Antenatal & birth classes in New York

We list 23 antenatal & birth classes in New York. 1 is free, and published prices run from $0 to $1,500.

Includes hospital childbirth classes, birthing classes for couples, Lamaze, Bradley and hypnobirthing courses in NYC, with free and insurance-eligible options.

23 listings
  • Birth 1st

    $450–$1,500 per course

    New York City educator offers HypnoBirthing group courses online and private in-person childbirth preparation for expecting parents.

    virtual series $450; semi-private $600 per couple; private options $800 or $1,500.

    Where
    📍 New York · also online
    When
    🗓 Virtual series October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2026, 7–10:15pm; private in-person classes by arrangement.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookChecked 2026-10-07
  • Birth Made Clear

    $100–$500 per course

    New York-based educator offers online childbirth preparation for expecting parents and their partners.

    online course $100; group course $500, partner included; payment relief available with stated $50 minimum.

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 Group series October 11, 18 and 25, 2026, 1–3:30pm.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookChecked 2026-10-07
  • Birth Matters NYC

    Price on request

    Comprehensive childbirth education in Astoria with in-person Queens classes and interactive Zoom alternatives.

    Price not published on the schedule page.

    Where
    📍 Astoria, Queens · also online
    When
    🗓 2026 series include October 18–31, October 20–November 5, November 7–14 and November 10–December 3.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Birthsmarter

    $305 per course

    Independent childbirth educator offering online classes and Manhattan sessions at The Loft.

    USD 305 for virtual one-day childbirth education, including two people; in-person options also available.

    Where
    📍 NoMad, Manhattan · also online
    When
    🗓 October–December 2026 classes listed.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Brooklyn Birth Collective

    $395 per course

    Small-group and private childbirth education tailored to hospital, birth-center or home birth settings.

    USD 395 for the two-part in-person childbirth series; private and Zoom options also offered.

    Where
    📍 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn · also online
    When
    🗓 October 24–25 and December 5–6, 11am–1:15pm; page also lists November 2026 and January 2027 newborn
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Carriage House Birth

    $550 per course

    Childbirth education weekends covering labor, comfort measures, interventions, cesarean birth and postpartum preparation.

    USD 550 per family, including two people, for the six-hour weekend course.

    Where
    📍 Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    When
    🗓 Published October 3–4, 2026 course, 10am–1pm each day; check booking for subsequent dates.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Empowered Birth

    $495–$595 per course

    Small-group Bushwick childbirth education class for expectant parents, delivered as a six-and-a-half-hour intensive.

    Product price displays $495; description states $595 for mother and partner; confirm the applicable price…

    Where
    📍 Bushwick, Brooklyn
    When
    🗓 2026 listing includes April 25, 2026 and May TBD; six-and-a-half-hour class, 10:00 AM–4:30 PM; maxim
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookChecked 2026-11-02
  • Happinest / HypnoBirthing with Hannah

    Price on request

    Brooklyn-based HypnoBirthing educator offering private in-person courses throughout the five boroughs and quarterly online groups.

    Price not published.

    Where
    📍 Brooklyn · also online
    When
    🗓 NYC in-person availability January–October 2026; quarterly virtual groups and private five-session c
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookChecked 2026-10-07
  • Liminal Birth Services

    $375–$700 per course

    Five-week HypnoBirthing courses offered online and in Harlem, with private in-home instruction across New York City.

    virtual group $375, NYC in-person group $500, private in-home course $700.

    Where
    📍 Harlem, Manhattan · also online
    When
    🗓 Online October 25–November 22, 2026; Harlem January 10–February 7, 2027.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Love Child Yoga

    $450–$575 per course

    Childbirth preparation combines online materials and an in-person workshop for expecting parents, with another venue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

    $450 with membership purchase; $500 members; $575 non-members.

    Where
    📍 West Village, Manhattan · also online
    When
    🗓 October 24 and December 12, 2026, Brooklyn; November 21, 2026, West Village; 12:30–3:30pm.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Maimonides Health

    Price on request

    Maimonides facilitates childbirth, breastfeeding, and Lamaze preparation classes through the Brooklyn Parenting Center in multiple languages.

    Price not published; contact Brooklyn Parenting Center at 718-283-6347; class dates require confirmation.

    Where
    📍 Borough Park, Brooklyn
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookChecked 2026-11-02
  • Mindful Birth NY

    $150–$545 per course

    Live online childbirth and parenting preparation for expectant families, including comprehensive mindfulness-based courses and refresher classes.

    refresher $150; April 2027 weekend intensive $425; eight-week comprehensive series $545; financial aid…

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 2026–27 series listed; next comprehensive series December 6, 2026–January 31, 2027; refresher Februa
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-11-02
  • Mount Sinai Health System

    $0–$325

    Hospital-run live virtual childbirth education, including comprehensive birth preparation, express classes and planned-cesarean preparation.

    planned-cesarean class free, express childbirth $150, three-week Understanding Birth $325.

