA+ families, diverse identities, bodies, and experiences, and neurodivergence. We work hard to create space for every family to feel welcomed, respected, and supported.
Birth & Baby classes are taught by Wildwood Childbirth Educator, Bri Dewey, and Wildwood Postpartum Doula, Lakiah Olson.
UPCOMING CLASS OFFERINGS:
Saturdays in June
Foundations of Birth
Saturdays, June 13th and 20th, from 1-5pm
Foundations of the Fourth Trimester
Saturday, June 27th, from 1-5pm
Where: Fremont United Methodist Church
Who: Anyone expecting a baby! *Each registration includes attendance for two — you and a partner or other close support person.
Cost: $570 for families working with a Wildwood doula, $590 for those joining us just for the classes.
If cost is a barrier, please reach out — sliding scale and payment plans are available.
Summer Weeknights
Foundations of Birth
Tuesdays, July 7th-28th, from 6-8:30pm
Foundations of the Fourth Trimester
Tuesdays, August 11th and 18th, from 6-8pm
Where: Fremont United Methodist Church
Who: Anyone expecting a baby! *Each registration includes attendance for two — you and a partner or other close support person.
Cost: $570 for families working with a Wildwood doula, $590 for those joining us just for the classes.
If cost is a barrier, please reach out — a sliding scale and payment plans are available.
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Birth or Postpartum Doula
Considering birth or postpartum doula support in Portland, Oregon? We’d love to connect you with one of our experienced, certified doulas to help support an easeful transition to parenthood.