First-time families
Expecting your first baby?
Labor and birth, the first days at home and feeding: the classes written for a first baby.
Classes for first-time familiesLearn for birth.
Learn for life with your baby.
Online birth, feeding and baby-care classes with Anna Rodney. Practical education for you and the people supporting you.
Where are
you starting?
Pick the situation closest to yours. Each opens its own page with the classes written for it.
Second-time families and beyond
Preparing for another baby?
A different experience this time, feeding again, or VBAC preparation if your last birth was a cesarean.
Classes for second-time familiesAdoption and surrogacy
Welcoming a baby another way?
Newborn care without birth or postpartum-recovery lessons, made for families who did not give birth.
Classes for adoption and surrogacy
Learning for the first days, and the questions that follow.Bring your questions.
Learn at your pace.
Know what to expect, understand your options and make room for learning together. Choose a class for the moment you’re in, or explore the All Access Class Pass.
- Self-paced classes to fit around your life
- Actionable steps and resources to return to
- Education to share with your support partner
Room to learn, even in a full day
Testimonials from families who took BBU classes.
“I took a comfort and bringing home baby class and definitely gained some tools that I wasn’t aware of before.”
“BBU is a great resource for busy families expecting a child. The content is evidence-based, it is inclusive, and the materials are very well produced.”
“Birth and Baby University is so helpful. I was able to take so many great classes to help me prepare for birth.”
“These classes were really helpful for my partner and I. We feel so much more confident about going into birth now. I had no idea what to expect before these classes. We also took the class to prepare for breastfeeding and caring for our new little cutie pie. 10 out of 10 recommend. You wouldn't believe how much you don't know about caring for a newborn before you take these classes.”
“These classes were really helpful for my partner and I. We feel so much more confident about going into birth now.”
“These classes were super helpful for my husband and I! I was pretty nervous about all things birth, but their birth class and breastfeeding class really put me at ease.”
“The best online birthing class!! Absolutely loved, super helpful!”
“As a first-time parent, I felt overwhelmed by all the information out there, but this course broke everything down into clear, supportive, and easy-to-understand lessons. They made me feel confident and empowered going into labor and early parenthood.”
“As a first-time parent, I felt overwhelmed by all the information out there, but this course broke everything down into clear, supportive, and easy-to-understand lessons.”
“We absolutely loved these classes! So informative and we liked that we could pause for the day and resume when we had time. I highly recommend them to all expectant parents.”
“They are amazing! 10/10 recommend!”
What would you
like to learn?
Explore a class to see what it covers and who it’s for.
Preparing for Your Hospital Birth
Understand hospital protocols, weigh your options and express your preferences.
Four-hour online class · $97
Intro to Childbirth
The stages of labor, what to expect and how to prepare for the birth you want.
Four-hour online class · $97
Comfort Measures
Practical support for labor, wherever and however you plan to give birth.
Online, self-paced · $67
Preparing for Your VBAC
Make room for questions about birth after a cesarean.
Online, self-paced · $67
Bringing Home Baby
A guide to the first hours, first days and a new rhythm at home.
Four-hour online class · $97
Newborn Care 101
Baby care for every way of becoming a family.
Standalone baby-care class · $47
Breastfeeding
Know what’s normal, what to expect and how to troubleshoot.
Online, self-paced · $47
The All Access Class Pass
Five core classes.
One pass.
The All Access Class Pass is $149 total for five self-paced classes, instead of $405 separately. Save $256.
- Preparing for Your Hospital Birth
- Intro to Childbirth
- Comfort Measures
- Bringing Home Baby
- Breastfeeding
VBAC and Newborn Care 101 are separate classes and are not included in the pass.
Anna RodneyLeader in the maternal and infant health space
Birth & Postpartum Doula Trainer, Lamaze Childbirth Educator, Master’s in Education, Newborn Care Specialist, Lactation Educator and Newborn Sleep Consultant.
Anna brings more than a decade of special-education teaching to the way she explains birth and baby care. Her curriculum connects practical information with the questions families bring to class.
Read Anna’s full backgroundLearning beyond
the lesson.
On your schedule
Self-paced education and resources you can return to at home.
With your people
Learn with your partner. Ask questions and connect with professionals and other families inside the BBU app.
Which class is right for you?
Who the classes are for, and every class page in one place.
Who this is for
Families preparing for a first baby. Families preparing for a second or later baby who want a different experience this time. Families welcoming a baby through adoption or surrogacy. Families planning an epidural, a birth center birth, or a home birth – comfort measures belong in every one of those.
Our classes teach you how to think through your options and understand the setting you are in. Your hospital teaches you how to birth at your hospital. Both matter, and they are different jobs.
Evidence-based, self-paced, and built for partners too
Every class is evidence-based and comprehensive, self-paced, and comes with a comprehensive workbook. You take them from home, and your partner can take them with you – which matters, because your partner needs to know what to expect in order to support you well.
Second-time families
If you had a cesarean last time, Preparing for Your VBAC is written specifically for that. If your first birth is a long time ago, or you did not take a class the first time, Intro to Childbirth is the place to start. If breastfeeding did not go the way you hoped, the Breastfeeding class is built around exactly that.
Adoption and surrogacy
Newborn Care 101 is written for families welcoming a baby through adoption or surrogacy, and for anyone who wants baby care without postpartum recovery content. Bringing Home Baby is a different class for a different family, and we say so plainly rather than sending you to the wrong door.
Every class, and where each one leads
- Intro to Childbirth Self-paced · $97
- Preparing for Your Hospital Birth Self-paced · $97
- Comfort Measures Self-paced · $67
- Preparing for Your VBAC Self-paced · $67
- Bringing Home Baby Self-paced · $97
- Newborn Care 101 Self-paced · $47
- Breastfeeding Self-paced · $47
- All Access Class Pass Five core classes · $149
More from BBU
- Childbirth Classes Prepare for a hospital birth, understand your options, or get ready for a VBAC or TOLAC.
- Newborn Care Classes Bringing Home Baby covers newborn care and postpartum recovery. Newborn Care 101 covers baby care only, for families who did not give birth. Most families need only one.
- Breastfeeding Class Know what is normal, what to expect and how to troubleshoot feeding.
- All Access Class Pass Five core classes for $149 instead of $405 separately.
- Live-In Newborn Care In-home newborn care support through Chicago Family Doulas.
Ask about enrollment.
Contact BBU for current tuition, class details and enrollment.