CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

Comprehensive, Independent Childbirth Courses, Created by Midwife Shelly Varelli

"I believe that preparation for childbirth is key to having a positive and empowering experience! This childbirth education series is designed to cover all your bases -whether you are planning to give birth in the hospital, birth center, or at home. You will be provided with the knowledge and tools to make informed choices throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey."

Comfort Measures for Labor & Birth
An essential class for those seeking an unmedicated, no/low-intervention birth. Let us help you prepare for the birth of your child with confidence and excitement. This is a 3.5-hour, In-Person Class. Follow this link to Register.

Classes are appropriate for all, regardless of your intended place to give birth --- at home or at the hospital.

Fee: $115.00 -Free for current OHMI Clients

Our next In-Person class offering is: Saturday, January 10th 2026

Time:10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Enrollment covers two people (the pregnant person and a designated support person), and includes a complimentary recording of our popular birth preparation class: Anatomy & Physiology, Holistic & Clinical Stages of Labor (sent in pre-class email)

This educational, hands-on class covers everything you need to prepare for a natural, physiological, unmedicated labor and birth: Tools, Positions, Spinning Babies techniques, Affirmations, and More! Our comfort measures for birth class is appropriate regardless of where you intend to give birth (home or hospital), Please note, that pharmaceutical pain relief options are not covered in this class (a recording of that class can be purchased separately- see below).

-Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. There will be a 15-20 minute snack break.

-Wear comfortable clothing for light activity.

-Bring a yoga/exercise mat (or beach towel) and an exercise ball that fits your body, we have a few we can share if you do not have one.

6-series Comprehensive Child Birth Education classes

Self-Paced / Instant Access / Unlimited Listens

Fee: $240.00 for ALL, or $40 for an INDIVIDUAL COURSE

Our classes are offered to all OHMI Clients at no charge.

To purchase recorded classes, email Shelly at shelly.onelove@gmail.com

*** These comprehensive preparation classes are helpful for those wanting to be informed of ALL their options***

For each class, you will receive a recording of the class, the slide deck (printable), and additional handouts and resources.

You will receive class recordings, handouts, and resources emailed to help you prepare and feel confident and empowered.

Topics Include:

Class One: Anatomy & Physiology, Holistic & Clinical Stages of Labor
Class Two: Comfort Measures & Natural Pain Relief Options for Labor & Birth
Class Three: Decision-Making, Informed Choice, Interventions, Pharmaceutical Pain Relief, and Birth Trends
Class Four: Lactation & Infant Feeding Options
Class Five; Normal Newborn Care
Class Six: Postpartum Healing
*BONUS CLASS: Birth Plans/Birth Preferences

*Consider using your health savings account for reimbursement, or create an alternative baby registry to help cover the expense of your childbirth education classes, hire a birth or postpartum doula, and even help with the fees for homebirth midwifery care!

Childbirth Education Course Content for Educators

Purchase Access to All Course Materials: $997
- with All-Access you will also receive 5 bonus courses and content.

I am delighted that you are considering this content for your professional childbirth education classes. I have spent years teaching this content "live", and receiving lots of insightful feedback. I have taken all this experience and knowledge to create, expand, and evolve the courses to suit the needs of those seeking quality, independent childbirth education. All content created by Shelly Varelli Holistic Therapy & Birth Services is shared with you for your professional use.

Your purchase includes everything you need to begin teaching your own classes. Teach in-person or Virtual. Teach to groups or 1-1. As you wish. The topics covered are listed in the outline below and the classes will range from one hour to 2.5 hrs each (depending on the class) for well over 18-20 hours of overall content! Regardless of your intention to use ONE class or all of them, you will have additional access to me for guidance (as your educator and mentor). You can consider me your new “birth bestie!” You can reach me via email or text. I am happy to hear from you with questions or updates.

#1 You will have the option to completely customize the teachable course content with a Canva subscription. Alternatively, each access the course and downloaded “as-is” by choosing to download it as a pdf file. If this suits your needs, you are able to begin teaching immediately!

#2 You will be given access to a Google drive with access specific to the class you have purchased. All Google doc content is completely customizable (see below) with the exception of a few random pdf files or handouts, which could be shared as-is or recreated as you wish. You will also be given an introductory welcome email to send clients who sign up for class, presenter notes, class feedback survey, survey response spreadsheet, and more.

How to purchase:

First, review the information below and reach out to me directly if you are undecided and need more information @shellyvarelli@gmail.com. Second, send me your email address and you will receive an invoice from me. Once payment is received I will send you an email with access to the courses you have purchased. You will then be provided with access to individual google drive folders and Canva Slides -all content is 100% customizable. You can edit content, apply your branding, and set course fees for what your individual market will bare.

Included in your purchase is a complimentary one-hour one-on-one mentoring session with me, accessible for the first six months after purchase

One free 15-minute follow-up (up to one year)
Additional mentoring: 30 min $40 or 60 min $85

TABLE OF CONTENTS/OUTLINE:

Primary Classes:

Class one: Anatomy, Holistic and Clinical Phases of Labor

Class two: Comfort Measures and Pain Relief Options

Class three: Postpartum Care and Healing

Class four: Lactation and Infant Feeding Options

Class five: Newborn Care

Class six: Shared Decision Making, Informed Consent, & Intervention

Class seven: Condensed Childbirth Education Class

Bonus Classes:

Class eight: Homebirth Preparation

Class nine: Nutritional Support in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Class ten: How to be an Awesome Doula at Homebirths (outline only, slide deck not yet created)

Class eleven: Birth Plans

These courses and the content within may not be shared or sold to other professionals or companies. The intellectual content is owned by Shelly Varelli Holistic Therapy & Birth Services, and purchased by you, for your single-user benefit. Permission is granted for customization only, for teaching and education, as you wish. ©2022 Shelly Varelli Holistic Therapy & Birth Services.