Childbirth education

Our sessions will be

  • Personalized

    Explore factual, non-biased information in a creative, judgment-free environment that encourages you to respect your intuition and connect with your natural rhythm.

  • Informative

    As a certified birth and postpartum doula, I provide comfort, support and information that will prepare you physically and emotionally for your birth experience and caring for a newborn.

  • Grounding

    Together, we’ll explore and create a personalized plan for your pregnancy to parenthood journey that will leave you feeling knowledgeable, calm and confident about your choices.

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How you’ll feel

CALM. COMFORTED. CONFIDENT.

Which Package suits Your Needs?

  • Creat Calm

    $239 +hst

    All the goods you need to know about birth or preparing to meet your baby. Perfect as a refresher course if this isn’t your first rodeo.

    • Sessions are virtual, with the option for in-person support ($25 extra charge)

    • Customized Education

    • One 2 -hour session covering either Birth and or Baby prep

    • Resources on a wide range of pregnancy and parenting topics and exercise guidelines

    • Hospital/birth centre bag packing lists, birth preferences workbooks, postpartum tool kits, and infant sleep basics resources

    • Summary of your Birth Preferences for sharing with your healthcare providers

    • Access to The Movement Library - Pilates and movement videos for prenatal, labour comfort measures, and postpartum recovery

    • Email support until your birth

    • Can be tailored to your personal needs, including specialty topics - VBAC or HBAC (Vaginal or Home Birth After Cesarean), multiples, Grandparent Classes, Sleep Education, Surgical Birth Preparation, and Body Feeding Education

  • Create Confidence

    $479 +hst

    Feel confident & knowledgeable about your choices and preferences with this full birth and parenting package.

    • Sessions are virtual, with the option for in-person support ($25 extra charge)

    • Customized Education

    • Two 2-hour sessions covering Birth and Baby prep

    • Resources on a wide range of pregnancy and parenting topics and exercise guidelines

    • Hospital/birth centre bag packing lists, birth preferences workbooks, postpartum tool kits, and infant sleep basics resources

    • Summary of your Birth Preferences for sharing with your healthcare providers

    • Access to The Movement Library - Pilates and movement videos for prenatal, labour comfort measures, and postpartum recovery

    • Email support until two weeks postpartum

    • Can be tailored to your personal needs, including specialty topics - VBAC or HBAC (Vaginal or Home Birth After Cesarean), multiples, Grandparent Classes, Sleep Education, Surgical Birth Preparation, and Body Feeding Education

  • Check-In

    $119 +hst

    Perfect for families who have already taken a course but would like some personalized input or have worked with me before.

    • 1-hour virtual check-in to review your birth preferences and postpartum plans or as a postpartum virtual visit.

    • Resources including quick reference postcards on a wide range of pregnancy & parenting topics and exercise guidelines.

    • Ability to add additional hours, Talk & Text Support or Birth & Postpartum Support.

    • Can be tailored to your personal needs, including specialty topics - VBAC or HBAC (Vaginal or Home Birth After Cesarean), multiples, Grandparent Classes, Sleep Education, Surgical Birth Preparation, and Body Feeding Education

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Additional support

If you love your Childbirth Education experience, why not add more support including Birth Support or Postpartum care!

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Be in Touch

I take on a limited number of births and postpartum families each month so as to be able to fully support each family. It’s never too early (or too late!) to get in touch - no question is too big or too small! I am always happy to chat about anything related to your pregnancy to parenthood journey.

What People Are Saying

“I am so grateful to have had Ruth work with us through our birth and after. I can’t recommend her more highly.” 

We had a planned c-section due to our baby’s breach positioning. Ruth provided us with all the information we needed, the alternate options, and fully supported us in our decision. Ruth was right there with information, emotional support, and ready to jump in if needed. She was so wonderfully sensitive to our needs, positive, and provided what we needed to navigate all the choices in front of us. 
I have no doubt that working with Ruth made our journey much more enjoyable and manageable.

— Kate, birthing person & new parent