Childbirth Education Giving You Information, Tools And Community As You Prepare For Giving Birth
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Ready to walk into your birth feeling connected and confident?
Do you find yourself feeling like you don't know what to expect?
If you’re pregnant and feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or quietly nervous about birth, you’re not alone.
Many people experience their pregnancy with questions, mixed emotions, and a lot of information coming at them from every direction. You may find yourself feeling curious and wanting more connection.
The Prenatal Academy is a 8 week class that gives you the knowledge, reassurance, and maternal support you’ve been looking for, so you can walk into birth feeling steady, informed, and empowered.
It's Time To Stack The Odds In Your Favour For A Positive Birth Experience!
We will help you with...
Creating clarity through calm, organized education
Offering guidance that supports thoughtful preparation
Making space for understanding your options
Supporting focus and perspective amid many voices
Including partners with simple, practical guidance
Preparing with care for your full experience
Moving at a pace that supports steadiness and calm
Loved by expecting parents just like you!
CAITLIN M.
"These classes are incredible and I can't recommend them enough. I feel so much more prepared for labour, delivery and postpartum. I started the classes feeling very scared and uncomfortable and ended the classes feeling ready to face everything. Super helpful for the person giving birth and their partners."
RAQUELLE R.
"12/10 would recommend. My Powerful Birth not only prepared my husband and myself for birth and postpartum but they were fun and engaging while doing it. They provide information so you can feel informed and empowered in your choices."
YOUR BIRTH BASICS
How birth works, the hormones that support labour, creating the right environment, the stages of labour & choosing a birth location that feels right.
TUNING INTO WHAT YOU NEED
Accessing your intuition, recognizing when care aligns with your instincts, everyday
decision making, and staying grounded together as a couple.
INFORMED CHOICE & NAVIGATING FEAR
Working with fear, understanding common concerns, knowing your rights, using decisionmaking tools, and staying clear when plans change.
INTENTION SETTING CREATING YOUR BIRTH WISHES
Creating meaningful intentions, clarifying your vision for birth, identifying what matters most, and communicating it with your team.
ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATION
Practical advocacy skills, practicing decision-making tools before you are in labour, partner roles, and speaking up in ways that align with your values.
VILLAGE BUILDING & INTEGRATION
Building your support network, making space for rest, and integrating what you’ve learned as you prepare for postpartum and the next chapter.
Hi, I'm Michelle
Founder of My Powerful Birth, Childbirth Educator, Doula, and a long-time guide for families who want a birth experience that reflects their values.
When I began birth work, I had already experienced many paths into motherhood hospital and home births, midwives and OBs, long labours and fast ones, intervention and loss. I trusted birth and my body, yet often trusted others more than myself.
What I didn’t yet understand was how easily the birthing process can be interrupted, or how much modern birth requires navigating fear, systems, and expectations alongside physiology.
Today, I support families in understanding how birth works, what to expect, and how to ask for what truly matters to them. I meet people exactly where they are, hold space for healing past experiences, and help families move toward birth feeling informed and supported.
This work is a privilege. It is tender, transformative, and deeply human; and I wouldn’t change a thing.
WHAT MAKES
THE PRENATAL
ACADEMY BETTER
THAN A PRENATAL
IN A DAY CLASS?
Generic hospital prenatal classes are designed to teach you how the hospital works.
Our program teaches you how you work: physically, mentally, emotionally, & how to make decisions that line up with your values. You get context, nuance, strategy, and a way to think through recommendations instead of reacting to them in the moment.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PRENATAL ACADEMY?
IS THIS A SELF-PACED CLASS?
IS THIS ONLY FOR FIRST TIME PARENTS?
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO START THIS?
CAN MY PARTNER TUNE IN WITH ME?
DO I HAVE ACCESS FOREVER?
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM A PRENATAL IN A DAY?
WHAT IF I FALL BEHIND?
IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM OUR SIGNATURE PRENATAL CLASS?
You Don't Have To Do This Alone.
Preparing for birth is easier when you have steady foundational guidance and a supportive place to land.
The Prenatal Academy was created to walk alongside you offering education, connection, and care as you prepare at your own pace.
Come take your seat inside, we are here for you, mama!
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