CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION COURSE

"Trusting Your Journey"

Kaiayo Z. Shatteen

apprentice homebirth midwife 
​full spectrum doula

Melissa Reyes

full spectrum doula
certified herbalist

• over 15 years of experience as birthworkers & training doulas 
• centering Black Indigenous People of Color and Queer & Trans folkx
• helping you prepare for a home, birth center, or hospital birth
• learning about herbs & practices that support the pregnancy and postpartum periods

Sign-up for our upcoming
4-week in person series
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Saturdays: March 8, 15, 22, and 29 @ 1:00pm-3:30pm
 Saturdays: June 7, 14, 21, and 28 @ 1:00pm-3:30pm
Saturdays: September 13, 21, 27 and Oct 4 @ 1:00pm-3:30pm

email us for an application
​[email protected]

IN THIS COURSE, WE WILL WORK ON...

• Understanding the labor and birth journey.
  
• Visioning for your birth and creating a birth plan. 
  
• Reviewing the anatomy & physiology of a birthing body.
  
• Practicing techniques for comfort, pain management, and relaxation.
  
• Knowing how to support the birthing person emotionally & physically.
  
• Anticipating what to expect in your birthing location. 
  
• Developing skills to advocate for your family.
  
• Practicing informed consent.
  
• Working with plant medicine across the trimesters.  
  
• Understanding pelvic floor care & healing.
  
• Preparing for postpartum & bodyfeeding.
  
• Learning simple infant massage.
  
• And more!
  

COURSE DETAILS

• Each class is open to the birthing person and one support person. 
  
• Participants will receive a package of homemade herbal medicine.
  
• Participants will have access to class recordings and a Google folder full of valuable resources and documents.
  
• We offer a sliding scale @ $350-$450. Please pay what you can within this range. ​
  

Contact us at [email protected]
We are happy to talk with you!