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 Understanding Birth: October 6, 13 and 20, 2026, 6–9pm; express: October 18, 10am–1:30pm.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • NewYork-Presbyterian

    Free

    Virtual two-part childbirth preparation taught by Lamaze-certified educators for expectant parents and their partners.

    NYP Westchester's July 25, 2026 virtual event is explicitly free; pricing for other sessions is unpublished.

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 Two-part virtual class November 21–22, 2026.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Northwell Health — Lenox Hill Hospital

    Price on request

    Hospital-run virtual childbirth preparation for expectant parents, alongside in-person family-education classes in Manhattan.

    Price not available in the hospital or booking-page text.

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 Single-session virtual classes; hospital booking listing published November 12, 2025.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • NYC Birth & Baby

    $450 per session

    Lamaze-trained educators offer customizable private childbirth preparation in clients’ homes across New York City.

    USD 450 for a three-hour private in-home class, as published on the booking page.

    Where
    📍 New York
    When
    🗓 Private appointments; booking calendar displays September 30, 2026.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Prana Prenatal Yoga & Education

    Price on request

    A Westchester-based educator offers a six-week virtual Hypnobabies childbirth preparation course for expecting parents.

    Price not published; contact the educator for enrollment.

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 Most recently advertised course started May 6, 2026; contact provider for subsequent dates.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookChecked 2026-10-07
  • Prema Brooklyn

    $225–$450 per course

    Childbirth preparation workshop for expectant parents, with an optional newborn-care and breastfeeding workshop bundle.

    $225 for childbirth prep; $450 bundle including newborn care and breastfeeding workshop.

    Where
    📍 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn · also online
    When
    🗓 Saturday, December 12, 2026, 2:00–5:00 PM; weekend bundle also includes December 5 newborn-care sess
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookChecked 2026-11-02
  • Prenatal Yoga Center

    $350–$450 per course

    Upper West Side center offering express and comprehensive childbirth preparation workshops for expectant parents.

    Express $350, comprehensive preparation $450; prices include two attendees.

    Where
    📍 Upper West Side, Manhattan
    When
    🗓 Express: October 18 and December 6, 2026; comprehensive: October 24 and December 5, 2026.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Sara Kramer HypnoBirthing

    $435 per course

    New York-area HypnoBirthing educator offering live Zoom courses and private classes for expectant families.

    USD 435 course fee; special rates available by inquiry.

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 May–July 2026 schedules published; contact provider for the next course.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Sunny Side Up Birth Co.

    $225 per course

    Four-hour in-person childbirth course for expecting parents and partners covering labor, comfort measures, advocacy, interventions, newborn procedures, and postpartum recovery.

    $225 per couple; four-hour group course

    Where
    📍 Staten Island
    When
    🗓 November 29, 2026, 3:00–7:00 PM; small-group course.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-11-02
  • Tamara Srdanović

    $250–$500 per course

    A New York-based childbirth educator offers live online one-day childbirth intensives and six-week Hypnobabies courses for expecting parents.

    one-day intensive $250; Hypnobabies series $500.

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 2026 Hypnobabies series include September–October; Sundays 3–6pm or Fridays 6–9pm.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-10-07
  • Whoosah Doula

    $298 per course

    Virtual Evidence-Based Birth childbirth education for pregnant people and partners, emphasizing evidence, comfort measures, advocacy, labor rehearsal, postpartum, and newborn care.

    Four virtual weekly meetings; accelerated two-week option also $298; sliding scale available

    Where
    📍 Online
    When
    🗓 Four-week online series November 3–24, 2026; accelerated series November 2, 5, 9 and 12.
    For
    Pregnancy
    BookWebsiteChecked 2026-11-02

Frequently asked questions about antenatal & birth classes in New York

Are there free antenatal & birth classes in New York?
Yes. 1 of the 23 antenatal & birth classes we list in New York is free. Free options include NewYork-Presbyterian.
How much do antenatal & birth classes cost in New York?
Published prices run from $0 to $1,500, and 1 is free. Paid options start with Mount Sinai Health System ($0–$325).
Which areas of New York have in-person antenatal & birth classes?
We list 14 in-person or hybrid antenatal & birth classes in New York and 9 online. Most are in Brooklyn (6), Manhattan (4), Queens (1), Staten Island (1).

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