Free live workshop for expecting parents

He loves you.Will he know what to do in labor?

A warm, practical introduction to birth preparation for two. Learn what happens in the room, what she may need, and how the partner can become calm, useful, and genuinely prepared.

Led by a registered nurse45 focused minutesLive and onlineNo partner bashing
Expecting couple sitting closely together in a bright, calm room
For herFeel understood before you need to explain everything.
For himKnow the next useful move, even when the plan changes.

Medical understanding

Partner practice

Flexible birth plans

Postpartum readiness

This is birth preparation, not couples therapy

You can love each other and still feel unprepared.

Most couples do not have a love problem. They have an information, practice, and role problem.

What she may be thinking

“I do not need him to become a doctor. I need him to understand the room, recognize me, and know the next helpful thing.”
  • I am carrying the research and the mental load.
  • I am afraid I will need to manage him while I am in pain.
  • I want support without having to write a manual mid-contraction.

What he may be thinking

“Do not just tell me to be supportive. Tell me what to notice, what to say, what to do, and when to ask the professional.”
  • I want to help, but I am afraid of doing the wrong thing.
  • I do better with a clear role and a plan I can practice.
  • I need to know what is mine to own before the pressure starts.

A tiny preview of the method

One moment. Two people. One clear sequence.

No mind reading. No ten-step speech. Just a practiced way to find each other when the intensity rises.

THE MOMENTA contraction begins. Her voice gets faster. He reaches for the timer.

She can guide

“One thing at a time. Stay with me first.”

She does not disown him or expect perfect mind reading. She gives one short cue while she still can.

He can respond

Phone down. Eyes up. Use the agreed tool.

He slows the room, follows the cue, and asks one clear question only after she is steady.

THE RESULTShe feels seen. He feels useful. Both people know what happens next.

Inside the free workshop

Three skills to practice before contractions begin.

You will not leave with another list of things to worry about. You will leave with a clearer picture of the room and a first move you can practice together.

01

Know what is happening

A calm, practical map of labor, comfort options, monitoring, interventions, and what changing plans can look like.

02

Know how to read each other

Notice the early signals, use fewer words when the room gets intense, and learn when listening comes before fixing.

03

Know the next useful move

Practice what the partner can watch, say, do, ask, and own so support becomes an action instead of a good intention.

FormatLive online workshop
LengthAbout 45 minutes
ForPregnant women and partners
AfterA short couple worksheet

The workshop is the first step

A complete birth course, with the partner actually trained.

Anastasiya's Method is a live six-week birth preparation course for couples. It teaches the medical and practical content people expect, then adds personal support plans, partner rehearsal, and postpartum ownership.

Start with the free workshop

Meet your educator

Anastasiya Spassky, RN

Nurse, mother, and the woman who built the birth preparation she wishes her own couple had received.

Anastasiya has experience in emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, and psychiatric nursing. Her own birth became an emergency cesarean followed by severe complications and a month in the hospital. During that time, her husband cared for their newborn and helped carry the medical and practical world outside her room.

This method does not promise a perfect birth. It prepares both partners to understand more, practice together, and find the next useful move when reality changes.

Your first step is free

Prepare for the birth as a team.

Join the interest list for the first free live workshop. You will receive the date and access details when registration opens.

45 minutespracticalpartner friendlymedically grounded

Educational content only. This workshop does not replace individual medical advice from your own care team.

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No spam. No judgment. Just useful preparation.

Before you register

Questions couples usually ask.

Is this a workshop for women or for couples?

The invitation begins with women because they are usually the ones searching and registering. Partners are warmly welcome. The workshop is designed so both people understand the birth and leave with a useful role.

We already took a hospital birth class. Is this still useful?

Yes. Hospital classes can provide important information about labor and procedures. This workshop adds the missing bridge between knowing the information and knowing how the two of you will use it together under pressure.

Is this against epidurals, induction, or cesarean birth?

No. Anastasiya's Method is medically grounded and plan flexible. Preparation should help you understand your options and communicate clearly, not make you feel that one type of birth is the only successful one.

What if my partner is not a course person?

This is not therapy and it is not a long lecture. The free workshop is focused, concrete, and built around real birth moments. Your partner will get clear actions, not vague instructions to be more supportive.

When is the best time to join?

Many couples begin comparing classes between weeks 22 and 34, but you are welcome earlier or later. If you have personal medical questions or urgent symptoms, contact your own maternity care team.