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Journey of Birth provides affordable prenatal & new parent education in the Nanaimo area and online classes to the whole Vancouver Island community.

We've been teaching since 2007 and are happy to help prepare you for your upcoming birth and parenthood. Journey of Birth provides prenatal education in the Nanaimo area.

10/09/2026

We have a handful of spaces left in our fall classes - join us to prepare for childbirth, make new friends, learn about newborn care, and ask all your questions!

09/13/2026

We get asked about birth plans in every prenatal class: “Should I have one?”
“Do we need one?”
“All the books say to make one”

In our over two decades of work in birth, we’ve seen that the biggest value in a birth plan is the planning. To plan well you need to be informed, and this usually includes prenatal education, thorough dialogues with your care team and your partner and your own reflections on what will support you during birth.

Birth plans need to be held loosely because birth (like parenthood) often requires flexibility. But making a birth plan is a great exercise in engaging more thoroughly and actively in your birth preparation- and this is something we encourage!

This is part one of a two part series on birth plans. Stay tuned for part two.

09/12/2026

Fall & education go so well together! This time of year the kids return to school, routines fall into place and even if it’s been years since the fall was paired with school for you, you might feel the inner reset that comes as summer reaches its end, and fall arrives.

We have many classes for you this fall to help you prepare for birth and new parenthood- we added an extra Newborn Baby Care class in October to meet demand as our September class is full. If you’re having a baby later this fall or winter, we would love to welcome you to a class.

09/02/2026

By request, we have added an additional newborn baby care class to our fall offerings this season. Our September class is full and we know November is too late for many of your due dates- join us in October to prepare for your baby! Register on our website. See you then!

08/22/2026

We know many of you skip the chapter on cesarean births in your prenatal books. We hear how many of you hope to avoid this outcome when we talk with you in prenatal classes. Some of you already know your baby will be born by cesarean birth, and for some of you it will be an outcome that unfolds with your labour. In any scenario, we’re here to do what we do best: provide you the education so you can be prepared to meet your birth and your baby, however birth unfolds. All of our prenatal classes include a full overview of a cesarean birth process- from who’s in the room, to how long it takes, Dad’s role in the room and what it will feel like for Mom. We hear from families all the time that the dialogue we have about cesarean birth resulted in them being prepared, informed, and more confident when their birth happened by cesarean. Join us in one of our classes to learn more.

08/19/2026

I don’t know about you, but my feed is full of discussions about postpartum mental health, and how under supported new families are, especially if they’re facing unexpected impacts to their wellbeing that seem incongruent with how new parenthood is commonly portrayed. We know many new parents will be affected by the adjustment to parenthood and its impact on their wellbeing. In our prenatal classes, we spend 1/3 of the course discussing recovery and transition to parenthood - including dialogue about mental health. We have prepared a planning guide for you for your postpartum wellbeing. Much like a birth plan, the idea behind this plan is to contemplate who’s on your support team, what supports you to thrive, and plan for a supported and connected adjustment to new parenthood. Want the guide? Comment here and I’ll send it your way - and please share this post so more people can access this planning guide and our prenatal classes.

08/11/2026

Many people sign up for our prenatal classes to prepare for birth, and leave prepared for so much more. Our classes include rich dialogue on new parenthood, life with your baby, the changes you’ll experience, and your wellbeing throughout this time. Becoming a parent is much more than the birth of your baby and we aim to prepare you well.

07/29/2026

Each of our prenatal classes includes a practical guide of notes about labour birth and recovery to support you and your birth partner. We ensure you’re well prepared, so you can navigate birth and new parenthood with more confidence and ease. Join us for a prenatal class this fall- we have a few spaces left in September and more in October to December classes.

07/28/2026

Our most popular mini-workshop is back this fall! For a little more investment than a box of diapers, you can learn how to use less of them over your baby’s early years. Elimination communication is a practice used around the world to support attunement and responsive approaches to your baby’s needs. Join us to learn more!

06/29/2026

A reminder to sign up early for your prenatal class- our August one day class is already full with a waitlist, but we have a few spots left in our July series and many spots open in the fall. Come prepared for birth and new parenthood with us.

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Nanaimo, BC
V9R2R5

Website

http://journeyofbirth.ca/

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