Birth & Family Education
Classes & education resources
KVH offers a range of birth and family preparation classes including education for new and experienced parents, siblings and grandparents, webinars, and individualized consultations.
2nd Trimester Pregnancy Education
Attend anytime after 12 weeks
3rd Trimester Pregnancy Education
Attend anytime after 26 weeks
Childbirth Education Series
Start between 30-32 weeks
During this seven-week series we will cover what to expect in the third trimester of your pregnancy through caring for your newborn.
Conversation with a Childbirth Educator
Attend between 30-35 weeks
This option is for experienced parents and non-English speakers.
Sibling Preparation Course
Come learn about being a big brother or sister, create a unique birthday card for your baby, watch videos and listen to stories. One 90 minute class offered monthly.
Love & Logic
Online parenting classes built around the science of caring & respectful relationships.
Webinar Series
Join us to explore what our community has to offer!
Meet the Instructors
childbirth Preparation, Grandparent Education
Julie Harwell, RN, BSN
Julie Harwell has been working as a childbirth educator since 1987. During her tenure at Seattle Midwifery School (now Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations at Bastyr University), she developed their childbirth educator training curriculum and worked as lead educator. She has been a registered nurse for 25 years and has spent her entire career supporting childbearing women through labor and delivery. When she isn’t teaching childbirth class she can be found on her farm tending to dairy goats.
Infant Feeding & Lactation Education, KVH eLearning
Rozsika Steele, MS, IBCLC
Rozsika Steele is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and is developing KVH’s first lactation program. She has been supporting families through her work as birth doula and childbirth educator since 2007. She earned her Master’s degree in Resource Management and has published work in the field of visual ethnography. In addition to her work in maternal-child health; she is a photographer, beekeeper, and mother to four children.