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Brooklyn Childbirth Class | NYC Birth Education Workshop

This 6-hour childbirth class in Brooklyn is designed for expectant parents who want clear, honest, fun and supportive birth education- without fear-based messaging or overwhelming information, while also honoring the hard working lifestyle of New Yorkers, who has time for weekly classes? Kerri’s class is curated to your hospital and provider and more importantly, to you.

If you're pregnant in NYC, this workshop will help you understand how labor actually works, what your options are, and how to make informed decisions that feel right for you and your family.

What to Expect

This comprehensive childbirth education class is a grounded, real-world experience designed to help you understand birth, trust your body, and move through labor with confidence and clarity.

Blending evidence-based education with 20+ years of hands-on experience in New York City hospitals, you’ll leave feeling prepared — not just informed.

Birth is one of the most important experiences of your life.
You deserve to enter it feeling confident, supported, and ready.

We won’t tell you how to give birth.
We’ll teach you how to understand your options, know what’s normal, and make decisions that align with your lifestyle

Who This Class Is For

• Expectant moms looking for honest, practical childbirth education in NYC
• Partners who want to show up with confidence, calm, and real tools for support
• Couples preparing for a hospital birth with OB’s or Midwives
• NYC families who want to feel ready and a little excited for pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum

Topics Covered

How to get your body ready for labor

• How labor begins and progresses
• The stages of labor and what’s happening in your body
• Early labor vs. active labor -how to know the difference
• Comfort measures, movement, and positioning that support labor
• Pain relief options: natural techniques and epidurals
• What to expect during a hospital birth in NYC
• Common medical interventions and your choices
• Communication and self-advocacy with doctors, midwives, and nurses
• How partners can provide meaningful, steady support
• Immediate postpartum: what those first hours and days are really like
• Birth plans, preparation, and what to pack for the hospital

Notes for Your Visit

This is a grownups-only childbirth class. We recommend arranging childcare so you can fully focus and enjoy the experience.

Snacks and refreshments are provided.
If you have any allergies or dietary needs, please let us know when registering.

Tina Goldstein is a postpartum doula, certified breastfeeding counselor, pediatric sleep consultant and mom, who has provided nonjudgmental, one-on-one support and education to hundreds of new parents from pregnancy through the 4th trimester (and beyond). Additionally, she teaches perinatal yoga and newborn care workshops, and facilitates New Parents Support Groups at Brooklyn Flow in Park Slope. Tina's support enriches her clients’ lives by offering tools for better physical and mental health while building confidence as parents during this profoundly transitional time.

Newborn care workshop description

Please join us for this deep dive into what to expect and how to care for your baby when they arrive. This session includes hands-on practice for swaddling, changing diapers, and learning how to pick up, hold, soothe, and settle your baby for sleep. We will also discuss important decisions to make before the birth regarding hospital procedures, when to call the pediatrician (or go to the ER) and the “Golden Hour” (spoiler alert, baby’s first discovery of the breast as well as the first delicious moments of bonding.) This workshop is ideal for both parents or a parent and a caregiver. Single parents are most welcome as well!
Who This Class Is For

• Pregnant women and partners who want clear, honest, supportive education

  
  Notes for your Visit

• This is a grownups-only course; we recommend arranging childcare to give yourself time to focus during the class.

• Snacks and refreshments will be provided, but if you have allergy or dietary needs, please let us know when you register.

One of the things about Kerri is how she’ll do all the work for you, she wants the best for you and finds it!

Jason Mundy is the BEST

Jason Mundy, owner and lead instructor of NY METRO CPR, began teaching CPR in 1997 upon completing  his New York State EMT, or Emergency Medical Technician license.  Since then, he has provided hundreds of CPR classes to thousands of students.
The goal?  To empower individuals with skills and knowledge in the event an emergency should present itself.  Research has shown that bystander CPR can greatly increase a person's chance of survival.
Jason also spent nearly two decades in the health and fitness industry, and obtained his personal training certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 1996. His passion for teaching, coupled with his experience in the health and fitness industry creates a fun, interactive, educational and most of all... an enjoyable class experience.
He is also a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, which helps parents and caregivers properly install child car seats. Jason is also distributor for Defibtech, Zoll, and Heartsine AED machines.

Teaching Limited spaces available.

Who This Class Is For

• Pregnant women who want clear, honest, supportive education

• Partners and caregivers who need to learn the same methods

• Extended family members who want to support the expectant family

Notes for your Visit

• This is a grownups-only course; we recommend arranging childcare to give yourself time to focus during the class.

• Snacks and refreshments will be provided, but if you have allergy or dietary needs, please let us know when you register.

This one-hour drop-in lactation seminar is for new moms and their one-to-four-week-old child who need clear, honest, supportive education for breastfeeding. Explore your options for your lactation journey, understand what’s normal, and prepare to make informed decisions that feel right for you.

