Frequently Asked Questions

Look at the Birth-Empowered Google and Yelp reviews to see what graduates of our class say about our Bradley® childbirth classes. Five common themes of the reviews are how prepared the couple feels prior to their birth, the couple highly recommends expecting couples take our classes no matter what kind of birth they are planning, the coach and expecting woman are now confident and prepared for their birth, the online format truly works, and couples are thankful that they took our classes because they were prepared, empowered, in control, and could advocate for themselves while laboring at the hospital. Our Bradley® classes are unique because we team teach. The Bradley Method® is the original childbirth classes that focus on teaching the partner how to be an active participant in the pregnancy and birth. Also, we have personally used the Bradley Method® for the unmedicated births of our nine children. 

Some insurance companies will reimburse or partially reimburse childbirth classes. We provide medically coded receipts to all couples who wish one after we receive your tuition payment.

Jeff and Karen took the Bradley Method® instructor training in 1996. We have been teaching Bradley® classes for over 25 years and have personally used the techniques taught in the class to give birth to our 9 children. Each year we reaffiliate and have attended many conferences, workshops, and trainings. We continue learning by attending trainings each year.

We welcome experienced couples in our classes. We have had women and their partners who are expecting their second, third, and fourth baby. Experienced parents find a tremendous value in our classes. Some couples take our classes to get a much better experience than their previous birth, others take it to prepare for their new baby together. Some take the classes to get in the right mindset. We do have some repeat students who take our classes every pregnancy. One mom told us that our Bradley® classes are great but after the birth she forgot everything so needed to take the entire series again to prepare for the next baby.

Good nutrition is the foundation of a healthy pregnancy. We discuss in detail the Brewer Pregnancy Diet. Eating healthy foods can help pregnant women stay as low risk as possible.

The ideal time to start prenatal classes in the second trimester, around 20 weeks gestation. However, check your schedule and sign up for the classes that work best for you.

Yes, our Zoom invitation works for both of you. Many couples who are not in the same location or state attend our classes on separate devices.

Our Bradley® birthing classes cover a range of topics, including stages of labor, the role of the partner during the pregnancy and labor,  pain management techniques, positioning for labor and birth, designing the your personal birth plan, advocacy, and newborn care. A unique feature of Bradley® classes is helping the coach to be an active participant in the labor and birth. Generally couples take our childbirth classes. Our Bradley Method® classes are unique because we have an experienced dad/husband/coach who teaches.

We teach live, interactive classes. We strive to make them as close to being in person. However, almost everyone enjoys the convenience of not having to drive to Bradley® class. We prefer that you have your cameras on because it makes the class better. Couples are encouraged to ask questions. During each class, couples go into break-out rooms so they can interact with their cohort in a small group.

 Since we switched to live, online classes we have had couples in our classes from over 38 states. We had also had couples from outside the United States including Canada, India, Israel, and Uganda. Please check if our live interactive classes are compatible with your schedule and time zone.

Yes, most of women who take our Bradley® classes who have previously had a cesarean birth achieve VBACS. Yes, our classes are appropriate for women planning a VBACS.