Childbirth Education
We require a certificate of completion from an approved, in-person, comprehensive childbirth education course. This requirement is applicable for all first-time parents and those whose last birth included pain medications.
These classes are approved by the birth center staff as comprehensive childbirth education:
- Little Blooming Warriors Childbirth Education
- 5 class series- Newborn and breastfeeding for 1st-time parents can be added
- Birth Boot Camp by Jennie Sides
- 5 class series- Newborn and breastfeeding for 1st-time parents can be added
- Bodhi Birth & Baby By The doula Circle
- 7 class series Includes newborn care and breastfeeding
- Birth Boot Camp by Little Birdie Birth Services
- Includes newborn or breastfeeding for 1st-time parents
- Embraced Generations Childbirth Education
- 5 class series- Includes newborn or breastfeeding for 1st-time parents
- Westside Birth Connection Childbirth Education
- 8 class series Includes newborn and breastfeeding for 1st time parents
- HypnoBirthing by Into Loving Arms
- 5 class series- Does not include newborn or breastfeeding for 1st-time parents
- Empowered Life Birth Collective
- 4 week series Newborn and breastfeeding for 1st-time parents can be added
- Hypnobabies Colorado Rae Mahan
- 6 week class – Does not include breastfeeding or newborn care for 1st-time parents
- Evidence-Based Birth Childbirth Class Sesch Wren
- 12 class series- Does not include breastfeeding for 1st-time parents, does include newborn
We also require a separate Newborn Care class and a separate Breastfeeding Class for first-time parents, and a breastfeeding class for select experienced parents. Classes that do not include these as noted above will require that they be taken separately.
The following classes are only a refresher course and will satisfy the childbirth education requirement only for second (or more) time parents in certain situations (must be approved by one of the midwives):