Drop-In Schedule

This is a suggested registration fee to attend. Limited spaces available on these weekly dates.

• Mondays (9–10am)

• Wednesdays (9–10am)

• Fridays (9–10am)

What to Expect

• Lots of tears and crying… all the normal new parent feels!

• Lots of encouragement

• Lactation counselor support

• Connections with other new moms

• Pointing you to great resources to support your journey

Who This Class Is For

• New moms and their one-to-four-week-old child who want clear, honest, supportive education

Notes for your Visit

• Newborn babies are welcome, but if possible we recommend arranging childcare for any children over one-month-old to give yourself time to focus during the seminar.

• Snacks and refreshments will be provided, but if you have allergy or dietary needs, please let us know when you register.

This three-hour course is designed for partners, dads, spouses, and sweethearts who want to show up prepared with steadiness, clarity, intention, and quiet confidence during labor and birth. Come and be yourself. Beverages welcome… BYOB!

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What to Expect

This course is intended for families who are not planning to have a doula or labor coach for their labor and delivery journey.

You’ve taken the Birth Education class. You understand why families hire doulas  and you also know you can level up and be there in a way no one else can. As pregnancy moves closer to birth, you may feel her shift from excitement to nervousness. This is where you step in.

You’ve heard the stories from friends. You’ve seen the movies where the partner drops the ball at the most important moment. That’s not going to be you. This is the class that teaches you how to become the person she looks to as her whole world changes. Someone who knows her, loves her, and can care for her when she needs it most. Because in that room, she will need you to help others understand who she is and what she needs so she can stay focused on the powerful work of giving birth.

Confident support changes everything. Birth is unpredictable. Your presence doesn’t have to be. This experience gives you the knowledge, language, and practical skills to support your partner calmly and confidently — without trying to turn you into someone you’re not. This class replaces uncertainty with quiet confidence.

You’ll leave knowing how to support, when to step in, and how to remain calm under pressure — skills that meaningfully shape the birth experience. Because confident support is one of the greatest gifts you can give while receiving one of life’s most important gifts — your child.

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Who This Class Is For

• Partners and sweethearts who want to feel prepared

• Dads and spouses who value being informed, grounded, and engaged

• Anyone supporting a laboring woman who wants practical, refined guidance

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Topics Covered

• How labor truly unfolds and what she may need at each stage

• Hands-on comfort techniques that genuinely ease contractions

• Things to say that help labor to progress

• How to stay calm, grounded, and confident during intense moments

• Ways to connect to the nurses and providers, ways to support decision-making

• What happens in the first hours after birth — and why your role matters there too

• Simple, meaningful ways to bond with your baby from the very beginning

• How to recognize true labor and when to go to the hospital

• The flow of early and active labor

• What to say and what not to say

• Hands-on comfort and movement techniques

• Connecting with medical staff

• Creating a calm labor environment

• Eating, resting, and staying steady during long labor

• Managing family communication and visits

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Notes for your Visit

• This is a grownups-only course; we recommend arranging childcare to give yourself time to focus during the class.

• Snacks and refreshments will be provided, but if you have allergy or dietary needs, please let us know when you register.

Kerri is slowly down from the On-Call life but still taking clients for 2026.

Please email @brooklynbirthshop@gmail.com

A Two-Day Professional Training for Nurses

This two-day, comprehensive, real-world program is designed for nurses who want to transition into or expand their professional doula work with confidence, clarity, and strong ethical grounding.

Breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and healthy snacks are provided.

What to Expect

Expand your impact. Deepen your care. Earn the living your experience deserves.

You already understand birth.
You’ve supported labor, witnessed strength, and held space during some of life’s most important moments.

Many nurses begin to feel called to offer something more — the kind of personal, continuous support families need beyond the medical model.

This is where nursing meets doula care.

This two-day Nurse to Doula Training bridges your clinical knowledge with what families need most outside the hospital system: presence, advocacy, education, and trust.

More than additional education, this training is a professional evolution — because the nurses who become doulas are often the ones families remember for a lifetime.

Who This Class Is For

• Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, NICU, OB, or Pediatric nurses drawn to deeper birth support
• Nurses seeking greater autonomy, connection, and flexible income
• Care providers who want to support families before, during, and after birth

What Makes This Training Different

This program honors the experience nurses already bring to birth work while expanding the relational and emotional skills that define excellent doula care.

