What if preparing for birth was not about memorizing techniques or perfecting a plan? Instead, it was about understanding the internal logic of your body and nervous system, in a way most resources never explain, while also preparing you for the next season of your life.
BirthingU™ & Baby: Maternal Preparation is a live, guided online workshop designed to provide a clear, comprehensive understanding of the childbirth process while also supporting the transition into motherhood and the continued navigation of womanhood.
This workshop brings together childbirth education and self-awareness, helping you understand not only what happens during birth, but how the reproductive and maternal process mirrors broader patterns of growth, change, and self-development.
Rather than focusing solely on preferences or coping techniques, this experience supports you in identifying gaps in your understanding of the birth process and your own transition, so you can prepare more intentionally and with greater clarity.
This workshop supports you to:
Understand the full scope of the childbirth process and what your body is designed to do
Identify gaps in knowledge that may be contributing to uncertainty or overwhelm
Increase self-awareness around how you respond to change and transition
Create a more strategic, holistic preparation plan for birth and early motherhood
These sessions may be taken individually or as part of a larger BirthingU™ journey, depending on where you are in your season of change.
What You’ll Experience
Small group workshop learning
Gentle reflection and embodied practices
Practical frameworks you can apply immediately
A container that honors both intuition and evidence-based learning
BirthingU™ honors both knowledge and intuition. It supports you in deepening self-awareness, strengthening emotional regulation, and moving through life’s transitions with enhanced clarity.
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Founder“The maternal journey mimics our pathway to personal growth.”
LeShanta Baker is a maternal-child health nurse, childbirth educator, labor doula, and perinatal movement guide who believes the maternal journey is both a physical experience and a deeply personal one. Her work supports women in developing embodied awareness through somatic and mindful movement, education, and compassionate guidance as they navigate pregnancy, birth, and the seasons that follow.
With experience supporting families in hospitals, birth centers, and community spaces since 2007, LeShanta brings together clinical knowledge and embodied care. Her own path through infertility and into motherhood shaped a gentle, grounded approach that honors the whole woman, body, mind, and spirit.
Through evidence-based education, somatic and mindful movement, and steady presence, LeShanta creates spaces where women feel seen, supported, and capable of meeting their journeys with clarity and self-trust.
Credentials:
LeShanta Baker, BSN, RN, CCM, SFC
Registered Nurse | Certified Case Manager | Childbirth Educator | NASM Certified Stretch & Flexibility Coach | Dancing For Birth™ Instructor | Holistic Life Doula