Name: Karen Wallace

Website: https://birth-empowered.com/

Email: born2birth@gmail.com

Phone: 760-315-2386

Facebook: Birth-Empowered Virtual Childbirth Classes

Instagram: birth_empowered_

Short Bio: My husband, Jeff, and I have been married for 32 years. We took Bradley® classes when we were expecting our first child. Our daughter was born within five minutes of our arrival at our birthplace. We have used the Bradley Method® techniques that we teach for the births of all nine of our babies. We have been teaching Bradley® childbirth classes for over 25 years (in Connecticut, New Jersey, San Diego, and North Carolina) and in 2020 very successfully switched to teaching interactive classes on Zoom.

Besides taking care of our children, chickens, turkeys, and rabbits, I volunteer with Girl Scouts and 4-H. Jeff sings in the Hickory Choral Society and occasionally coaches one of our children's soccer teams. His day job is in IT. My day and night job is our children and sometimes our two grandchildren.

Description of services offered: We teach a ten week Bradley® childbirth series. Jeff gives the viewpoint of husband, coach, and father. I am the one who has had nine unmedicated births. Features of our classes are including the coach in the pregnancy and in the labor; creating a unique birth plan, effective communication with your birth team, labor rehearsals, interactive games, and breakout rooms so you can interact with other expectant couples.

Areas/hospitals served: Couples take our classes from all over the country. We welcome students who are planning a hospital, freestanding birth center, or homebirth. Our classes give helpful information for all birth places.

Certifications: Master in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Affiliated by the American Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth® (the Bradley Method®)

Trainings:

DONA birth doula

DONA post-partum doula

Intentional Birth Advocacy Retreat

VBAC Facts