You will learn how to:

• Build on your clinical foundation while shifting into a supportive, non-medical role
• Offer emotional presence, relational care, and respectful advocacy
• Support physiologic birth as well as medical or complex births
• Navigate hospital dynamics while protecting the family’s voice
• Create ethical, independent doula work in New York City

This training also includes mentorship on the business and professional side of doula work, including:

• Writing professional emails and communicating with clients
• Billing, invoicing, and managing payments
• Creating contracts and setting clear boundaries
• Developing website ideas and marketing your services authentically
• Preparing for doula interviews and consultations
• Building referral relationships and connecting with clients
• Creating a sustainable and respected income in birth work

Topics Covered

The Doula Role

Scope of practice, boundaries, and ethics
Continuous support alongside clinical care
Advocacy that protects relationships and family voice
Supporting diverse families and birth choices

Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth

Prenatal preparation and emotional readiness
Physiologic labor patterns and advanced comfort measures
Support for induction, epidural, cesarean, and VBAC
Clear communication with providers
Calm, grounded presence during intense moments

Postpartum and Practice Building

Immediate postpartum needs and feeding awareness
Recognizing recovery and mental health concerns
Continuity of care after discharge
Fees, contracts, and client communication
Authentic NYC marketing and pathways to full-time doula work

Your Learning Outcomes

You will complete this training with the ability to:

• Confidently support families as a professional doula
• Integrate nursing knowledge with holistic birth support
• Provide calm, trusted care throughout the perinatal period
• Build and grow a sustainable doula practice in New York City

Notes for Your Visit

This is a grown-ups-only course. Children are not able to attend. We recommend arranging childcare so you can focus fully on the training.

Snacks and refreshments will be available throughout the day. If you have allergy or dietary needs, please let us know when registering.

Breakfast and lunch are provided. There will be a one-hour midday break on both days.

Choosing where to give birth — and who to give birth with — is one of the most important decisions you’ll make during pregnancy.

New York City offers some of the most respected hospitals and birth professionals in the country. From large academic medical centers to community hospitals with deeply experienced midwives, families have many excellent options.

But the “best” hospital or provider isn’t the same for everyone.

The best choice is the one that aligns with your preferences, values, and the type of birth experience you hope to have.

Understanding Your Options

Hospitals

New York City is home to many highly regarded maternity hospitals that offer a range of services — from low-intervention physiologic birth to highly specialized care for complex pregnancies.

But something many families don’t realize is that the hospital culture matters just as much as the building itself.

The Nurses Matter More Than You Think

One of the biggest influences on your birth experience is the nurse who is with you during labor.

Labor nurses are the ones who:

• spend the most time with you
• communicate with the doctor or midwife
• guide you through the intensity of labor
• protect the rhythm and atmosphere of the room

The best hospitals are often the ones with experienced, supportive labor nurses who truly understand birth.

New York City has many incredible labor nurses who bring skill, intuition, humor, and calm presence into the room. When families feel safe, supported, and respected, it is often because a great nurse is helping guide the experience.

Obstetricians (OB-GYNs)

Many families choose to work with an OB-GYN.

OBs are physicians trained in both pregnancy care and surgical birth, including cesarean delivery and high-risk pregnancy management.

Finding the right OB is often about more than credentials. Families frequently want a provider who:

• listens carefully
• respects their preferences
• communicates clearly
• and works collaboratively with the birth team

The right provider should make you feel informed, supported, and confident in your care.

Midwives: A Return to What We’ve Always Known

Midwifery care is a return.

A return to the wisdom women have carried for generations long before modern medicine, long before birth became something to manage instead of trust.

Midwives are trained professionals, but their care is rooted in something deeper.
They are there to support the natural rhythm of labor, to protect the environment around you, and to help you stay connected to your body and your instincts.

For many families, working with a midwife means:

• more time and attention during pregnancy
• a focus on physiologic, low-intervention birth
• feeling seen, heard, and deeply supported
• continuity of care with someone who truly knows you

But beyond all of that, midwifery offers something harder to put into words.

It brings us back to ourselves.

Because the truth is —
we don’t need to be empowered.

We are the power.

Midwifery care doesn’t give that to you.
It protects it.
It trusts it.
And it helps you remember it was yours all along.

NYC is home to an incredible community of Midwives who have supported generations of families through birth.

Midwives focus on physiologic birth, education, and continuous support. Midwives also provide care for people who want epidurals or Caesarean births.

Many families are drawn to midwifery care because it often includes:

• longer, more personal prenatal visits
• deeper education about pregnancy and labor
• continuous, hands-on labor support
• a strong emphasis on informed choice and autonomy

New York City also has an incredible community of midwives who have been helping families welcome babies for generations.

How We Help Families Decide

With so many options in New York City, it can feel overwhelming.

Part of our work is helping families understand:

• which hospitals may be the best fit for them
• which OBs or midwives align with their birth preferences
• which hospitals are known for particularly supportive nursing teams
• what the culture of each hospital is really like
• and how to build a birth team that works well together

Because where you give birth matters —
but who supports you while you’re doing it matters even more.

“After supporting births across New York City for more than 20 years, I’ve seen firsthand how different hospitals — and even different shifts — can shape a birth experience.”