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Childbirth Classes in California
103 facilities in California are tagged for childbirth classes — serving Agoura Hills, Albany, Apple Valley, Arcadia and 70 more communities. Families often travel further than expected for the right birth setting, so it's worth checking the options a town or two over as well.
Childbirth Classes in California, ranked by families
USC Arcadia Hospital
2.6 ★★★☆☆ 558 reviews
La Mesa - Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns Grossmont
4.3 ★★★★☆ 163 reviews
Honey Midwifery Holistic Birth Center & Home Birth
5 ★★★★★ 134 reviews
South Coast Midwifery & Women's Health Care
4.3 ★★★★☆ 154 reviews
Family Life Center at St. Francis Hospital
4 ★★★★☆ 153 reviews
Birth Education Center
5 ★★★★★ 96 reviews
Sutter Coast Hospital Birth Center
3 ★★★☆☆ 146 reviews
Shasta Community Health Center: Maternity
4.1 ★★★★☆ 105 reviews
The Mommy Center
5 ★★★★★ 63 reviews
East Bay Midwives
4.9 ★★★★★ 55 reviews
The Midwives Childbirth Services - Paula Grady, LM CPM
4.8 ★★★★★ 50 reviews
Acorn Community Birth And Wellness Center
4.5 ★★★★★ 51 reviews
Birth Local Midwifery Carlsbad
5 ★★★★★ 40 reviews
Adventist Health Hanford Birth Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 41 reviews
The Midwife & More
5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Dara The Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Brooke Ray, Certified Nurse Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
East Bay Birth Collective
5 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
The Nest & Company
4.9 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
High Desert Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
The Root: Birth, Babies, Beyond
5 ★★★★★ 30 reviews
Casa Natal Birth & Wellness Center
4.6 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
Hummingbird Midwifery
4.6 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
Beautiful One Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 28 reviews
San Diego Midwife
4.7 ★★★★★ 29 reviews
Embracing Oak Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 27 reviews
Informed birth and beyond
5 ★★★★★ 26 reviews
So Zen Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 26 reviews
Birth Your Way Birth Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 30 reviews
Luna Birth Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Birth & Baby University
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Welborn Baby Childbirth Services
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Rising Tide Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Dr. Melissa Ko, Casa Natal Birth Center
5 ★★★★★ 21 reviews
San Diego County Midwives
5 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
Mandalay Bay Children's Center
3.2 ★★★☆☆ 27 reviews
The Women's Hospital - Saddleback Medical Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 20 reviews
Nine Moonbeams Midwifery, Peggy Vetter, LM
5 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Eisenhower Family Birth Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Birth Waves Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Lavender Moon Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews
Nikole Paulos Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews
El Camino Hospital Maternity Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 19 reviews
Wild at Heart Midwifery
4.2 ★★★★☆ 18 reviews
Gea Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Modern Roots Birth and Mothering
4.7 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Ask A Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
UCLA Health BirthPlace Santa Monica
4.1 ★★★★☆ 17 reviews
A Family Affair Birth Center
5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews
Peaceful Passages Birthing Support Center
4 ★★★★☆ 16 reviews
UCLA Health BirthPlace Westwood
4 ★★★★☆ 16 reviews
Birth Journey Services
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Labor of Love Birth & Postpartum
4.4 ★★★★☆ 13 reviews
St. Mary Medical Center Labor and Delivery
3.9 ★★★★☆ 14 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center
3.4 ★★★☆☆ 16 reviews
Experience Birth & Beyond
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Ray Weber - Long Beach Midwife LM, CPM, MS
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Casa Natal Birth & Wellness Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 10 reviews
Sonoma Valley Birth Center
5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Moto Midwife Birth and Lactation Services
5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
USC Arcadia Hospital Emergency Room - Ambulance Entrance
2.8 ★★★☆☆ 13 reviews
La Rosa Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center
3.8 ★★★★☆ 8 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center
3.9 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Southwest
3.9 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews
Circle City Midwifery & Women's Health Services, Inc.
3.8 ★★★★☆ 6 reviews
Community Memorial New Parent Resource Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 5 reviews
Aquarius Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
South Bay Homebirth Collective
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Birthstone Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
NorthBay ABC Prenatal Program
4 ★★★★☆ 4 reviews
Mountain River Birth: Morgan Conway-O’Neill, LM, CPM
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Family Birth Center - Mercy Medical Center - Redding, CA
3 ★★★☆☆ 4 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino
3.7 ★★★★☆ 3 reviews
Sacramento Valley Midwifery Care
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Willow Birth Village
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Family Birth Center at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
2.7 ★★★☆☆ 3 reviews
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka Childbirth Center
3 ★★★☆☆ 2 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
La Rosa Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Heather LeMaster, LM, CPM
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Oakland Better Birth Foundation
1 ★☆☆☆☆ 1 reviews
Birthing Services
Green Birth
Chico Homebirth Midwifery
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Redding
Blackbird Birthing: Midwifery & Lactation Services
Natural & Easy Birth
Fruits of my Labor Birth Services
Peaceful Passages Birthing Support Center of Southern California
Tammy Stokes Licensed Midwife
Heart Work Birth Services
East Bay Home Birth Midwifery
Haumea Birth and Family Wellness
Choosing in California: what to confirm
Tour two or three facilities before deciding — most offer tours or intro calls at no charge, and an hour on site tells you more than any website. Confirm the specialty directly: tags on this page come from each facility's own materials and reviews, and policies change, so ask specifically what's offered today and what their eligibility criteria are. Ask who would attend your birth and what happens if your pregnancy's risk profile changes. And on money: verify your insurance or Medicaid coverage with the facility's billing office and your plan before you commit — facilities know California's current rules better than any website.
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