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Childbirth Education

Have a Calm and Confident Start to Parenthood

Preparing for birth? Join our trusted Childbirth Education Course in Toronto — a comprehensive, in-person weekend program designed to equip you with the knowledge, tools, and confidence for a supported, empowered birth and postpartum journey.

Led by experienced childbirth educators and DONA-certified doulas Adrienne Côté and Corina Tudor, our course blends evidence-based obstetric and physiological information with practical skills and emotional support — all in a welcoming, inclusive space for both singles and couples.

Our heartfelt goal is to empower parents through understanding. By providing fact-based information and unwavering support, we ensure that expectant parents feel confident and well-prepared, regardless of their chosen birthing path. Join our inclusive space for open discussions about fears, concerns, and plans for both childbirth and the beautiful life with your baby. Make informed decisions, embracing parenthood with confidence.

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Childbirth Education Outline

  • Understand how hormones and anatomy support labour and birth.

  • Explore how the uterus, pelvic floor, and other key systems function throughout pregnancy and delivery.

  • Learn the phases and stages of labour, including emotional and physical milestones.

  • Discuss various birth timelines such as slow starts, fast labours, overdue pregnancies, and prolonged labour.

  • Watch a birth video to see the stages of labour in action.

  • Discuss the physiology of pain and intensity during labour.

  • Learn and practice coping techniques: breathwork, visualization, massage, labouring positions, and partner-supported comfort.

  • Review pain theories and gain tools for both unmedicated and medicated births.

  • Explore the roles of birth partners, doulas, and support people — including ways they can offer emotional and physical assistance.

  • Understand the importance of self-care for birth partners during the labour process.

  • Learn about informed consent, how to make empowered decisions, and how to confidently advocate for your needs in any birth setting.

  • Review common interventions such as epidurals, inductions, cesarean births, and assisted deliveries.

  • Understand the risks, benefits, and timing of medical procedures in both hospital and home birth environments.

  • Learn what to expect upon hospital admission or during a home birth, and how to navigate these systems with clarity.

  • Discuss what to expect in the first hours and days after birth — physically and emotionally.

  • Learn about postpartum healing, preparing your home, and self-care strategies for new parents.

  • Understand newborn behaviours, appearance, and needs in the first 48 hours.

  • Create a plan for nurturing your early postpartum experience with confidence and support.

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Why Toronto Parents Choose Our Childbirth Education

At kaer Toronto, our mission is to ensure you feel informed, confident, and empowered throughout your birthing journey. Here’s how we support you:

  • Evidence-Based Prenatal Education: Gain clear, unbiased information to help you make informed choices about labour, birth, and newborn care.

  • Birth Preparation Techniques: Learn effective coping strategies for both medicated and unmedicated births — from breathwork to hands-on comfort measures.

  • Supportive Community: Connect with other expectant parents in a relaxed, judgment-free environment. Many lasting friendships begin in this space.

Whether you’re planning a hospital birth, midwife-led home birth, or anything in between, this childbirth class offers tools to guide you every step of the way.

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What’s Included in the Course

  • In-person attendance for two (you and a birth partner)

  • One free drop-in studio class (value $30)

  • 2 full days of interactive instruction and discussion

  • Warm, welcoming space at Yoga Mamas – 1402 Queen St. East, Toronto

 

Course Fee: $349 + HST

Class Format: Weekend Intensive (Saturday & Sunday)

There is time and space allocated for people to ask questions and explore each topic as in-depth as needed. Participants are also encouraged to ask questions about pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum that may not be listed.

 

Our prenatal course spans all stages of the perinatal experience, from the science of labour to postpartum healing. You’ll also have time to ask questions specific to your pregnancy, birth plans, or postpartum concerns.

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Your Instructor

Corina Tudor

Corina Tudor

Corina Tudor: Certified Childbirth Educator, Doula & Yoga Teacher

Corina Tudor is a doula, yoga teacher, and childbirth educator. After leaving her career in academia in 2012, Corina began teaching yoga full time. When she started teaching prenatal yoga at Yoga Mamas in 2015, Corina devoted herself to supporting people during their perinatal journeys and became a doula and childbirth educator. She is certified through DONA for doula care and through Birthing from Within for childbirth education and has since supported over 150 families through full spectrum doula care and childbirth education. Corina also continues to teach yoga. 

