Classes
Classes
Please email Sarah Leslie at SarahLeslieRM@gmail.com to sign up or use the contact page at sarahleslie.ca for more information. Please include the date of the course you are interested in, who you are receiving prenatal care from and where you are planning on birthing.
Other online prenatal classes you can check out
If you are unable to attend this class, but wish to take on online prenatal class in the coming months, please note that there are many online options. Just a few of them… (free ones listed first!)
City of Toronto Online Prenatal Programs
Birth Mark
West End Mamas
Yogamamas
New Life Prenatal Classes
Michael Garron Hospital
Jennifer Elliot’s prenatal class click here.
Holiday Tyson’s YouTube Classes:
Prenatal Class part 1: Prenatal
Prenatal Class part 2: Labour and Birth
Prenatal Class part 3: Postnatal
THE PRENATAL & THE NEWBORN
Taught by our very own, Sarah Leslie, RM.
Time: The Prenatal 9:30am-12:30pm (cost: $100)
The Newborn 1:30pm-4:30pm (cost: $100)
Location: Zoom
This one-day intensive class is taught by Sarah Leslie, a registered and practicing midwife. It is meant for soon to be parents who are looking for prenatal education from the comfort of their own home. This is a small, interactive 6 hour online Zoom class where you can learn the basics about labour, birth, postpartum healing and how to care for your newborn.
Meet your instructor Sarah! She can be found under the Green Team.
The Prenatal class costs $100 per couple or $50 per person. The Newborn class costs $100 per couple or $50 per person. These classes are often taken over two months. If you are unable to pay, let Sarah know and we can see about reducing your cost or waiving the class fee. You can e-transfer to SarahLeslieRM@gmail.com to secure your spot in the class.
Please email Sarah Leslie at SarahLeslieRM@gmail.com to sign up or use the contact page at sarahleslie.ca for more information. Please include the date of the course you are interested in, who you are receiving prenatal care from and where you are planning on birthing.
THE IN PERSON
Time: Varies by month. To view upcoming classes, click the button below.
Location: The Midwives’ Clinic of East York-Don Mills
Duration: 3 hours
In the world of online classes this is a completely different class because it's IN PERSON!! This class is two hours long with the intent on teaching you the hands on skills you'll need when having a baby. If there is something you want to learn that you don't see you can email Sarah before the class and she'll add your requested skill to the class content. The other participants will thank you!
By joining us, you can expect to walk away with the following:
Labour and birthing positions to help support your labour to be as efficient and productive as possible.
Tricks to help with pain in labour (counter pressure, TENS machine placement, sterile water injections, hot and cold packs).
Monitoring in labour (what does it look like and feel to have an IV, epidural and external/internal fetal monitoring)
Breast/Chest feeding positions and the general basics of getting a deep latch.
and more….
Meet your instructor Sarah! She can be found under the Green Team.
This 3 hour in person class costs $100 per couple or $50 per person. If you are unable to pay, let Sarah know and we can see about reducing your cost or waiving the class fee. You can e-transfer to SarahLeslieRM@gmail.com to secure your spot in the class.
Please email sarahleslierm@gmail.com to sign up and for more information check out her website at sarahleslie.ca.
THE PACKAGE
THE PRENATAL + THE NEWBORN + THE IN PERSON
cost: $250 per couple ($125/person)
Birthing While Black- Ancestral Hands
NEW course created by Black Midwives for Black Clients
Location: Video content
Cost: Free!
The Ancestral Hands Foundation (operating as Ancestral Hands Midwives) is a Black-led, community-based organization. Their mission is to advance Black maternal health care, reduce racial disparities in maternal outcomes and improve the experience of care for Black people during the perinatal period
This class is created by Black Midwives for Black Clients. To learn more about the course, check out the site at https://ancestralhandsmidwives.thinkific.com/courses/BwB
To Learn more about their organization, check them out here.
