group childbirth classes

I am currently teaching in-person group classes at The Birthing Tree in Santa Fe and in the South Valley in Albuquerque. For more information and how to register, see below.  

childbirth ed in the south valley, albuquerque

Sal Maxwell and Maddie Foy are teaching childbirth education in Albuquerque! Join two doulas and educators to learn more about the essentials of birth and postpartum.

Upcoming Classes:
Labor Preparation Class
Saturday, January 31, 2026   10am-3:30pm
​In this one-day intensive, we will cover stages of labor, comfort measures, partner support, hospital transfer, and labor medical interventions. 

Postpartum & Newborn Care Class
Saturday, February 28, 2026   10am-3:30pm
​In this one-day intensive, we will cover postpartum recovery, lactation and infant feeding basics, and newborn care practices. 

Cost: Each day of class costs $150 per family (pregnant person and up to 2 support people). Option for Medicaid coverage.

Location: Class is held at a community space in the south valley. Address will be shared with you upon registration. 

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childbirth ed at the birthing tree, santa fe

I am currently teaching in-person group classes at The Birthing Tree. To register, please visit their website. Financial aid is available, contact them directly to inquire. 

The 6-week Childbirth Class is a comprehensive series that covers the end of pregnancy, labor process, coping strategies, medical interventions, what to expect postpartum, and infant feeding. Classes are weekly from 6-8pm. 

The Newborn Care Class is an evening, 2-hour class that covers the basics of caring for a newborn, including swaddling, diapering, feeding, sleep routines, calming baby, bathing, and how to care for yourself during this time. 

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private childbirth classes

I teach private childbirth classes to families that are customized to your needs, desires, and interests. This is a great option for families who prefer a more intimate setting, have scheduling conflicts, have given birth before and want a refresher, or have a larger support team that would like to attend. Private classes can be taught virtually or in-person in your home. Classes are taught in 2-4 hour sessions, and can be designed and scheduled according to your availability and preferences. 

In our initial conversations, we will collaboratively design a class that covers the topics you are interested in. There are many topics we can cover and I am open to your requests, but here are some of the most common topics that might be covered. 

Class Topics:

• Pelvic Floor Health
• Transition to Parenthood
• Body & Belly Mapping
• Birth Visioning
• Stages of Labor
• Coping Skills, Relaxation Techniques & Positions for Labor
• Medical Interventions & Practices to Minimize
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
• Newborn Procedures
• Postpartum Recovery
• Breast/Chestfeeding and Bottle Feeding
• Newborn Care

My private classes are billed hourly and depend on how many people are in your group.

Hourly Pricing for Couples* (plus tax)
High Price: $150-200/hour
Middle Price: $100-150/hour
Low Price: $75-100/hour

Hourly Pricing for Small Groups* (plus tax)
High Price: $250-300/hour
Middle Price: $150-250/hour
Low Price: $100-150/hour

*To understand my sliding scale and determine where you land, please read the details on this page. 

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community groups

In collaboration with my dear friend and co-doula, Olivia Hartvig of Bloom in Alchemy, I am offering in-person support groups for LGBTQIA+ families in Santa Fe, New Mexico. New offerings will be listed below. If there is a specific type of support group you are looking for that I am not offering, please get in touch and I can do my best to connect you with the right resources.

upcoming groups

LGBTQIA+ Postpartum & Parenting Support Group
What? A 6-week Queer & Trans centered postpartum and parenting support group where individuals and their partners can come as their whole selves to be seen, heard, and learn about the parenting journey. Topics covered will include: processing the birth experience, caring for your body & mind, feeding your baby, tending to your partnership, communicating with your baby, community building & beyond. Each session will include grounding exercises, educational components, embodiment work or movement, and space to share and connect with the others in the group. All participants will receive a workbook, care package, readings & resources list, supportive videos, and art supplies.​ 

When? TBD, fill out our interest form to stay informed

Pricing? The true cost for joining the group is $325 per family, but we are offering tuition on a sliding scale from $225-$425. We received grant funding through Tewa Women United to pay for scholarships for families who are unable to pay. If you need a scholarship to attend this group, please get in touch. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds! Not sure where you land on the scale? Please read about my sliding scale here. 

Interested in signing up? Please fill out our interest form at this link. We will be in touch. For more information about the group, sliding scale pricing, or for any other questions, please get in touch! 

support group interest form

your facilitator-doulas

Sal and Olive are the co-doulas of Queer Doulas New Mexico. In 2022, Olive found Sal on the Queer Doula Network. Sal was the only queer doula listed in New Mexico, a place Olive was very called to visit. A few months later they met in person on a sunny winter day and quickly bonded over their love for birthwork, herbalism, and queer community. Now they are working as co-doulas applying their values of reproductive justice, bodily autonomy, and community care to LGBTQIA+ people through their reproductive journeys, including menstruation, conception, pregnancy, loss, abortion, birth, postpartum, and general reproductive wellness. They have dreams to one day open a mobile apothecary bringing accessible herbal medicine & bodywork to people across Northern New Mexico. Learn more about Olive's work at their website, Bloom in Alchemy. 

Olive (left, they/she) and Sal (right, she/her) are the co-doula team facilitating the LGBTQIA+ Prenatal Support Group.​

Queer Doulas New Mexico

Our Mission
Queer Doulas New Mexico centers LGBTQIA+ people through their reproductive healthcare experiences. By gathering in community where we can share, learn, and dream together, we become agents of our own bodies and healthcare experiences. Working at a local level, we strive to be a part of the larger movement towards reproductive justice. 

Our Values

• Community care: Healing doesn’t happen alone. Healing happens in community when individuals are supported by a holistic web of care. We believe in collaborative healthcare that expands our understanding of holistic care to include cultural, societal, emotional, and spiritual environments that affirm the identities and experiences of the individual. 
• Reproductive Justice: We believe that everyone has the right to their bodily autonomy, to decide to have children, to not have children, and to parent their children in the way they want to. We support our clients to make informed reproductive healthcare decisions that are best for their body, family, and experience. 
• Accessibility: We believe that everyone has the right to doula care. Accessibility is an on-going and dynamic practice; people’s needs are always evolving. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to reproductive care. We prioritize creating a space where people feel safe to communicate their needs so we can best meet them. Currently, we are practicing accessibility by offering sliding scale payment, structuring time together that meets people’s learning styles, and using multiple modes of communication.
• Transparency & Communication: We embody these values as facilitators and care providers to maintain integrity within ourselves and our client relationships. We practice with curiosity and openness to the many ways health and wellness looks. We are aware of our limits within this work, always taking care to do our own research and refer out when something is outside of our scope of practice. Additionally, we work with our clients to practice confident communication that they can use with their medical providers.