Childbirth classes help you know what to expect during the labor and the birth process. You can talk with other pregnant people, learn about how your body works and how your baby is growing. You will learn about birth, breastfeeding, and what to expect in the first few days of the postpartum period. Workshops consist of labor and birth, pain management, breathing and relaxation techniques, breastfeeding, baby care, and postpartum classes. Childbirth education is a safe place to ask questions or talk about your birth-related concerns.
Please ask your provider for a referral for tours or childbirth education classes.
In-Person and Virtual Tours
Tours of BMC’s Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care unit, single-family postpartum rooms, and newborn nursery are available by appointment only.
Tours last approximately one hour. For a tour, please email ChildbirthEd@bmc.org.
Childbirth Education Workshops
Childbirth education courses are available via Zoom in English or Spanish.
All workshops are free for BMC patients and employees.
Register for an Upcoming Childbirth Education Workshop
You can use our online scheduler to sign up:
(You can also open this scheduler in a new window/tab.)
We currently offer:
- Virtual (Zoom) Saturday One-Day Prepared Labor Workshop
- In English
- One Saturday per month, noon to 6:30 p.m.
- Virtual (Zoom) Six-Week Series Workshop
- In English
- Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Prepared Labor Workshops
- In Spanish
- Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
One-on-one Q&A sessions and self-guided education are also available by request!
Contact Us
- Anitra Anderson, Childbirth Educator
- Laura Pichardo, Childbirth Educator
Email: ChildbirthEd@bmc.org