Best Childbirth Class Ventura Near Me

4worldlovers: At our birth center, you will have the option of having your baby in our relaxing waterbirth tub, making labor an easier, less painful transition. About a third of the baby's born at the Ventura Birth Center have been born in the water since our opening in 1997.


Come and receive personal care from a Medical Board Licensed Midwife at the Ventura Birth Center, located in beautiful Ventura, CA on the same street as two local hospitals and just 2 1/2 miles from the Pacific ocean.


The Ventura Birth Center provides a full spectrum of care, from conception through postpartum, offering the option of giving birth at the birth center or at home and well woman/annual exams.


Come and receive personal care from licensed midwives at the Ventura Birth Center


Sue Turner is a CA Medical Board Licensed Midwife. She is also a graduate of the National College of Midwifery and currently a preceptor for the NCM. She has attended births in various settings including home, birth center and the hospital.

Other certifications and training includes Neonatal Resuscitation, CPR, IV Certification and Fetal Monitoring. Sue has appeared on TLC and NBC, several radio talk shows, and has been interviewed by various other media She has held a number of birth related events featuring speakers such as Dr. Marsden Wagner (WHO), Ina May Gaskin (The Farm) and Dr. Mayer Eisenstein (Homefirst) to name a few. Sue believes that each and every baby is a blessing and a gift from God. She is a wife and mother also.

"Sue is one of the sweetest, most encouraging people I know. I had my first birth in a hospital, and the second two at home with Sue, Dawn and Davie. Let me tell you, there's no comparison! It's utterly amazing to celebrate a birth at home - and the midwives make you feel so comfortable - their care is unparalleled. "

Enjoy your time in our cozy waiting room, stocked with toys, children's videos, and books.

Our birth center is decorated in neutral, peaceful colors. You may labor in our marble surrounded birth tub for a more relaxed delivery.

4worldlovers: GROW Midwifery offers home birth and birth center options in Ventura County. All families and family structures are welcome in our practice, and we love for partners, children, extended family and chosen family to participate in our care. Get in touch today to learn more and schedule an appointment.

At GROW Midwifery, we subscribe to the Midwives Model of Care . It is a fundamentally different approach to pregnancy and childbirth than contemporary obstetrics. Midwifery care is uniquely nurturing, hands-on care before, during, and after birth. Midwives are health care professionals specializing in pregnancy and childbirth who develop a trusting relationship with their clients, which results in confident, supported labor and birth. While there are different types of midwives practicing in various settings, all midwives are trained to provide comprehensive prenatal care and education, guide labor and birth, address complications, and care for newborns. The Midwives Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life events. The Midwives Model of Care includes:

Monitoring the physical, psychological and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle

Providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support

The application of this model has been proven to reduce to incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.

From your first prenatal checkup to the moment you hold your newborn for the first time, GROW Midwifery will provide quality support and services. We can consult with OBs, MFM's, Chiropractors, IBCLCs, and licensed massage therapists to make sure you get the well rounded care to carry you through the postpartum period.

"A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them"

4worldlovers: We believe that pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding are natural and normal functions of a woman’s body, mind, emotions and spirit.


We are here to provide the diverse families of Ventura County:


Prenatal care that is individualized, non-intrusive and respectful of mother, baby and family.

Birthing support in a Home Birth or Birth Center setting that nurtures, guides and informs while respecting the strength of women’s bodies and each mother’s freedom of choice.

A skilled Midwife and trained Midwife Assistant present at every birth practicing traditional Midwifery to support the whole family.

Immediate skin-to-skin bonding for mother & her newborn continous contact and no seperation.

VBAC support. Sunrise Midwifery welcome’s & supports women seeking Vaginal Birth after a Cesarean. Learn More

Our teams decades of various professional and personal experiences enables us to provide comprehensive and holistic support in pregnancy and childbirth.

Responding to deviations in labor requiring: IV’s, medications, resusative equipment or other medically needed interventions for safety.

Private, undisturbed, personal care in a comfortable, safe well-equipped homelike setting suited for labor & birth.

Home or Birth Center, laboring in water is natures analgesic (instead of epidural have what we call an aquadural).

The ultimate in privacy and natural setting, the comfort of your home is your nest and sanctuary where you are in control of your space with the freedoms and choices to labor your way (i.e. lighting, movement, food intake, optional children & pets participation, selected family member inclusion etc..

Newborn Exams (in mother’s arms or at her bedside). Breastfeeding support. newborn care and follow-up postpartum home visits.

Referrals to OB/GYN, Physicians, Lactation Consultants, & other community services as needed.

My Journey to become a midwife began after experiencing firsthand the essence of midwifery. I was personally moved by the endless patience, calm reassurance and gentle touch of the Midwife who guided me through the birth of my first son in 1976. The profound experience of giving birth transformed me. It gave me the belief that labor is a powerful and healthy force. I knew then that all women deserve the loving and compassionate care Midwives provide. This belief was the catalyst for my life’s work of service to women during their pregnancy and birth.

For me, becoming a Midwife was a slow metamorphosis, coming largely from hands-on experience. I first began serving women as a empirical Midwife in 1979.

1996 was a fruitful year for me, both personally and professionally. My second son was born at home in the midst of a new era for California’s Midwives. My Midwifery accomplishments were recognized by the state and permitted me to be among the first group of Midwives to achieve licensing in California.

When I’m not caring for mother and babies at Sunrise Birthing Center I also work with families as a Mothering Mentor/Parenting Coach.

I feel both honored and humbled to serve women and their families during one of the most important and sacred events in life.

Each member of the Sunrise Birth Team brings a calm, confident spirit and capable hands to every birth she attends.

“My family and I thank our blessings each day that such an incredible spirit was a part of our birth experience. You approach the miracle of birth with your heart and strength. Thank you for creating a clearing a space for me to let my body open wide and give birth to an incredible baby girl. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to experience birth at home with loving hands around me and on me, Con mucho carino..”

“Karni is the perfect example of graceful confidence balanced with extraordinary skill that we strive for in this profession..She has attended more births than many doctors have attended in their entire careers.., has had her fair share of challenging ones, and through this experience knows exactly what to do and when. Birthing babies is sacred and dramatic work, and Karni respects this balance with great heart, and no ego. In fact, I trust her so implicitly that she is once again caring for me during my own pregnancy! I am proud to support her in any way that I can.“