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
Heather McCullough, LCPM, with a group of CAPPA training graduates holding their certificates

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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6-week series

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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Workshops

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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4-hour workshop

Body Ready Baby Workshop

Body Ready Method® movement, breath and pelvic floor preparation for pregnancy, birth and recovery.

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3-hour workshop

VBAC Workshop

For families planning a vaginal birth after cesarean: the evidence, your options and building your plan.

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Evidence Based Birth® workshops

Savvy Birth 101 · Savvy Birth Parent

6-week series

Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class

6 weeksTaught by an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor
Evidence Based Birth class kit with workbook and a “Babies are not pizzas” onesie

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

Certified Spinning Babies Aware Practitioner badge
Teaching doll in a mini birth pool used to show baby positioning in class

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

A smiling couple in bed with their newborn after a home birth

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

CAPPA training graduates holding their certificates

CAPPA CLD · 18 hours

Labor Doula Workshop

Become a CAPPA Certified Labor Doula.

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Postpartum doula students role-playing a home visit with a newborn doll

CAPPA CPD

Postpartum Doula Workshop

Become a CAPPA Certified Postpartum Doula.

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CAPPA Lactation Educator graduates with their certificates

CAPPA CLE

Lactation Educator Workshop

Become a CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator.

Details & dates →

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 McCullough with Evidence Based Birth founder Rebecca Dekker beside an Evidence Based Birth banner

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.