Birth is a life-changing event.

You can meet the intensity of birth with determination, support, and self-compassion.

Learn How!

Birth is a life-changing event.

You can meet the intensity of birth with determination, support, and self-compassion.

Learn How!

Comprehensive Childbirth Education

Get the Four Essentials© you need for birth and postpartum preparation.

Comprehensive Childbirth Education

Get the Four Essentials© you need for birth and postpartum preparation.

A Map for Birth

Learn about how to get through each stage of labor, labor physiology, making decisions about the use of birth technology, and postpartum recovery.

What to do in early labor to prepare for the road ahead
Signposts, coping, and support for active labor
Working through transition together
Pushing your baby out
Postpartum healing
The wise and compassionate use of epidurals
Navigating labor induction
Bringing compassion and support to a cesarean birth
Coping with having a baby in the NICU
What to expect in the first 2 weeks, the first 6 weeks, and the first year for your body, baby, relationship, and emotions.

Skills and Tools

"Labor Land" takes birthing people to an alternate reality where their perception of time and even pain are altered. It's important for both the birth giver and partner(s) to understand how to create a supportive environment where helpful labor hormones can flow.

Learn about positions, coping techniques, and emotional support for labor.
Nourishment for the birth giver and birth partner(s)
What to say (and not say) while supporting your laboring loved one
Understanding your partner's needs

Mindset

So much of the intensity of birth happens in the mind. With realistic expectations of birth and an array of mindfulness practices, you can work through the mental and emotional intensity of labor.

Connection with your birth partner(s) as a pillar of support

Being present as a partner: what does it look and sound like?

Self-compassion

Letting go of unhelpful patterns that lead to shame, blame, and guilt

Giving yourself permission to do what it takes to get your baby out

Exploring self-limiting beliefs that get in the way of doing what the moment calls for with self-love.

Connection

Having encouragement and support throughout labor can make a huge difference in the way the birth giver and birth partner(s) remember the experience of childbirth and postpartum.

Emotional support when the going gets tough
A helpful approach for gathering information and making decisions in labor
How partners can handle requests for pain medication
Feeling accepted and supported no matter what it takes to birth your baby
Recognizing postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and getting help

Virtual Birthing from Within Class

When to Sign Up: You can take this class at any time during your pregnancy.

What You Get: Immediate access to online videos, handouts, and journaling prompts to help you become a connected and well-informed birth team. Since this course is virtual and self-paced, you can work through the lessons at the pace and schedule that makes sense for your family.

Cost: $99/family

*All people should have equal access to childbirth resources. To address racial and social disparities in healthcare, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those who are impacted by poverty are welcome to a discount on Birthing from Within classes. If you need an Equity Discount, please complete the Equity Discount Form here.

No one should have to experience birth feeling disconnected and unprepared.

Learn what you need to know to approach birth with the confidence you deserve.

No one should have to experience birth feeling disconnected and unprepared.

Learn what you need to know to approach birth with the confidence you deserve.

How to get ready to meet your baby...

1 Learn about the birth process.
2 Get the coping and support skills you need.
3 Feel confident in yourself and connected with your partner for birth.

How to get ready to meet your baby...

1 Learn about the birth process.
2 Get the coping and support skills you need.
3 Feel confident in yourself and connected with your partner for birth.

Meet Nikki Shaheed
Certified Birthing from Within Mentor

Since 2012 I've guided hundreds of families across the threshold of birth as a certified childbirth educator and doula. I'm passionate about preparing expecting parents for birth in a way that is realistic and holistic. I love teaching Birthing from Within because every parent deserves compassion and support as they navigate the unknowns of birth.

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Heart Centered Pregnancy Journal

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This interactive pregnancy journal will help you balance your prenatal preparation by guiding you in finding the wisdom, self-compassion, and resilience that is already within you.

Heart Centered Pregnancy Deck

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The Heart Centered Pregnancy Deck offers daily meditations for finding your voice, exploring your beliefs, discovering your inner resources, and expanding the possibilities for how you will get through birth.

Heart Centered Pregnancy Journal

This interactive pregnancy journal will help you balance your prenatal preparation by guiding you in finding the wisdom, self-compassion, and resilience that is already within you.

Buy the Book

Heart Centered Pregnancy Deck

The Heart Centered Pregnancy Deck offers daily meditations for finding your voice, exploring your beliefs, and expanding the possibilities for how you will get through birth.

Buy the Deck

Birth is a life-changing event.

You can meet the intensity of birth with determination, support, and self-compassion.