Group Prenatal Childbirth Classes

 

Boost Confidence.

Ease Fear.

Enjoy a Positive Birth & Postpartum Journey!

Learn skills & techniques to help you and your partner during pregnancy, birth, and the early days with your baby.

We empower you to make informed choices that are right for YOUR family, helping to create the birth experience you envision.

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Bean Family Wellness prenatal classes are informative & interactive. Enjoy a variety of activities (group/couple/independent activities), with time to practice relaxation and comfort measures, plus videos, slides to follow along, and other resources to enhance your learning.

Class Topics:

  • Encourage an Easier, Shorter, More Comfortable Birth during Pregnancy & in Labour

    • Optimal Fetal Positioning, using Birth Balls / Peanut Balls, and more.

  • Learn how to decrease fear, and have a more positive experience

  • Essential items for Birth and Postpartum, including packing your bag

  • What to Expect during Labour & Childbirth

    • Signs, Symptoms, and Stages of Labour

    • Timing contractions, knowing when to go to your place of birth, what to expect when you arrive, and common options for labour

  • Pain Management & Comfort Techniques

    • Natural Relief including Hands-on Strategies (such as massage, etc.), Relaxation Breathing, and more ways partners can help!

    • an Introduction to Medicated Options

  • Postpartum Care, including Physical & Mental Health

  • Newborn Care Essentials (e.g. soothing, sleep, diapering, & more!)

  • Breastfeeding Essentials, starting with the very first latch!

Winnipeg Mother and Newborn Baby Prenatal Class

UPCOMING PRENATAL CHILDBIRTH CLASSES

We offer In-person (Reh-fit Centre, 1390 Taylor Avenue), Hybrid, Blended, and Purely Virtual class options:
Hybrid - Taught LIVE In-person. Choose to participate in-person or virtually via Zoom.
Blended - Class 1 is taught and parents attend online via Zoom. Class 2 is taught and parents attend in-person.
Purely Virtual - This class/series will be taught online via Zoom.

OCTOBER
1-day, IN-PERSON: Sunday, October 18 from 8:30am - 4:30pm (space for 1 couple)
1-day, IN-PERSON: Saturday, October 24 from 9am - 5pm (space for 2 couples)
2-day, IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL: Friday October 30 6-9:30pm & Saturday October 31 from 9am-12:30pm (space for 1 couple)

NOVEMBER
1-day, IN-PERSON: Saturday, November 7 from 9am - 5pm
1-day, IN-PERSON: Sunday, November 15 from 8:30am - 4:30pm (space for 3 couples left)
2-day, BLENDED: Saturdays November 21 (Virtual via Zoom) & November 28 (In-person) from 2-5:30pm
1-day, IN-PERSON: Sunday, November 29 from 8:30am - 4:30pm

DECEMBER
2-day, IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL: Fridays, December 4 & 11 from 6-9:30pm
1-day, IN-PERSON: Saturday, December 5 from 9:30am - 5:30pm
1-day, IN-PERSON: Sunday, December 13 from 8:30am - 4:30pm
1-day, IN-PERSON: Monday, December 28 from 9:30am - 5:30pm (weekday)
2-day, IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL: Tuesday December 29 & Wednesday December 30 from 9:30am-1pm (weekday)

JANUARY
4-evening, PURELY VIRTUAL: Mondays, January 4, 11, 18 & 28 from 7-9pm
1-day, IN-PERSON: Saturday, January 9 from 9:30am - 5:30pm
1-day, IN-PERSON: Sunday, January 17 from 8:30am - 4:30pm
2-day, IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL: Saturday January 30 & Sunday January 31, 9:30am-1pm

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Class Fee: $205 + gst (per couple).

Payment is required to reserve your class. Secure credit card / debit card payment is available during registration through Square.

  • For eInterac / Email Money Transfer, use code PAYBYCASH. You will receive an invoice within 24-hours with instructions on how to pay. eInterac payment must be received within 48-hours of your invoice to reserve your class date & time.

Bonuses included:

  • A Dropbox Educational Resource Packet full of resources for pregnancy, birth, & postpartum (including cheat sheets),

  • After class, you will receive the class PowerPoint slides as worksheets + links to recommended videos from class,

  • Save 10% off future Bean Family Wellness classes / workshops booked within the next year,

  • Save $50 off* Everything But the Birth Perinatal Doula Services *subject to availability for your estimated due date*

Location: 

Our group classes are offered as a Hybrid model. This means you can choose to attend In-person or in the {Virtual} Zoom Classroom.

  • We recently switched to using 2 different locations for our classes - You will receive confirmation prior to your class to indicate if your class will take place at 600 Shaftesbury Blvd. (Canadian Mennonite University) or 1390 Taylor Avenue (Reh-fit Centre), in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Most of our classes take place at 1390 Taylor Avenue (Reh-fit Centre).

We are located in Manitoba but welcome families locally, in rural areas, and across Canada.