childbirth education class series

with buffalo birth & baby

Whether you’re planning a hospital birth, Birthing Center birth, or home birth, KNOW YOUR OPTIONS. Our classes are intended to reframe birth into an experience that is positive and empowering. We provide you and your partner with a complete understanding of how to live in your pregnancy, what you can be doing to optimize your pregnancy, explain how your baby navigates through your pelvis in labor, what that looks like from the outside, when to go to your place of birth, how your birth partner can be supporting you, what interventions are available to you, basics of breastfeeding and newborn care. The only right answers are the ones that feel right for you.

Our live, virtual classes are included as part of Cary House/Buffalo Birth & Baby doula service. For all others interested in taking classes, the fee is $100 per class or $350 for as many classes as you like (we currently have six in rotation). All classes stand alone, but if you are taking the Series, we suggest you start with “Living in Your Pregnancy” and move through the rest. You are also welcome to start where we are, and circle back to the first classes in the next rotation.

Classes are held every Monday night and registration is for you AND your partner:

“April Series”: April 8th - May 13th, 2024 (in-person is FULL, but you can still join us on Zoom)
“July Series”: July 1st - August 5th, 2024
“October Series”: October 7th - November 25th, 2024

Please email info@caryhousebuffalo.com with questions or for more information.

Living in your pregnancy:
Understanding the physiology of pregnancy and birth so you can make yours better!

Every pregnant person will benefit from understanding how to live in their body for optimal baby positioning. This is a class to take as early in pregnancy as possible so you can learn the physiology behind pregnancy and birth and find comfort in pregnancy and ease in labor.

Held in-person and via Zoom.

This class is led by Pauline Goulah and Rebecca Mercurio, co-founders of Cary House and Birth Doulas. 
Monday, July 1st, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Monday, October 7th, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm

Childbirth Education:

Our childbirth education class provides you with the basic physiology of labor and birth so you can read the milestones in labor and understand what is happening as labor and birth unfolds.

This class is led by Pauline Goulah, co-founder of Cary House and Birth Doula.
Monday, July 8th, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Monday, October 21st, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm

Comfort Measures:

Comfort Measures provides you and your partner with philosophy and hands-on tools for understanding the process of labor. Held in-person and via Zoom.

This class is led by Rebecca Mercurio, co-founder of Cary House and Birth Doula. 

Monday, April 22nd, 2024 | 7:30pm-9:30pm
Monday, July 15th, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Monday, October 28th, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm

Birthplanning:

While there's no "right or wrong" for creating a birth plan, it is important to understand what options are available to you and when the best time is to utilize them. Prepare for your due date by making informed, evidence-based decisions before hand, and ensure you don’t head to the hospital too soon.

For those planning an out-of-hospital birth, we still encourage you to take this class is to help you know what options and interventions are available if you need them. We will plan to get on the call at 6pm to discuss WHY you might want to transfer into a hospital and what to consider when making that decision.

This class is led by Pauline Goulah, co-founder of Cary House and Birth Doula. 
Monday, April 29th, 2024 | 7:30pm-9:30pm (7pm for out-of-hospital birth plans)
Monday, July 22nd, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm (6pm for out-of-hospital birth plans)
Monday, November 4th, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:30pm (6pm for out-of-hospital birth plans)