Birth Day Presence is a premier provider of childbirth education and doula services in NYC, teaching multiple techniques and practices to prepare expectant parents. With positive referrals from top OBs and midwives, they have become the most trusted community and education provider for the childbearing year and beyond.
Birth Day Presence, the premier provider of Childbirth Education and Doula Services, has served over six thousand expectant and new families in the NYC area since 2002. We hand-select the best childbirth education techniques and practices to prepare parents-to-be for the journey ahead.
With constant referrals from the best OBs and Midwives in NYC and with Studios in Park Slope, SoHo, and satellite locations throughout the city, we are proud to be the most trusted provider of community and education for the childbearing year and beyond.
Co-Directors Jada Shapiro & Anna Merrill use their experience as mothers, educators and doulas to help the families they serve. The doulas we are affiliated with are DONA International and CPR certified. Our Educators are Lamaze, CEA/MNY, and Birthing From Within certified.
Birth Day Presence is also proud to have created and administered the Bellevue Hospital Birth Center Volunteer Doula Program, which, for five years, assisted over 500 underprivileged women per year through their childbearing experience. Birth Day Presence is proud to support families in a nurturing, non-judgmental way.
Last year, Birth Day Presence won the Red Tricycle 2012 Totally Awesome Awards for Best Parent Education Programs in New York City and CBS NY selected Birth Day Presence as having the Best Childbirth Classes in NYC.
Reviews of Boober
(4.8-star rating across
18 reviews)
Express Childbirth
Anonymous review on 12/20/2019
Great and informative class. Instructor was well informed and did a good job presenting the info and answering questions. I felt like it was the right amount of time.
Infant Safety & CPR
Anonymous review on 5/12/2019
Great class excellent teacher.
Breastfeeding and Newborn Care (Combined)
Reviewed by Meriam L. on 10/19/2018
Very informative. Patient and answered all questions. Nice size group.
Childbirth Intensive
Reviewed by Noa L. on 5/26/2016
Jen was super sweet and knowledgeable. Made the classes a breeze and answered all of our doubts and questions. Me and my partner now have a much better idea of what we're going into and what type of birth we want. Highly recommended.
Breastfeeding and Newborn Care (Combined)
Anonymous review on 8/8/2015
Jada was really well informed and gave us a lot of good info. Left the class feeling empowered to take on parenthood.
Childbirth Education One Day Dive
Reviewed by Hana S. on 4/20/2015
Very in-depth and informative, with a good hands-on practice component. Teacher was extremely knowledgeable and struck the right balance between explaining all the options, while still making clear which elements are most supported by scientific evidence.
Infant Safety & CPR Webinar
Anonymous review on 9/6/2023
Preparing for Postpartum
Anonymous review on 1/12/2023
Certified Advanced Postpartum Doula Training
Anonymous review on 11/16/2021
Infant Safety & CPR
Anonymous review on 4/26/2020
Breastfeeding and Newborn Care (Combined)
Anonymous review on 4/16/2020
Infant Safety & CPR
Reviewed by Ai K. on 12/22/2019
Infant Safety & CPR
Reviewed by Lauren R. on 4/15/2019
Infant Safety & CPR
Anonymous review on 2/6/2019
Infant Safety & CPR
Reviewed by Maureen C. on 12/19/2018
Childbirth Education One Day Dive
Reviewed by Attie C. on 9/26/2016
Breastfeeding and Newborn Care (Combined)
Reviewed by David L. on 6/14/2016
Childbirth Education Intensive
Anonymous review on 3/18/2015
Review Summary by CourseHorse
Students who have taken classes at Boober have had positive experiences and found the classes to be informative and well-presented. The instructors were praised for their knowledge and ability to answer questions, and students appreciated the amount of time allotted for the class. The classes were described as empowering and left students feeling prepared for parenthood. Students particularly liked the hands-on practice component and the emphasis on scientific evidence. Overall, the classes at Boober provided students with a wealth of information and practical skills to approach their journey into parenthood.
Direct quotes:
1. "Me and my partner now have a much better idea of what we're going into and what type of birth we want."
2. "Left the class feeling empowered to take on parenthood."
3. "Teacher was extremely knowledgeable and struck the right balance between explaining all the options, while still making clear which elements are most supported by scientific evidence."
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