Corina's approach to childbirth and postpartum education combines physiological and obstetric information with practical skills, decision making, and nurturing the transformation of the perinatal journey.  She believes that a childbirth education class should go above and beyond information you can find in a book. As such, she guides expectant parents through processing information, asking questions, making decisions, practicing a variety of coping skills, providing gentle baby care, and preparing for the journey of childbirth and parenthood. 

Corina is a mother of a very fiery little one named Rémi and lives in Riverdale. 

Adrienne Cote

Adrienne Côté

Adrienne Côté: Childbirth Educator, Doula & Holistic Nutritionist

Adrienne Côté is a Mother, Holistic Nutritionist, Doula and Childbirth Educator. She has been working with clients in the prenatal and postpartum space for well over a decade. She's been working with Yoga Mamas Co since 2012.

After working for 5 years as a Counsellor at a not for profit with young parents, Adrienne became immersed in working with pregnancy, postpartum and newborns. It was during this stage of her life that she trained and certified as a Birth and Postpartum Doula and then as a Childbirth Educator. Since then she has supported over 300 families within these roles. 

As an Educator her goal is to provide a supportive and welcoming space where parents can ask questions, share knowledge and create community while learning about the birth experience and postpartum journey. She is passionate about supporting families in finding their power and increasing their confidence.


Adrienne is a Mother to a strong willed toddler who keeps her on her toes and reminds her daily that each moment is a gift. She lives in the east end of Toronto with her family.
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“There really aren’t enough good things I can say about Adrienne, but let me try. Her classes were engaging, kept the students at ease and provided a safe open space, free of judgement to prepare for a new phase as parents. Her focus on the full gamut of pain management felt comforting but my favourite was her focus on the first 5 days postpartum because those get real…You’d be lucky to have Adrienne involved in any part of your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience.” -Simran D

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you talk about epidurals or medicated vs unmedicated births?

Yes! In class we discuss all possible medical interventions that your may encounter or choose during your birth. This includes how they work, what to expect and possible side effects. We believe there is no “right or wrong” way to have a baby, therefore we discuss all possibilities, including medicated and unmedicated births, from a non-judgemental perspective. What is provided is current evidence-based research and anecdotal information which can help you to make an informed decision when the time comes.

Positions, massage, guided visualization and other labour techniques are demonstrated online and practiced so you and your partner get a hands on experience. Comfy clothes are a good idea.

I always put it this way… Would you run a marathon without training first? Birth is a test of endurance;  exhausting, beautiful, magical and sometimes unexpected. While you can’t fully predict or practice your birth, you can prepare yourself physically, mentally and emotionally and this is where a good prenatal class comes in. It will provide you and your partner not only with information in terms of what to expect during the entire birth process and how to manage with pain or discomfort,  but also what to expect postpartum and that first month home with the baby. Having a solid knowledge of the process and what can happen results in a more empowered and fulfilling birth experience. Plus, it helps your partner a great deal! Our class spends a lot of time highlighting the importance of your partner or birth support and gives them tips and techniques to help support you! 

The Hypnobirthing class is another amazing option we offer at Yoga Mamas. While there are some similarities in terms of coping strategies used in labour and birth, HypnoBirthing education is based on a particular method of guided visualizations and relaxation (called The Mongan Method). 

Real People, Real Reviews

My husband and I really enjoyed our Yoga Mamas Childbirth Education session with Adrienne. We felt that because the class size was small enough (only 6 couples) we were able to really get to know the other parents-to-be in our class. Having that sense of connection with the other couples really helps when discussing your thoughts and emotions, and you don't feel afraid to ask questions. We also felt that the content that Adrienne covered was extensive and really encouraged each of the couples to explore and navigate their own journey through pregnancy and prepare for birth. Adrienne was great at teaching us to advocate for our own choices as parents. And of course, the Yoga Mamas studio is such a warm and welcoming place; being in a familiar location was comfortable and enjoyable.
Past Attendee
We could not have had a better experience! Adrienne was so amazing-- giving us worried parents-to-be peace of mind and tools to get through it. An added bonus was the lifelong friendships that followed, and a village to call our very own.
Charlene
​This was such an awesome class and Adrienne was fantastic! Such a welcoming way to wrap your head around the whole "crap - we are going to be parents!" thing 🙂
Melissa

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