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Your Guide to a Natural & Empowering Childbirth

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Preparing for Childbirth Can Be Overwhelming – Let Us Help You Step by Step!

Labor and birth can be a transformative experience! It can be one of the most powerful and meaningful events of your life. We can help you to prepare for your big day by giving you information about labor, strategies for coping with the intensity of birth, and pointers on advocating for what you most want. This could be the most important day of your life- let us help you get ready.

Be Fully Informed about the Stages of Labor
Be Confident in Your Body’s Ability to Deliver a Baby Naturally
Prepare as a Couple for Hands on Support during Labor
Advocate for Yourself and Your Baby
We’ll Help Prepare You for Potential Obstacles
Know Your Options for Every Step
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To get a feel for our course, check out our segment on active labor below!

Natural Childbirth Course Pricing

This comprehensive and interactive online birthing course was created for families in both midwifery and OB care. Topics include stages of labor, comfort measures for a natural birth, and a complete review of all your options in childbirth. Whether you’re planning a natural birth at home, a birth center, or in the hospital, this course gives you the information you need to feel prepared, informed, and inspired!

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Please note that before enrolling in our course, you must read and adhere to the terms in our Waiver and Release of Liability Agreement.

What’s Included in Hearth and Home’s Online Birthing Classes?

A whole lot! In our experience, having the necessary information ahead of time is a critical part of the journey to parenthood, so we’ve made this course extremely comprehensive.

In our childbirth education course, you can expect coverage on:
  • Changes in Anatomy During Labor
  • Labor Hormones
  • Warm-Up Labor Signs
  • Early Labor
  • Rest and Coping in Early Labor
  • How Support People Can Shine in Early Labor
  • How to Keep Oxytocin High in Early Labor
  • The Benefits of Doulas
  • Active Labor
  • Comfort and Coping in Active Labor
  • Transition and What to Do When You’re in It
  • The Natural Pause in Labor
  • How to Know When It’s Time to Push
  • Pushing
  • Birth of the Baby
  • The Fetal Pause
  • Placental Delivery
  • Immediate Postpartum
  • Immediate Postpartum Hormones
  • Labor Interventions: Their Risks and Benefits
  • Stripping and Sweeping Membranes
  • AROM
  • Epidural
  • Fentanyl
  • Pitocin
  • Vacuum / Forceps
  • Intra-Uterine Pressure Catheter
  • Internal Monitoring
  • Cesarean: Emergent Vs. Non-Emergent
  • Active Management for Bleeding
  • Suturing
  • Neonatal Resuscitation
  • Hands-On Practice
  • Simulation
  • Course Materials and Natural Birth Videos

Testimonials for our Natural Birthing Online Course

“I can’t say enough about the incredible care I received at Hearth and Home Midwifery. It was the kind of care that every birthing person should have access to. I had two positive and powerful home birth experiences because of the support and expertise Charli, Sarah, and Emily provided.

I would recommend them to anyone wanting an individualized and informed choice approach to pregnancy. I appreciated how in-depth each prenatal appointment was; I always felt well informed about my options, and left each prenatal appointment feeling like all of my needs were met and any concerns thoroughly addressed. Charli, Sarah, and Emily are all so personable and truly care about their clients. I felt like they took time to get to know me as an individual, which helped build a trusting relationship throughout the prenatal and postnatal periods.”

– Kelsey H

“I had a healthy, powerful home birth under the care of Charli, Sarah and Emily. I was impressed throughout my pregnancy with the midwives high EQ, deep care for me personally, and thoughtful delivery of information – allowing me to make informed choices throughout. They really put the mama in the drivers seat and provide a ton of support so the family can choose for themselves.”

– Seyka M

“I have so much love and gratitude for Hearth and Home Midwifery. The care these ladies provided was phenomenal and I’m so sad that we’ve graduated out of their care. They made me feel seen and heard, my appointments were never rushed, and they made sure all my questions were answered.

After my daughter was born, our first 3 postpartum visits were in our home which was so great. I wasn’t ready to take my brand new baby out into the world yet. Having a home birth with Charli, Sarah and Emily guiding and caring for us along the way was an amazing and empowering experience, and I wouldn’t change a thing about it.”

– Kalah H

“I chose Hearth and Home for my second birth and it was the best decision of my life. After giving giving birth at home naturally, I have been able to heal and no longer dwell on my first birth. Sarah, Charli, and Emily allowed for me to have the most amazing experience of my life. All trust in myself, and my body’s natural ability have been restored. ❤️

This is a great place for all types of people. They offer all the same tests and procedures that a hospital does, so anyone interested in those things will feel well taken care of-actually more so than a hospital, because they really take the time to listen and get to know you. They also show no judgment when you decline any procedure, so anyone that prefers less intervention-this place is also for you, because you will not feel like you have to prepare for a battle before each appointment.”

