Courses

The Birth Plan Confidence Session is a 45‑minute, one‑on‑one video call where Shelbi reviews your Joyful Birth Plan, talks through your specific hospital or birth center context, and helps you sort out what you actually want this birth to look and feel like. You can ask anything about interventions, monitoring, pain relief, newborn procedures, or working with a doula, and together you’ll land on clear next steps and simple phrases to use with your care team so you walk in feeling calm, informed, and in charge.

The Joyful Birth Plan Mini‑Course is a short, doula‑led class that shows you how to actually use your birth plan in a real hospital or birth center, not just fill out a template. In about an hour, Shelbi walks you through each section of the 7‑page Joyful Birth Plan, explains what your choices look like in real life, and helps you mark what matters most to you.
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You will learn how to think through induction, monitoring, epidurals, pushing, newborn procedures, and more, with clear, non‑scary explanations and space to decide what feels right for your body and your baby. You will also get simple phrases you can use with nurses and providers so your plan gets read and respected instead of buried in your chart, plus prompts to help your partner know when and how to speak up.
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By the end, you will not just have a completed birth plan—you will have practiced the words, questions, and conversations that help you walk into your birth feeling calm, informed, and supported, even if the path takes some unexpected turns.

Empower yourself to feel calm, confident, and truly heard in any birth setting. This course is designed especially for first‑time mothers and walks you step‑by‑step through your options in hospitals, birth centers, and home births, using clear, evidence‑based guidance instead of fear‑based stories. By the end, you will understand your real choices, know how to advocate for what matters most to you, and feel ready to make informed decisions for a safe, supported, and deeply meaningful birth experience.