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The Childbirth + Postpartum Class

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This is not your average childbirth class! 
Our instructors have helped expectant families for a combined 45+ years...and they’re all parents themselves. We cover the nitty gritty of labor, childbirth, and postpartum, so you’re as ready as you can be. We also touch on how different cultures and generations view childbirth and the postpartum period, so you can navigate those complexities with grace. 

This class will teach you how to:
  • Prepare for giving birth–mentally, physically, and logistically
  • Identify 3rd trimester symptoms
  • Name the stages of labor and their typical symptoms, knowing when it’s “go time” 
  • Differentiate between methods of pain management
  • Navigate the stages of birth, with a medical team (both vaginal & cesarean) 
  • Maximize the benefits of The Golden Hour
  • Care for your body and spirit in the days and weeks immediately after both vaginal & cesarean births
  • Implement strategies for grown-up self-care during birth and postpartum
  • Seek help from trusted sources when needed

Nurtured Nest Expert Educators:
Stephanie Bartlett, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC 
Jacquie Biehl, LCCE, CLC, CPST, & American Heart Association Certified BLS
Rebecca S. Adams, MSN, CRNA
Our class is on-demand. You will have access to all videos and resources for a full year from purchase. See all that is included.
Why on-demand? Because adult's brains are similar to a muscle, they need alternating periods of rest and recovery to synthesize new ideas and concepts. When learners receive information in short chunks, rest, reflect, then return is how adults learn best.
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Nurtured Nest expert educators

Stephanie Bartlett,
MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC 

Stephanie is a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. She earned her BSN in 2010 and MSN in Women’s Health in 2013 from West Virginia University. Stephanie worked as a labor and delivery nurse prior to working in the outpatient setting as a nurse practitioner in obstetrics and gynecology. 

She has always had a passion for obstetrics, including prenatal and postpartum care. Her desire is to empower and prepare families for the birth of their baby and for the transition into the postpartum period. As a mother herself, Stephanie realizes the vital importance of prenatal and postpartum education.
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Jacquie Biehl, LCCE, CLC, CPST, & American Heart Association Certified BLS

Born in Colorado, raised in Maine, Jacquie moved to North Carolina in 2009 to pursue graduate study in Romance Studies and teach French at Duke. After the birth of her first child in 2014, she left her academic career to pursue her passion for birth work and trained as a professional birth doula with DONA International. Combining her perspective as a doula with her teaching experience in post-secondary education, she then became a perinatal health educator with a local hospital system. Jacquie is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE), Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), American Heart Association Certified BLS (Basic Life Support) Instructor and Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST).

She has had the honor and privilege of supporting hundreds of growing families in the Triangle as their childbirth educator, doula, or support group leader. Jacquie is passionate about empowering parents with the knowledge and support to build their confidence and keep their families safe and healthy.

In her free time, you will find her playing outside with her two active kids and giant rescue pup, trying out new brunch spots or taking a weekend getaway with her husband, or finding some quiet time to read or craft.
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Rebecca S. Adams, MSN, CRNA

Rebecca is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. She earned her Masters of Science in Nursing and completed her anesthesia training at Duke University. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing.

She began her anesthesia career at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC -anesthesia for a variety of surgical specialties. She then transitioned a little closer to home at UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital, where she continues to work in the main OR, as well Labor & Delivery, providing pain relief options for laboring moms.  

Rebecca enjoys gardening, skiing, anything water related, traveling, and spending time with her husband, three young children, and black lab.
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What's included in Nurtured Nest's
childbirth & postpartum class

Parents love us  

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...The format/structure of the class is accessible and straightforward, and the videos are engaging and informative. You can tell the Nurtured Nest team has put a lot of thought and care into creating the content for the class. Very grateful I took the time to complete this class before giving birth - it made a huge difference in my childbirth + postpartum experience!
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Before watching their Childbirth + Postpartum class, I felt VERY underprepared and a little terrified of labor and delivery. After finishing the course, I feel way more confident and now have an arsenal of tools to help with labor and delivery.
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...even though I'm not a new mom (currently pregnant with our 2nd child), I still learned lot of useful information that I didn't know before! Being a person that often googles information, there was also comfort in knowing that the info I got from the classes came from professionals that specialize in the topics covered. I love the vision and inspiration behind this organization, and that the classes are created by the experts...
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Kathryn and her whole team are so incredible! Excellent communication, such good resources and high quality content. My family has truly benefited from this program. Thank you!
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