Karen Wallace

Childbirth Educator
Hickory, North Carolina
28 years of experience
5.0
About me

Helping couples learn about birth is my vocation. For over 20 years my husband, Jeff, and I have been teaching Bradley® childbirth classes together. He gives the viewpoint of husband, coach, and father. I am the one who has given birth to our 9 babies using the techniques we teach. We teach virtually to couples around the country. Our couples enjoy our interactive live classes where the partner learns how to coach and be a very active participant in the birth. Natural childbirth is our focus but all couples are welcome to learn in our virtual classroom. We have taught in San Diego, New Jersey, Connecticut, and North Carolina. We have had couples attend our classes from most states. Four of our younger children live in our home. The other 5 pop in and out. We also have hens, turkeys, and rabbits in our menagarie.

Education

Masters in Curricum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia Universtiy (1993)

Bachelor of Arts, Barnard College, Columbia University (1990)

Certification and training

Bradley® Certified Childbirth Educator and Bradley® Doula (2025)

DONA International PostPartum Doula Workshop (2021)

DONA International Birth Doula Workshop (2020)

Memberships and affiliations

DONA International Member

VBAC Facts® Professional Member

American Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth®

Credentials
BA MA
Specialties
Childbirth Education Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Home Birth Hospital Birth Relaxation Techniques
Languages

English

Service introduction

Childbirth education is my primary focus. My husband and I teach live intearctive Bradley®classes in the Zoom classroom. Our classes include designing your personal birth plan, comfort measures, effectively communicating with doctors, midwives, and nurses, advocacy, the coach's role, and a labor reheasal. Our couples report that they understood the inverventions offered and how to truly work as a team during the birth of their baby. Unmedicated birth and avoiding cesareans that aren't medically necessary are our primary focuses

Packages
Birth-Empowered Bradley® Childbirth Classes
Ten week series of Virtual Childbirth classes which includes access to the Bradley Method® online workbook and resource center. Interactive classes taught by a husband/wife team. Class 1 – Introduction to the Bradley Method® Class 2 – Nutrition and Breastfeeding Class 3 – Gestation and Choices Class 4 – The Coach’s Role Class 5 – Introduction to the Stages of Labor Class 6 – Planning Your Birth Class 7 – Complications and Variations Class 8 – Advanced First and Second Stage Class 9 – The Labor Rehearsal Class 10 – The New Family Virtual Class Reunion about one month after the last couple has their baby.
$449.00
USD Flat rate
Upcoming classes
Bradley® Childbirth Classes Online
Online event
We are Karen and Jeff. Couples from around the country take our live, interactive Bradley® childbirth classes on Zoom. Our ten-week Bradley Method® classes prepare couples for their birth and newborn experience. Our interactive classes include information about childbirth, postpartum, and raising babies. Karen gave birth to all nine of our children using the Bradley Method® techniques that we teach. We help you understand what you may be faced with in the hospital or other birthing places and what you can say and do in response (and in preparation). If your goal is to have a natural birth unmedicated, or even if it is just to have the best experience you can with your birth, taking this class so much more helpful than any hospital or day long class. Our classes help couples get on the same page to prepare for their birth and realize what they need to prepare for the birth experience. Jeff speaks to the partners from his wealth of coaching and parenting experience. Karen and Jeff have been teaching Bradley® classes together for over 25 years. Turning on a zoom class is an easy, achievable thing your husband can do with you leading up to birth and he will feel so much more prepared for the unknowns of birth and postpartum, instead of just the moms! The games, breakout rooms, and opportunities to ask questions makes it seem like the classes are in person. They are just so much more convenient. If something comes up in your schedule you have a chance to watch the recording before it is deleted at the end of the series. If you want to learn how to design your own unique birth plan, birth advocacy skills, and how to avoid interventions sign up for our Bradley® class today. We have a series starting on Tuesday, September 23rd ending on November 25th. The ten week series meets from 7-9:30 Eastern.
$449.00
USD
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Ratings and reviews
Average
5.0
# of Reviews
4
5.0

Karen and Jeff's class was pivotal in our first birth last year. We had the home birth we planned, with my husband being my guide and protector the entire time. Our baby was born into his hands, which was such a precious moment. Both our doula and assistant midwife told us, in private, that we were the most prepared first-time parents they'd ever witnessed. Whenever I had questions pre or post-birth, Karen was always honest and helpful. Nowadays, there is so much unnecessary fear and pressure placed on parents when it comes to pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. So much. I don't think I would've made it through early postpartum had it not been for her reassurance and resources. Birth and babies don't have to be complicated!

- Sarah M.

5.0

Karen and Jeff are an excellent instructional team. They have decades of experience birthing children together and teaching others to do the same. Their classes are fun and engaging and will prepare you to advocate for the birth you want. They will also equip you with the physical and mental tools you need let go and birth your baby. The money you spend on birth education will benefit you for this birth and for every birth in your future.

- BettyJo K.

5.0

Karen and Jeff are great teachers. I learned quite a bit from the classes and felt I was well prepared for the natural birth of my daughter! Very informative and useful information provided in each session.

- Jen W.

5.0

Karen is an experienced educator and parent. She is kind and compassionate and it shows in every interaction I’ve had with her. I highly recommend working with Karen!

- Emily M.

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