Meet Your Instructors

Amy Moy is a certified Cornerstone birth doula and a certified Cornerstone childbirth educator serving families in the Greater Sacramento Area.  Her goal is reaching families of all varieties to prepare them for the birth of their dreams!  She is mom to a spunky daughter, a movie buff, and loves succulent gardening.
Jennifer Kelley is a DONA trained birth doula and trained Cornerstone childbirth educator serving the greater Sacramento area and beyond. Her passion is introducing families to their many options in birth. She is mom to one son and two fur-babies. When she is not supporting families, she is an avid reader and traveler. 
Our role as your course leaders: to provide modern, evidence based, culturally competent, and thorough instruction; deepen your understanding of your options with unbiased information to aide in making informed decisions; demystify pregnancy and birth with easy to understand descriptions of anatomy and physiology; instill healthy habits at any size during pregnancy with up to date nutrition and movement recommendations; engage participants by using hands-on group practice to enhance learning and community building; prepare you for varied birth scenarios in all settings; and enhance your understanding of the prenatal and post-birth parent/baby connection and provide tools for deepening the bonding process.


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"If I don't know my options, I don't have any." 
-Diana Korte, VBAC Facts

About the Method

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Choosing the right childbirth class can really make a difference in how confident and prepared you feel on your baby’s birth day. Our classes are engaging, thorough, and allow for plenty of time to practice labor coping skills – with extra emphasis placed on relaxation. 
 
The Cornerstone Method of Childbirth Education represents a paradigm shift in childbirth preparation. The method was developed by a midwife/doula team and draws upon many years of combined direct service experience.
 
Our system works for ALL families regardless of structure, identity, birthing location, or birth options. In our 18-hour course (taught over 4 consecutive Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:30pm), you will become engaged with the birth process, get informed about your birth options, and leave confident and empowered to create your unique birth vision!

Cornerstone offers an integrated method that engages your body and mind through 8 special birth senses: 

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  1. Body Awareness: Understand the process of birth and all of the amazing changes that you will be encountering during pregnancy. Gain easy to use tools to care for yourself and your baby throughout the childbearing year.
  2. Sight: Create your birth vision and map the route to its destination.
  3. Sound: What you hear during pregnancy and birth affects the outcome. 
  4. Breath: Learn to use the breath for nourishment, relaxation, and pain relief. 
  5. Touch: Learn how to use touch to relieve pain and discomfort. 
  6. Smell: Discover simple ways to use scents and aromatherapy to aide in easing nausea, exhaustion, and discomfort. 
  7. Voice: Speak up for your needs! Learn about how to ask questions of your care providers to get the information you need to make informed decisions. 
  8. Joy: Find freedom and joy in your body, pregnancy, and birth experience. 



All classes are taught in a comfortable living room setting on the Sacramento/Carmichael border (near American River College). Space is limited to five families - reserve your spot today!
(Classes are currently being offered in a LIVE! online format in compliance with CA state and local shelter in place orders and social distancing recommendations.)



​Remaining 2020 Class Offerings

Saturdays (4-week series): 10:00am - 2:30pm:​​​​​
  • ​October 3rd - 24th*
  • November 7 - 28th*
  • December - no Saturday class available

Mondays (8-week series): 6:00pm - 8:30pm:
  • November/December: 11/2  - 12/21*

*Offered in a LIVE! online format in compliance with CA state and local social distancing recommendations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Class Fee is $400 ($300 for our contracted doula clients; $75 for scholarship recipients)** - includes participant workbook (shipped directly to your home for online classes).
 
​Our cozy home classroom does not accommodate enough space to ensure 6 feet of social distancing between families. Therefore, we will be monitoring social distancing recommendations and adjusting class location (in-person vs. online) based on conditions one month before class is scheduled to start.

If you don't see a class offering that lines up with your estimated due date, let us know! We can often open up an additional series with enough notice.
**We always save a spot for an individual/family in financial need in each class series that we teach - with priority given to black, brown, and indigenous people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Please note that if you are a scholarship recipient registered for a class series with no other full-fee participants, you will be moved to another series. Let us know if you would like to request a scholarship on your registration form. These spots fill up quickly, so don't delay!

Ask about our 10% finders fee!

REFUNDS - You must cancel your registration at least two weeks before your session begins in order to receive a full refund.  You will receive a refund minus a $50 materials fee if you cancel your registration less than two weeks before your session begins.

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​Find out how you can rent one of our specially curated Doula in a Box kits!

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