7 Week Series
Our complete program, taught live one evening a week. Ask questions and learn alongside other parents.
- Next start
- Jan 5 to Feb 16, 2027
- Price
- $295
Prepare for birth with knowledge and confidence.
Evidence-based classes for hospital or home birth, with a midwife or a doctor. Learn live with us on Zoom or at your own pace online.
- Teaching since 2006
- Hospital and home birth
- Doctor or Midwife Clients
Choose how you learn
Every option covers the same trusted curriculum. Pick the format that fits your schedule.
Refresher Class
For past Healthy Birth Choices students preparing for another baby.
- Next class
- Feb 22 and 24, 2027
- Price
- $125
Online e-Classes
Video lessons you can watch anytime, anywhere in Canada. Start right after you register.
- Full course
- $125
- Single topics
- From $8.95
Private Consulting
Hourly sessions focused on your questions, your birth plan and your situation.
- Rate
- $100 per hour
Online e-Classes
Learn at your own pace. Not sure yet? Watch a free lesson first.
Prepare for BirthOur core course: labour, coping tools, interventions and your choices.
BreastfeedingGet off to a good start with feeding your baby.
Post-birth and Newborn ExpectationsWhat to expect in the first days and weeks at home.
Natural Hospital BirthHow to plan for a low-intervention birth in hospital.
When Baby is BreechUnderstand your options when baby is head-up.
Cesarean SectionPrepare for a planned or unplanned cesarean birth.
Not all prenatal classes are created equal
Friends and family may say prenatal classes aren't needed. A good class gives you the information to make informed decisions, the tools to cope with labour, and the confidence to speak up for your birth.
Why choose Healthy Birth Choices Do I need a prenatal class?Experienced educators
Over 40 years combined experience in childbirth education.
Our own curriculum
Developed in-house and refined with every class since 2006.
Any birth setting
Hospital or home, midwife or doctor, vaginal or cesarean.
Partners included
Practical tools so your support person knows how to help.
Meet your educators
Rhonda Gordon, B.Ed
Founding Partner and Childbirth EducatorRhonda teaches our live Zoom classes. Meeting midwives during her first pregnancy changed how she saw birth, and she has spent more than 25 years helping Calgary families prepare.
Read Rhonda’s storySue MacGregor
Founding Partner and Childbirth EducatorA 36-hour first labour left Sue sure that birth could be a better experience. That conviction led her to childbirth education and to co-founding Healthy Birth Choices.
Read Sue’s storyWhat parents say
“We weren't sure what to expect from a birth class being held via Zoom, but the past 7 weeks were more than we could have hoped for.”
“We learned so much and have left feeling affirmed that we are completely capable and looking forward to our labour.”
“I knew that I wanted to somehow be more involved than the stereotypical guy in the birthing and parenting of our child.”
Ready to start preparing?
Classes fill quickly. Register early in your pregnancy for the best choice of dates.
