312 Doulas - Classes, Workshops & Support Groups

Knowledge is power – childbirth education is one of the most effective paths to have an amazing birth.

See our  upcoming classes here:

GentleBirth®

A 6-week live online comprehensive birth education program; no need to look elsewhere, or add on – this is your one-stop-shop

• Midwife Lead
• Engaging stories, experience + client – specific support
• Deep education for partners
  • One of the most amazing reviews we hear over and over again – partners are thrilled with just how many tools they had to support their partner in birth. They never had to wonder what to do next, and any sense of helplessness or fear went 💨 POOF!
• GentleBirth App
  • Learning mindfulness + self-hypnosis couldn’t be easier! There’s an app – 1 month free is included with your registration. Fun gamification to invite our brains to get those endorphin hits for doing each practice.
• 312Membership
  • You’ll be invited to our private membership where you’ll both be able to connect with other families, message us any time, and watch any recordings you may have missed
• GentleBirth® Workbook
• Flipped Classroom for Adult Learners
  • Each week both you and your parter will be able to watch Netflix style video series before we meet – you’ll be able to hit the ground running, and this will compound your learning!

Evidence Based Birth® 6 week Flipped Class

All 6 classes in the series are LIVE VIRTUAL classes where we meet as a group for 1-2 hours.

By taking the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class, you and your partner will not only learn the evidence for your birth options, but you’ll also get to meet with an experienced instructor & midwife along with other parents in the Chicago area who are going through pregnancy and birth just like you!

Mentoring by Heather McCullough CPM & Victoria Michonski CD, CLC, your very own Evidence Based Birth® Instructors.
Learn all about evidence based care, labor comfort measures and advocacy skills.
Get prepared, get answers, get empowered by professionals who have more than 30 years of experience supporting birthing and postpartum families!

Advanced Comfort Measures: Birth Skills for Partners Master Class

This class is for both partners, or birthing person and your support person. We will review stages of labor, best practices for comfort and labor day logistics.

Wear comfortable clothes to move in and socks (grippy if you have them).
Bring your Birth BALL — a key component to upright birth! I will have an electric pump to blow up balls (lol) if needed.
We will practice acupressure points, SpinningBabies positions, the jiggle, hip squeezes, lift & tucks, rebozo use, captain morgans, discuss (and sniff) aromatherapy, pushing strategies, and share all my tips, tricks and best strategies for comfort and unexpected challenges!

Spinning Babies® 3-hr In-person Workshop

The Spinning Babies® Parent Class shows you what to do for an easier birth with practical and detailed preparation to help baby in the best position to fit the pelvis and solutions when labor seems long, painful, or has a stall! And, if practiced daily, an easier labor and birth are likely.

In this 3 Hour Workshop, Victoria will cover:

• Basic anatomy of the pelvis and how it affects birth
• Belly Mapping: To discover your baby’s position and increase baby-parent bonding
• Daily Essential activities to give you greater ease in pregnancy and help give your baby space to move and settle into a great birth position
• The Three Sisters of Balance: Help the birthing muscles and ligaments prepare for birth
• Positions and comfort measures to use during labor
• Birth positions that open the pelvis to let baby come through more easily
• Solutions for when labor doesn’t move forward in a typical pattern

VBAC 2.5-Hour Workshop

Vaginal birth after cesarean is a SAFE & recommended option for families. This workshop reviews the statistics, safety, & big tools to get us there.

• Stats
• Safety
• Review Stages of Labor
• Advocacy Tips
• Acupressure Points
• BIG SOLUTIONS for PARTNERS to do (your OB or RN won’t know these tricks).

Join us and envision your joyful birth. With a focus on physiologic, joyful, informed, powerful birth, we’ll provide a comprehensive childbirth class with ADVANCED TIPS AND TRICKS. As both a Spinning Babies® Parent Educator & Aware Practitioner, we’ll integrate these amazing tools to help babies find the EASY way out.