Our self-paced, Understanding Birth eClass offers information on labor, comfort techniques, hospital procedures, postpartum and more. Videos, animation and interactive exercises encourage active partnerships between women and their support persons while creating confidence for their upcoming birth.

Along with the online content, students will have access to join an educator as they host a follow-up Livestream with an Educator: Strategies for Labor group call. Our experienced educators will answer questions about the class and local hospitals. It is a wonderful opportunity to receive reassuring, accurate information from a local childbirth educator.

We also offer a FREE Breastfeeding eClass and follow-up livestream. If you haven't done so already, please click here to register!

How it works:

On the registration date you select, an informational email will be sent. There is no class held on this date.

• This informational email will include the access link to the eClass and the dates/times of our Livestream with an Educator.
• You will have immediate access to the eClass portion. The eClass portion is self-paced.
• Each livestream topic is offered three times per month. This is an interactive live Zoom session with a scheduled date and time. You will respond to the email with the date you want to attend.
• You will have access to the eClass for 180 days from the day you first access the material.
• We recommend choosing a registration date early in your third trimester and completing all eClasses and Livestreams by a few weeks before your expected due date.

If you have any questions, please email us at healtheducation@sutterhealth.org.

If you live in Santa Cruz County and have Medi-Cal insurance, please email healtheducation@sutterhealth.org for payment options.