Birth, Breastfeeding, and Doula Training education in the Twin Cities.
birthED was born from the intention to support birthing people and families as they navigate the joys and concerns of bringing their children into this world. Founder, Liz Hochman, places an emphasis on identifying each student's unique values and philosophies and through her passion and years of experience, birthED brings authentic, honest, and real life stories to your childbirth education.
There are other ways to preserve your energy and avoid burnout I promise you. I can teach you these things in our birthED DONA International Doula trainings. I also would love to sit and chat over a glass of wine or a cup of coffee. We can figure out a way that you can manage this work without leaving people wanting you and you’re not in the room.
06/10/2026
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Welcome back Kristen and welcome to the world baby Lewis! We have added Kristen’s cpr classes back to the schedule starting in July. Thanks to Natalie for covering during Kristen’s maternity leave.
Are you ready to doula?? let’s go ☀️☀️☀️
Our next approved doula training is July 31st! Our training includes:
☀️Childbirth Education
☀️Hands on Comfort Measures
☀️Doula Business skills and knowledge
☀️Anti-Racism and Advocacy training
☀️How to support cesareans, VBACs, inductions etc
☀️Guest speakers with extensive expertise in oft mechanics, anatomy, and bodywork
☀️Real hospital room access
☀️Ongoing mentorship and support
05/25/2026
Our summer ☀️specialty workshops are on the schedule and ready for you! Those seeking a or having a 2nd, 3rd baby in our class will be amongst like minded and shared experience families in this unique 4 hour workshops.
05/07/2026
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birthED Spring and Summer classes are on the calendar and filling up. If you’re expecting a or any you’ll want to grab your spot. Our May classes start this week and although our Thursday evening Lamaze series is full we still have two spots open on Saturdays in May.
05/03/2026
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Sending this beloved tapestry of newly trained doulas out into the world. This group was so deeply connected coming from all different walks of life and yet rooted together in their common goal of supporting families.
04/15/2026
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Thank you sweet family for entrusting us with the honor of educating you and gifting us your beautiful story!
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Hi Liz,
Writing to thank you for the priceless gift of knowledge and preparedness as we welcomed our baby boy into the world.
Viggo Robert was born on March 30th at 4:20AM weighing 9 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long. An extra 10 days beyond his “guess date” was worth the “weight” ;), as he is eating and sleeping wonderfully.
Labor and birth was not necessarily as we expected but the outcome was everything we hoped. Early and active labor went fast, while the pushing took longer than I had hoped. Nevertheless, we experienced a beautiful, unmedicated hospital water birth at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury. We were able to achieve 22/27 of our wishes from the “ideal birth game” that we did in class - we easily got our “top three” of spontaneous labor, vaginal delivery, and immediate skin to skin for the first 2 hours.
Photo credit: Jillian Carpenter
03/30/2026
We have added our next few months of Newborn Care and Lactation Prep courses to the calendar! Our April 22nd Newborn Care class is FULL so we added an April 29th class to accommodate your and due dates. As always if you bundle these two classes, you can get a 15% discount. Link in bio to register.
Eating and drinking in labor. It’s a choice and an advocation point you’ll encounter birthing in any US hospital. Know your options, advocate and make the choice that’s best for you. Check out our stories for links to research
It’s and we want to thank our educators and doulas who do the hard work of teaching, educating, and guiding our students. I’m sure these baby faces could never have imagined the number of lives they would touch one day with their hearts and hands.
Thank a this week!