LovingBirths
Collective
Childbirth Preparation
Preparing You for All That Birth Can Be
Walk into birth prepared to work together, confident in your body, practiced in the skills you’ll need, and ready to experience all the beauty birth can hold.
More Than Knowing What to Expect
Birth preparation should do more than teach you what happens during labor. LovingBirths helps you understand how your body works, practice the skills you’ll actually use, prepare your support person, and build the confidence to navigate labor as it unfolds.
Whether your baby is born at home, in a birth center, or in a hospital, the goal is the same: to enter birth prepared, practiced, and supported rather than simply hoping you’ll know what to do when the moment arrives.
Much of the work a woman does to prepare for birth is internal. It is learning to quiet fear, understand how stress and tension affect the body, and practice responding to intensity with relaxation rather than resistance. With practice, these responses can become more familiar and instinctive, allowing you to draw on your own strength as labor unfolds.
Birth can be an incredibly empowering experience, yet many women never realize the joy it can hold. A positive birth experience can reach far beyond the hours of labor, shaping how a mother remembers her birth, how she enters motherhood, and the beginning she shares with her baby and family.
“Her education didn’t just teach me about labor, it reshaped the way I thought about it.”
In LovingBirths classes, preparation is built through four essential components
Become Confident in the Design
Develop a clear understanding of how the body is designed to work during labor and birth, allowing trust to replace fear.
One of the most powerful forms of preparation is understanding the natural design of the birth process. In class, we explore how hormones, environment, and support work together during labor and how these elements influence the experience of birth.
Work With Your Body in Labor
Learn practical techniques that support the natural processes of labor, helping to reduce unnecessary discomfort and encourage effective, efficient progress.
Birth becomes more manageable when families learn how to work with the body rather than against it. In class, you’ll be introduced to practical comfort techniques, helpful positions, and supportive strategies that encourage the natural progress of labor.
These tools help couples approach labor as an active process—one where both partners can participate in meaningful and supportive ways.
Learn and Practice Deep Relaxation
Practice the deep relaxation skills that support a peaceful birth, helping maintain both physical comfort and emotional steadiness throughout labor.
Relaxation is not simply a suggestion for birth—it is a skill that can be learned and practiced. LovingBirths classes introduce techniques that help mothers release tension and conserve energy during labor.
Through guided practice, you learn relaxation methods that support comfort, focus, and steady breathing as labor unfolds.
Prepare Your Birth Partner and Advocate
Equip your partner or support person to be an active, confident presence—prepared to assist you through each stage of labor, help create a calm and loving birth environment, and advocate for you during moments of decision as you move through birth together.
Birth partners play a vital role in the birth experience. In LovingBirths classes, partners learn how to provide meaningful physical, emotional, and practical support throughout each stage of labor.
They leave with a clear understanding of how to support the laboring mother and help create a calm, connected birth environment.
LovingBirths Comprehensive Preparation
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Physiology, hormones, signs and stages of labor, normal variations, progression, and what you may experience physically and emotionally.
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Breathing, movement, positioning, touch, comfort measures, muscular release and deep relaxation.
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How privacy, quiet, comfort, emotional safety, fear and tension can influence the physiological process of labor.
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Understanding your options, benefits and risks, communicating with your care team, and making informed decisions when circumstances change.
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Hands-on physical support, emotional support, protecting your labor environment, recognizing your needs, and working together as a team.
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Because preparation isn't about believing birth will follow a script. It's about having the knowledge and tools to navigate when it doesn't.
Choose How You'd Like to Prepare
Private Classes
Six hours of private instruction, scheduled as two 3-hour sessions, can be scheduled apart or consecutively.
Held in a comfortable, private setting designed to support relaxed learning.
Interactive and discussion-based, with time for questions and personalized instruction.
Guided practice of comfort techniques, deep relaxation skills, and birth position preparation The amount of time dedicated to ‘practicing birthing’ sets this class apart.
Birth partners are a laboring woman’s support and advocate, their preparation is essential and an integral component throughout the class.
You’ll receive a 50 page workbook at your first session to guide your learning in class and support continued practice at home.
Price: 350.00
A superbill can be provided for submission to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Reimbursement varies by insurance plan, coverage, and deductible.
You can view the available times for private classes through the booking site before purchasing the class. Please reach out if you can’t find a time to suit your schedule. We can easily schedule a time that works. lovingbirthscollective@gmail.com
Group Setting
Six hours instruction. All the same content and relaxation practice but in a one day intensive group setting at a lower cost.
Free video access to a 40 minute breastfeeding introductory instructional class by Thrive Lactation Center (valued at $150). View at home at your convenience.
30 minute break for lunch with a mini instructional presentation by a local provider that adds real value to your birth and postpartum experience. Trusted provider series vary by group class selection but can include:
Pelvic Therapy Specialist
Lactation Consultant
Perinatal Mental Health Provider
Prenatal Certified Chiropractor
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Guided practice of comfort techniques, deep relaxation skills, and birth position preparation and practice. The amount of time dedicated to ‘practicing birthing’ sets this class apart. You want these skills to by second nature and that comes with practice.
Birth partners are a laboring woman’s support and advocate, their preparation is essential and an integral component throughout the class.
You’ll receive a 50 page workbook (included in the class cost) to guide your learning in class and support continued practice at home.
