The Birth Trainer

We were wildly blessed to have taken our birthing classes with Rachel! First and foremost, Rachel is highly intelligent and loads up your birthing toolbox with all the tools, skills, and support you will need in your pregnancy and in any birthing situation. Beyond that, she is very patient, compassionate and warm in her demeanor – all of which facilitated our learning and confidence heading into our first birth. We had a high-​risk pregnancy and some Bradley instructors we talked to seemed daunted by this, but not Rachel. She understood, welcomed our unique challenges and worked hard to help us mitigate risk while maximizing our family’s labor and delivery experience. We cannot more highly recommend Rachel for natural birth preparation. She is AMAZING!

Rachel was such an awesome birth trainer. She definitely put our worries to rest. She worked with our crazy schedule and most importantly made my husband feel very involved as my #1 coach. She very clear and patient with all your questions, comments and concerns. I’d recommend her to anyone!

If you are having any fear about giving birth, you’ve got to take this class! I was so nervous about having my baby, but after a full series with The Birth Trainer, I felt so prepared that I couldn’t wait for my baby’s birth! The best part was, my husband became more and more engaged in the whole process as we went through the classes, and he learned to be really supportive of me which made a world of difference at our birth. Rachel is a great teacher — classes were fun and super informative. We played games, did a ton of labor practice, wrote our birth plan, and learned ways to communicate and ask the right questions with our doctor. Rachel also taught us about breastfeeding and taking care of our new baby, so we didn’t have to bother with extra hospital classes on those topics. Rachel is so kind and supportive of each individual couple’s wishes and goals. I was on the fence about having a «natural» birth when I began these classes, but after learning everything and seeing the research that Rachel presented, that really became my goal. Happily, I was able to have my baby girl 100% naturally, with my husband’s help and thanks to everything Rachel taught us! I couldn’t have done it without The Birth Trainer!

Rachel is not only extremely knowledgeable when it comes to childbirth and the Bradley Method, but she is a kind and patient person and really makes you feel comfortable, even when discussing some of the not so glamorous aspects of pregnancy and having a baby! She is a great teacher and presents things in a very clear and easy to understand manner. I am so glad that I took these classes instead of just a one or two day class because there is no way I would have learned as much. Having that education made me feel much more prepared and empowered when I went to my prenatal appointments and to the hospital. It also was a fantastic bonding experience for my significant other and I each week! 100% worth it, and I highly recommend choosing Rachel as your Birth Trainer!

We were so happy with Rachel’s classes, and highly recommend her as a birth trainer. We also referred her to a friend who went to her classes and also had raving reviews of Rachel. Her classes not only prepared us for a very special and important day in our lives, they also brought us together as a couple and started us on a path of being good parents. We looked forward to Rachel’s classes every week and we really felt empowered and very knowledgeable with all the decisions we needed to make surrounding our baby’s birth. The classes do take a lot of time, considering other options for birth classes, and there is homework, but they were all fun classes where we really learned a lot, all well worth it. I would recommend Bradley Method and especially, Rachel, The Birth Trainer, for any expecting couple. Even after our classes were over, before our baby was born, we had questions and concerns and Rachel was there to help guide us. And after our baby was born, I had some challenges with breastfeeding and Rachel was also available to answer questions and referred us a to a lactation consultant. She is absolutely amazing!