Birthing With Confidence
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Overview
Birthing with Confidence are FREE live, online childbirth education sessions for pregnant patients. Sessions will help you get ready for labor, delivery, parenthood, and help you decide what is important to you during this special time.
Sessions are available to patients who receive prenatal care at a UR Medicine OBGYN office and are at least 20 weeks pregnant. Partners are welcome.
Upcoming Classes
Live online sessions through Zoom in 2025 and 2026:
2025 Sessions
Session 5: August 28, 2025 — October 2, 2025 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Session 6: October 16, 2025 — November 20, 2025 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
2026 Sessions
Session 1: January 8, 2026 — February 12, 2026 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Session 2: February 26, 2026 — April 2 2026 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Session 3: April 23, 2026 — May 28, 2026 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Session 4: July 9, 2026 — August 13, 2026 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Session 5: September 10, 2026 — October 15, 2026 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Session 6: October 29, 2026 — December 10, 2026 | Thursdays at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. - No class on 11/26
What to Expect from the Birthing With Confidence
Classes
Birthing with Confidence (URBWC) classes are live, online, via Zoom. You will talk and learn about:
- Changes in late pregnancy
- Getting ready for labor, delivery, and your hospital stay
- Doula support
- Newborn care
- Breastfeeding
- Postpartum care
- Life after baby
- Intimate relationships
- Community resources
How to Enroll
Call our office at (585) 275-2691 (select option #2) and let us know you’d like to enroll with Birthing With Confidence.
What Sets Us Apart?
UR Medicine is here to help you prepare for every aspect of your pregnancy and birthing experience.
Our Obstetrics and Gynecology Division is ranked among the top 25 in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Our providers are board-certified experts in complex family-planning care. We have all the providers, facilities, and expertise to guide you through any prenatal or post-natal needs.
The team at UR Medicine Gender Wellness in OB/GYN is made up of psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors who offer counseling, education, and medication consultation. We provide care together with treatments prescribed by your OB/GYN doctor, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant or midwife. We welcome all patients, including LGBTQ+.