Prenatal Childbirth Classes Prenatal Childbirth Classes
Payment Options

Online Payment - Each class has a payment box below with options for deposit, half payment and full payment.  If these options don't work for you, another payment plan can be arranged.  

Mail a payment - Checks can be made payable to Birth Roots and sent to 101 State St, Portland, ME 04101

Insurance Reimbursement - most insurance companies reimburse for some, if not all of your childbirth class fees.  Click here for a form and codes that might be useful as you request reimbursement.   

Sliding Scale - Download our scholarship form HERE and mail or email the information to us. 

Barter/Trade - Birth Roots is a nonprofit with a tiny staff and shoestring budget.  We welcome creative payment methods.

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The Bridge Package - $299
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The Best Gift Ever

Ask for or give a GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Gift certificates are available for all of our classes and products. 

Step 1:  Pay online, snail mail or call us to let us know the amount or class you'd like to gift.

Step 2:  Provide us with the address you'd like the gift certificate mailed   OR   print out our online gift certificate to hand deliver or mail yourself    OR   simply record the class or amount and your online payment receipt number on any home made gift certificate or card.  

Step 3:  Be the hero of the baby shower

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Gift Certificate
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What alumni are saying..

Among many other things we learned, Birthing From Within helped my husband and I to figure out how we could have a fulfilling birth experience - no matter how close it was (or wasn't) to what we'd imagined, and no matter where it happened (home or hospital). Birthing From Within also helped us to reframe our thinking about birth as something more than the actual labor and delivery - a process that begins in pregnancy, includes giving birth, and lasts well into our baby's first year. And it helped us to think about our birth as new parents. I'd recommend it to everyone I know having a baby in Southern Maine. ~Birth Roots Mom

I’m excited and ready now! I now have a wealth of knowledge and tools to use in our upcoming labor and birth.  Thank you!  ~Birth Roots Dad

I feel much more at peace with the entire process.  For the first time in my life I have no fear of childbirth (timely! thank you!) Leah is a fantastic facilitator – patient, non-judgmental and articulate.  Thanks for a great experience. ~Birth Roots Mom

I feel like I am a better person overall, not just better prepared but more aware and alive as a result of what I have been exposed to here.  I thank you greatly. ~Birth Roots Dad

 

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When do I take classes?

Welcoming Pregnancy Happy Hour - Free but please register

Birthing From Within: 3rd trimester

Fourth Trimester: mid to late 3rd trimester

Breastfeeding Intensive: mid to late 3rd trimester

After Baby: Blossoming Newborns


How do I register?

Click HERE to register for classes?

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Birthing From Within - $230

Birthing From Within

Immerse yourself in the realm of labor and birth.  Build confidence and gain an understanding of how to work with your body and the process of labor and birth.  Learn support skills, relaxation techniques and a better understanding of what to expect.  The cost is $230 for this 6 class series on Wednesday evenings from 6-8:30pm.  Check out dates for the Breastfeeding and Fourth Trimester classes if you are planning to take the Bridge Package.

2012


#3 Mar/Apr/May Session: 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2

#4 May/June Session: 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13

#5 June/July/Aug Session: 6/20, 6/27, 7/11*, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1
(*skip one week for 4th of July)
 

#6 Aug/Sept Session: 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/12

#7 Sept/Oct Session: 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

#8 Nov/Dec: 11/7, 11/14, 11/28*, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19
(*skip one week for Thanksgiving)
 

#1 Jan/Feb Session:

#2 Feb/Mar Session:

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The Fourth Trimester - Breastfeeding & Care - $30

This class provides you with all the basics of how your body works and what your baby needs nutritionally. You'll leave with an understanding what to expect, how to recognize and avoid common challenges and how to create a supportive environment to get off to the best start with breastfeeding. You can take this one-time class for $30 or as part of the Bridge Package. It is being offered from 6-9.

2012

April 5

May 3

June 7 

July 5

August 2

September 6

October 4

November 1

December 6

 

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The Fourth Trimester: Part II - $30

This class provides you with a tool box for the first 3 months of parenting.  Learn baby care basics, soothing skills and what you can do now to make your life easier later. You'll also learn self-care strategies and ways to "baby-proof your marriage". You can take this one-time class on its own for $30 or as part of the Bridge Package. Classes are from 6-8:30 pm.

2012

April 16

May 21

June 18

July 16

August 20

September 17

October 15

November 19

December 17

 

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