How Birth Works
A childbirth education class for couples preparing for a natural birth in the hospital.
Understand the physiology of birth, learn practical skills for labor, and prepare to navigate the hospital with confidence.
Sunday August 23, 1-6pm
Vibrant Family Chiropractic & Wellness
August class: $75 per couple —
launch price for our founding class, regularly $225
One afternoon. Three couples. Everything you actually need to know.
Most childbirth classes either overwhelm you with information or leave you wondering how to actually apply it when labor begins.
How Birth Works is different.
Designed specifically for couples planning a low-intervention hospital birth, this class combines evidence-based education, practical hands-on skills, and meaningful discussion in a relaxed small-group setting.
You'll build the understanding and confidence to work with birth—not against it.
What we'll cover
What your body is doing in labor, why, and how to support it. Why contractions feel the way they do and how the sensations change as your labor progresses.
Birth planning and preferences. How to think through your choices, communicate them in a hospital setting, and how to build a birth plan that helps you achieve your birth goals.
How to work with contractions instead of against them. Positions, breath, movement, counter-pressure. We'll have hands-on practice, not just talk about it.
Partner support. Partners leave this class understanding comfort measures & how to encourage you through labor, and how to confidently advocate for you.
Every mom comes in with one question she hasn't asked anyone. Sometimes it's about pain. Sometimes it's about her provider, or something that happened in their last birth, or a thing she read at midnight and can't shake. In a room of forty, it’s intimidating to raise our hand and ask that question. In a class this size, we talk about it all.
This class is a great fit if you are...
✓ Planning to give birth in an Omaha-area hospital
✓ Hoping for an unmedicated or low-intervention birth
✓ Wanting your partner to feel prepared to support you
✓ Anywhere from about 24 weeks on
Meet Your Instructor
Hi, I'm Kayla.
As a birth doula, I've had the privilege of supporting more than 50 families through labor and birth at Women’s Methodist, Nebraska Medicine, and all 3 CHI hospitals. Time and time again, I've seen the same thing: when parents understand how birth works and know how to work with birth, they approach labor with greater confidence, calm, and trust.
I created this class because I wanted to offer the kind of childbirth education I wish every family had access to—education that goes beyond hospital policies and checklists to help you understand the physiology of birth, prepare your partner, practice practical comfort techniques, and learn how to navigate the hospital while protecting what matters most to you.
My goal isn't to tell you what kind of birth you should have. It's to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make informed decisions and approach your birth feeling prepared & excited. I can’t wait to meet you!
Kayla Baker
Birth Doula • Childbirth Educator • Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! I'd strongly encourage it. This class is designed for both of you, and we'll spend time practicing comfort techniques, talking through partner support, and helping your partner feel more confident walking into birth. They won't just be sitting there listening—they'll have an active role throughout the class.
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Most couples find the class most helpful from about 24 weeks on, but there's no perfect time. As long as you're still pregnant, we’d love to have you join us!
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Not necessarily — this class is designed to help moms feel prepared and partners feel confident. What a doula does add is a steady person in the room at 3am who's seen birth countless times, when you and your partner are both tired and it's been going a while. If you're curious, I'm happy to talk about it after class.
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You're still welcome even if you aren’t sure you’re 100% about unmedicated birth. Understanding how labor works, how to move through early labor at home, and how to advocate for yourself in a hospital room all matter regardless of what you choose for pain. This class is built for parents planning an unmedicated birth — but if you end up choosing an epidural, there’s no shame in that and what you learn in this class will still be invaluable.
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You're absolutely welcome here. Even if (and maybe especially when) labor begins with an induction, understanding how birth works, knowing ways to support labor, and learning how to navigate the hospital makes a huge difference.
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Hospital classes are built to prepare you for how that hospital does birth. This one is built to prepare you for how your body does birth — and then how to navigate a hospital with that knowledge. It's also six people instead of forty, so you can ask the question you actually came with.
A five-hour childbirth education class for couples planning a natural birth in the hospital.
Sunday, August 23 · 1–6pm
Vibrant Family Chiropractic & Wellness, Omaha
Your registration covers you and your support person — one price per couple. Limited to 3 couples.
If you go into labor before class day, you'll receive a full refund (and my congratulations). Questions? kayla@motherknowsbirthdoula.com