– LC

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Meet The Midwives

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Sarah and Charli share a deep passion for helping families learn, grow and feel supported throughout their pregnancy. They both strongly believe that birth offers an opportunity for empowerment and profound learning about one’s self and look forward to supporting you during this transformative time.

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You Deserve to Be Informed and in Charge of Your Own Birth

Good childbirth education should not only be the nuts and bolts, but also a personalized framework. No matter what your birth ends up being like, it’s our goal that you are the autonomous decision-maker and feel in control.

We’ll give you tips and pointers, but also strategies for advocating for yourself and figuring out what you need to succeed.

We’ll provide in-depth information about each stage of labor with important tips for you and your baby.

We’ll provide hands-on practice and ways your partner or birthing support person can best support you.

Additional FAQs About Our Birthing Classes

WHO ARE CHARLI & SARAH?

Sarah McClure and Charli Zarosinski are Certified Professional Midwives with years of experience helping people prepare for birth in homes, hospitals, and birth centers. Sarah and Charli are practicing home birth midwives and the co-founders of Hearth & Home Midwifery, where they have assisted hundreds of clients to have natural births at home and to navigate the complex decision making of the prenatal, birth, and postpartum period. They are the creators of The Homebirth Midwife Podcast and creators of Your Natural Birth: How To Prepare for the Birth You Want.” Sarah and Charli designed this course with one thing in mind: to provide the information they wish every birthing person had when planning a natural birth.

 

WHO IS THIS COURSE DESIGNED FOR?

This course is designed for anyone who wants to have a natural birth but who also wants to know about the common interventions, just in case. It’s specifically written for first-time moms, people planning a VBAC, people who have not had a natural birth before, or anyone who felt after their first birth that things didn’t go as they wanted.

 

WHEN DOES THE COURSE BEGIN?

The course can start now! It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you start and when you finish.

 

HOW LONG WILL I HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURSE?

You will have access to the course for one year.

 

CAN I PAY WITH MY HSA/FSA CARD?

Yes, childbirth classes are eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA).

 

WILL WE PRACTICE HANDS-ON TECHNIQUE?

Yes, we will practice a number of hands-on techniques for comfort measures and pain relief, and do a simulation of labor where you and your support person can practice what you’ve learned.

 

I’M IN THIRD TRIMESTER. IS IT TOO LATE TO TAKE THIS COURSE?

No! Many people find that taking the course in third trimester helps them to remember the details and have the information fresh in their mind for their birth.

 

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Meet with Midwives Teaching These Birthing Classes

Sarah and Charli share a deep passion for helping families learn, grow and feel supported throughout their pregnancy. They both strongly believe that birth offers an opportunity for empowerment and profound learning about one’s self and look forward to supporting you during this transformative time.

Sarah Mcclure CPM, LDM, LM
Sarah was raised on a farm in southern Michigan. From the time her mom was pregnant with her younger sister, Sarah told everyone she wanted to be a “mommy doctor.” When Sarah found midwifery, she knew she had found her calling. Midwifery is a blend of a number of Sarah’s passions: supporting women, the awe of science and nature, and the privilege of witnessing the creation of new life.

Sarah is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) through the North American Registry of Midwives, a Licensed Direct-Entry Midwife (LDM) in the state of Oregon and a Licensed Midwife (LM) in the state of Washington. She believes in birth as an opportunity for transformation and healing, and she is grounded in the midwifery model, which focuses on client-centered, holistic, and individualized care. Sarah is also an experienced herbalist and welcomes client interest in herbal and dietary approaches to treatment and management of complications that may arise during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Charli Zarosinski CPM, LDM, LM

Charli was born and raised in rural Oregon. She grew up with an affinity for the outdoors, singing, and caring for living beings. Through a handful of different birth experiences in her early adult life, she learned that midwifery was her true calling.

Charli is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) through the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM). She is also a Licensed Direct-Entry Midwife (LDM) in the state of Oregon and is a Licensed Midwife (LM) in the state of Washington.

Charli is deeply committed to her clients. She is drawn to supporting and honoring people as they claim the power of their own pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum experience. She is fulfilled by providing care to birthing people and their families throughout the experiences and transformations of the childbearing year. Charli values the authenticity, compassion, and vulnerability that she is both witness to and is able to express throughout her midwifery work. Charli’s sense of humor is woven into they way that she works and she believes that finding the humor in life is a way to connect throughout midwifery care.

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