Best Birth Classes Taught by a Labor Nurse

My favorite 5.

This is an excerpt of my full article: Best Online Birthing Classes Taught by a Labor Nurse « read the whole thing to learn more about WHY I recommend a birth class from a labor nurse, and what you should be learning.

#1: The Online Prenatal Class for Couples

Pro's: I love that this is created for couples, taught by a nurse with a LOT of experience and the price point is one of the best in the business, especially when you do the bundle that includes so many different options. Plus, I love that it's for couples since it's sometimes tricky to get that partner involved!

Con's: Hilary talks fast, so some people find that annoying, although some people still speed up the videos and do just fine. I think she just wants to make sure you get the information you need, even with a busy lifestyle.

#2 Birth it Up!

Pro's: Liesel has been at this for a long time and has a great online presence. I can also share that she is just as kind in person as she is online.

Con's: I'm not sure how frequently this class is updated. I also don't love the separate classes for "natural", epidural and cesarean births.

#3 Bump to Latch

Pro's: Tina is so funny and great. She's been on my podcast a few times and we have met in person as well. She is genuine and funny and she also has a passion for breastfeeding (and is becoming an IBCLC I believe)

Con's: This class is brand new, which always makes me a little nervous. I'm also seeing the class price dropping a lot during a very long initial launch. While Tina has a LOT of free content online, I don't see a free class to check out her teaching style for this type of thing.

#4 Labor Nurse Mama's Course

Pro's: Trish has been in online spaces for a long time and clearly knows how to navigate them. She has a good amount of free content and also some videos on the sales page that gives you an idea of what to expect.

Con's: This class seems more "natural" focused (hard to know if that's the type of birth you're GOING to have). Trish seems to now be focused on coaching people to build their healthcare related business. She also has a monthly fee/group that she enrolls you in as well. Just not my favorite (but a favorite of coaches).

#5 Bundle Birth Labor Class

Pro's: Bundle Birth is well known in the labor space, mainly for training NURSES.

Con's: Their focus is training nurses, which is awesome -- I'm just not sure it can also be tailored to patients as well. I'd prefer someone who just focuses on patient teaching. With all the spoons they have in nurse education, I doubt this gets the updates it deserves.

A few things I notice as I reviewed my favorites:

1. Many of these were produced ONE time -- and don't get the add-ons or updates that they deserve.

2. When birth classes really "came" online in 2020 a LOT of people made them and have slowly left them behind, so be very careful that the class you purchase is still being "serviced" (aka, will any emails, comments or troubleshooting be answered).

3. The PRICE. Yipes guys. Some of these are so expensive for a very basic class. Don't get me started on monthly fees. Oy. vey.

4. They're all the #1 class with the MOST value. Makes me giggle. I hate marketing.

I just recommend this one — but I think we’re lucky to have so many people out there trying to help patients in a convenient way! Patients deserve options!