Classes & trainings
Where knowing becomes trusting your flow state.
Birth classes & workshops for families
Professional trainings for doulas, nurses & birth workers
Taught by Heather McCullough, LCPM:
- Evidence Based Birth® Instructor
- GentleBirth Instructor
- Spinning Babies® Parent Educator & Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner
- Body Ready Method® Teacher & Pro
- CAPPA Trainer for the Certified Labor Doula, Certified Postpartum Doula and Certified Lactation Educator programs
For families
Prepare your body, mind and baby.
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6-week childbirth series
6-week series
Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class
Research made practical: your options, your rights and how to make decisions you feel good about.
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GentleBirth Class
Brain-based tools, mindfulness, self-hypnosis, sports psychology and cognitive behavioral techniques to help you feel calm, confident and prepared.
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3-hour workshop
Spinning Babies® Workshop
Simple daily activities and positions that make room for your baby to find their best path for birth.
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Body Ready Baby Workshop
Body Ready Method® movement, breath and pelvic floor preparation for pregnancy, birth and recovery.
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VBAC Workshop
For families planning a vaginal birth after cesarean: the evidence, your options and building your plan.
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Savvy Birth 101 · Savvy Birth Parent
6-week series
Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class

Research made practical. Learn what the evidence actually says, what your options are, and how to speak up for the birth you want, wherever you give birth.
- The evidence on due dates, induction and common interventions
- Comfort measures and pain relief options
- Your rights and how to advocate for yourself
- Newborn procedures and the first days after birth
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GentleBirth Class
6-week series · Mind & body preparation
Brain-based tools, mindfulness, self-hypnosis, sports psychology and cognitive behavioral techniques to help you feel calm, confident and prepared, for birth and for parenting.
- Mindfulness and relaxation practices for pregnancy and labor
- Working with fear and building confidence
- Tools your partner can use to support you
- Practice between classes with the GentleBirth app
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Spinning Babies® Workshop
3 hours · Taught by a Parent Educator & Aware Practitioner


Simple daily activities and positions that bring balance to your body and make room for your baby to find their best path for birth.
- Daily activities for comfort and balance in pregnancy
- How baby's position can affect labor
- Positions and movement to use during labor
- Partner hands-on practice
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VBAC Workshop
3 hours · Vaginal birth after cesarean

For families planning a vaginal birth after cesarean: the evidence, your options, healing from your last birth and building your plan.
- What the research says about VBAC and repeat cesarean
- Finding supportive care and birth settings
- Processing and healing from your previous birth
- Building your plan, step by step
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Body Ready Baby Workshop
4 hours · Taught by a Body Ready Method® Teacher & Pro
Body Ready Method® movement, breath and pelvic floor preparation for pregnancy, birth and recovery.
- Breath and core connection
- Pelvic floor preparation for birth
- Movement for comfort in pregnancy and labor
- Setting up your body for recovery
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For birth workers
Train with Heather.
Professional trainings for doulas, nurses, educators and birth assistants.
CAPPA training programs
Labor Doula · Postpartum Doula · Lactation Educator · Birth Assistant
Coming soon!
Birth Assistant Workshop
Hands-on training for birth assistants working alongside community midwives.
Evidence Based Birth® workshops
Comfort Measures for L&D Nurses · Savvy Birth Pro

Heather with Evidence Based Birth® founder Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN
Evidence Based Birth®
Comfort Measures for Labor & Delivery Nurses
Evidence-based comfort techniques nurses can bring to the bedside.
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Evidence Based Birth®
Savvy Birth Pro
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Not sure which class fits?
Families: book a free consult. Birth workers: email Heather about upcoming trainings.


