For expecting families
Walk into birth steady, supported, and confident.
The Empowered Parents Series is more than a birth class. It's emotional preparation, relationship support, and a built-in community of parents due right around you.
Where to start
Choose Your Preparation Path
Four ways to prepare — pick what fits your family, your timeline, and how you like to learn.
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Complete preparation + community
For parents who want a guided pathway covering birth, newborn care, breastfeeding, postpartum preparation, partner support, and connection with other expecting families.
View Upcoming Cohorts02
Focused birth preparation
For parents wanting practical preparation for labor, comfort measures, informed decisions, interventions, pushing, partner support, and immediate postpartum.
Book Empowered Birth03
Newborn-care confidence
For parents who want hands-on preparation for caring for their new baby — feeding cues, soothing, safe sleep, and the first weeks at home.
View Newborn Care Dates04
Breastfeeding preparation
For parents who want flexible, self-paced education before baby arrives — latch, supply, and the first 72 hours.
Start Breastfeeding ReadyNot sure which option fits?
Tell us your due date and what you want help with — we'll point you to the right next step.
The Empowered Parents Series
What's woven into your weeks.
Childbirth education
Physiology, stages of labor, comfort measures, interventions, and informed consent.
Breastfeeding preparation
Latch fundamentals, milk supply, and how to set up for the first 72 hours.
Newborn care
Bathing, sleep, soothing, and reading your baby's cues with confidence.
Postpartum planning
Recovery, mental health, visitor boundaries, and your support map.
Relationship after baby
Communication tools and a shared playbook for the early weeks.
Your cohort community
Other local couples due the same season as you — friendships that outlast the class.
For partners, too
Designed so your partner walks in ready.
Partners leave knowing how to advocate in the room, support physiologic birth, and step into the early postpartum days with confidence — not by the seat of their pants.
- Hands-on labor support practice
- Postpartum plan created together
- Newborn care basics together
- Real talk on the relationship after baby
why a cohort
The mom friends you'll keep — found before your baby is even born.
Groups are small (up to six couples), intimate, and curated by due date. The texts at 3am, the stroller walks at 6 weeks, the birthday parties at year one — they start here.
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Upcoming Empowered Parents cohorts
Small cohorts fill by due window. See current start dates, session details, and reserve your spot on WellnessLiving.
LOOKING FOR JUST THE HYPNOBIRTHING CLASS?
3 hr. hypnobirthing class — standalone.
A focused childbirth education course to prepare you and your partner for labor and delivery. Private or virtual classes can be arranged as well. Just ask!
View 3 hr. Hypnobirthing Class Schedule Add to registryWANT JUST THE NEWBORN CARE CLASS?
2 hr. newborn care class — standalone.
A focused session covering everything you need to feel confident caring for your baby in the first weeks: feeding cues, diapering, bathing, soothing techniques, safe sleep, and when to call the pediatrician.
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Online course
Breastfeeding Ready — At your own pace.
A self-guided breastfeeding course designed to take while you're still pregnant. Learn latch fundamentals, milk supply basics, what to expect in the first 72 hours, and how to set yourself up for a confident start — all on your schedule.
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