Lamaze Childbirth Class
Lamaze is about preparation, physiology, and informed choices for any kind of birth. Feel ready for birth—without feeling overwhelmed.
This service is a great fit if you’re:
- First-time parents who want a clear, supportive roadmap
- Second-time parents who want a more confident, informed experience
- Couples who want partner skills (not just information)
- Anyone who wants to feel prepared for both unmedicated and medicated births, including induction, epidural, and cesarean possibilities
You’ll learn practical tools and the “why” behind them, so your choices feel informed and your body feels supported:
What we’ll cover:
- Pregnancy comfort tips (because your body matters now, too)
- How labor works and ways to help it progress
- Mindset tools for staying calm, focused, and resilient
- Positions for labor and birth (movement, gravity, rest, and release)
- Hands-on comfort measures (counterpressure, hip squeezes, touch, more)
- Breathing and rhythm tools that support your nervous system
- Medical choices + informed decision-making (induction, epidural, monitoring, interventions)
- How partners help: words, presence, advocacy, and practical support
- Communication skills for birth preferences and unexpected turns
- Early recovery + the first days
- A strong start to breastfeeding
- The 4th trimester: what’s normal, what helps, and how to feel supported
- Building connection with your partner and your growing baby well before birth
My Approach
I bring a medical background together with a deep respect for our innate human capabilities and for each family’s unique experience. My role isn’t to tell you what to do—it’s to help you understand your options, interpret information, and make choices that feel right for you and your family.
Details at a Glance:
Format:
In-Person, Small Group
Location:
Lake Balboa, Ca./ Los Angeles area
Length:
5 Sessions, 3.5 Hours Each
Investment:
$500./Couple
Upcoming Dates:
- Sundays in May-June:
5/24, 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, *final class Saturday 6/20
From 10:30 AM-1:30 PM
This is series is perfect for those expecting babies in late July through August
Dates for July-August TBA :
*Join the wait list
Are you excited… and also thinking, “Wait—am I actually prepared for what’s coming?”
What if preparation didn’t mean cramming information—but building confidence through practice, support, and steady guidance?
This 5-week, in-person Lamaze small-group series takes you from pregnancy through postpartum with a warm, evidence-informed approach—so you can understand your options, practice real comfort measures, and step into early parenthood feeling more grounded.
You’ll read and watch short videos before class, which means our in-person time is for what matters most: review, discussion, and hands-on practice.
Hybrid option available: join some or all sessions virtually with prior arrangement.
What’s included
- 5 in-person classes (small group)
- 15+ hours of in-person mentoring
- Digital book included
- Related video content access for 12 months
- Guided practice: mindfulness and grounding practices, positions, breathing, touch/comfort techniques, partner support
How the class works:
Before each session: short videos + a little reading (at your pace).
During class: we connect the science to real life—then practice until it feels usable.
Because in birth, your nervous system loves one thing most: familiarity, and ritual
Investment
$500.
Includes book + 12 months of video access.
Ready to reserve your spot?
What if, instead of bracing for birth, you could begin preparing with steadiness and joyful anticipation?
Private Accelerated Classes
For those with challenging schedules who need another option, I offer a private accelerated 2 session series. Each class is 3.5 hours in length. Fee: $575. It is ideal to have a lead time of at least 3 weeks prior to desired start date. Contact me for availability.
What We Will Cover:
- How labor works and ways to help it progress
- Hands on practice of massage/touch for pregnancy and labor comfort
- Practice of positions for various stages of labor, comfort and labor progress
- Common hospital procedures, managing the environment
- Medical tools and decision making
- Communication with your partner and labor team
- Mentoring to find clarity in your values and preferences
What is Included:
- 7 hours of in-person mentoring
- Digital book included
- Related video content access for 12 months
- Follow up call or Zoom meeting
“I can’t recommend the Lamaze course enough! Sharon is incredibly knowledgeable and breaks down every aspect of labor and birth in a way that’s both approachable and thorough. Everything she shares is practical and easy to apply, which gave my husband and me the confidence we needed as we prepare to welcome our first child. So grateful we found her class!”
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Keenan S.
“My husband and I feel so much more equipped and ready to take on birth with all the tools we have now, and the whole experience has made us feel closer to each other in a whole new way. I feel more safe and secure and taken care of in my pregnancy, and my husband feels more confident now that he knows exactly what he can do to help me throughout labor. We are so thankful to Sharon and cannot recommend her class enough!!!”
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Jamie H .
“Thanks in large part to Sharon and her Lamaze class, my birth experience was everything I’d hoped it would be. I felt confident and powerful in my choice to go fully unmedicated, and my husband felt empowered to support me using everything we learned in class. We also made some great friends who we still keep in contact with now that our babies are here!”
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Madison V.