philosophy
Our mission
Our mission is to educate and empower birthing people and their birth partners with evidence-based information, tools, and skills to confidently approach their labor, birth, and the postpartum period.
Our approach
Intrinsic Birth sessions are not your traditional birth class. Developed from scratch by expert educators, our content is designed with intention to be relevant, applicable, and lead to true shifts in knowledge, skills, confidence, and readiness for approaching your birth. Our curriculum has been informed by feedback from real parents and contains quality activities and material that lends to a more modern, relevant birth preparation experience.
Our Goals
Intrinsic Birth founders, Ottilia and Cody, wanted more from childbirth classes - realness, depth, accurate and evidence-based information, inclusion and a social justice mindset, and a lasting connection for families. From those goals Intrinsic Birth was created.
Research has shown that childbirth education classes help people to feel more prepared and less fearful of their birth, which in turn helps lead to better outcomes. Our goal at Intrinsic Birth is to teach you the tools you need to feel ready for your birth and to embrace your labor, rather than fear it.
We also recognize that we don’t know it all. We’re continuously learning and adapting to keep our materials fresh and relevant to our clients. Our goal is to serve you during this momentous change.
our commitments
science
Share current evidence-based learnings and best practices
Respect birth as a natural process that can unfold many different ways
trust
Support your unique desires and be values-neutral in our support
Trust you and support you in trusting yourself
equity
Embody inclusion of all families and individuals
Support families of color against racial injustice and inequities