Price: 250.00
A superbill can be provided for submission to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Reimbursement varies by insurance plan, coverage, and deductible.
Group Class Schedule
I’m Taylor, the childbirth educator behind LovingBirths. My path into childbirth education is a little different, and I think that’s part of what has shaped the way I teach today.
My foundation began with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an early love of anatomy, physiology, and understanding how the body works. From there came years of birth-specific study, mentorship from experienced midwives, four very different births of my own, and more than a decade spent helping families prepare for births in hospitals, birth centers, and at home.
I love bringing those worlds together: a strong medical foundation, a deep respect for physiological birth, and practical preparation that helps women understand their bodies and feel genuinely ready for labor.
I’m always happy to talk. Choosing how to prepare for birth is personal, and I want you to feel good about your decision and confident that LovingBirths is the right fit for you.
Hey there!
Is LovingBirths Right for You?
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First-time parents often wonder what birth will really be like and how to prepare. LovingBirths supports both parents in learning, practicing, and preparing together so neither of you feels alone as you approach labor and birth.
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Families planning birth center or home births often value a deep understanding of the birth process and the ability to work closely with their bodies during labor. LovingBirths supports this preparation through practical education, relaxation skills, and partner involvement—helping you approach birth with confidence, connection, and steady support.
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Families planning hospital births want to feel prepared, informed, and supported within a medical setting. LovingBirths helps you and your birth partner communicate your birth preferences clearly, participate confidently in decision-making, and work together as a team to support labor and birth. With thoughtful preparation, many families discover that joy in labor is possible regardless of birth setting. For those hoping to experience birth with as little intervention as possible while maintaining access to the resources of a hospital, preparation is especially important—and this class is an excellent first step on that journey.
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Families who have experienced birth before often approach a new pregnancy with fresh questions, new hopes, or a desire for a different experience. VBACs may inspire you to prepare for as little intervention as possible, making the option for a class like this feel even more essential. LovingBirths offers an opportunity to revisit preparation, deepen understanding, and learn or refresh practical skills—supporting you and your partner as you approach this birth with clarity, intention, and renewed confidence.
Pricing
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$350.00
One-on-one classes are designed to provide a calm, private environment where you can prepare in a relaxed way. This setting allows for open conversation, comfort in discussing personal topics, and attentive guidance as you engage with the material together.
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$250.00
Group classes create a welcoming space for families to learn and prepare together in a shared setting. Workbook included.
Class includes virtual video access to a 40 minute breastfeeding class provided by our trusted lactation partner (valued at $150.00).
Visit our Events page to see currently scheduled classes, join our community list for updates on upcoming classes and events, or fill out an interest form here.
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A complete, self-paced LovingBirths video series is currently in development.
Coming soon—join our community list for updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. LovingBirths classes are designed to support families in hospital, birth center, or home settings. The focus is on preparation, understanding the birth process, and learning practical comfort skills that can be helpful regardless of your birth plan.
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Yes. LovingBirths classes are designed to equip families with the understanding, comfort techniques, and partner support skills that are especially helpful for those planning an unmedicated or low-intervention birth. Many couples who complete the class go on to have low-intervention birth experiences.
However, no class can guarantee a specific outcome. Birth unfolds in its own way, and continued preparation and practice after class play an important role in how you experience labor.
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Most families attend during the third trimester, though you are welcome to take the class at any time in pregnancy. Attending in the second trimester can provide extra time to explore recommended resources and to build confidence through continued relaxation practice.
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Please bring one to two pillows, a cozy blanket if you’d like, your workbook (after the first session), and water. Wear comfortable clothing that allows for movement and relaxation practice.
These details will be included again in your class reminder email after you book. But if you forget-no worries.
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LovingBirths classes are scheduled as private, extended sessions and require dedicated time set aside specifically for your family. For this reason, payments are non-refundable once booking/payment is confirmed.
If you need to reschedule, please contact me as soon as possible. I will make every reasonable effort to find an alternative date that works for both of us. Rescheduling is subject to availability.
Thank you for understanding that these policies allow LovingBirths to protect the time and preparation set aside for each family.
lovingbirthscollective@gmail.com
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Private classes are always held in Milton, Georgia.
Group class locations vary depending on the class you've selected. Your confirmed location will be included in your booking confirmation and reminder emails.
Birth Stories
"At 37, preparing to deliver my first and only baby, I knew I wanted a natural childbirth — but I also knew how often birth plans change. What made the difference for me was Taylor’s education and guidance. Because of her class, I walked into labor informed, confident, and ready to trust my body.”
Stacee Elliott
Unmedicated Hospital Birth, 2019
“With the preparation I received and the support of my sister-in-law and mom, I was able to move through labor with confidence. They stayed close and created the kind of space I needed so I could focus on my work. Even in the most intense moments, I felt calm and supported, and I was able to trust my body.”
Christine Moore
Unmedicated Hospital Birth, 2013
“Our experience with LovingBirths Collective and the LovingBirths Labor Method exceeded our expectations.
Although my labor required an induction due to a minor complication, my husband and I felt fully prepared to handle the change in plans. The breathing, relaxation, and partner techniques we practiced helped us stay calm and confident, and we were still able to have a natural birth without Pitocin or pain medication.”
Kadence and Dylan Spruyt Unmedicated Hospital Birth, 2025