Birth education

Labor Positions Handout - Better Birth Blog

Yes. You read that right. I had a 24 hour labor with no epidural. In fact, I didn't use any form of drug or medicine for pain relief. But I did use quite a few natural labor coping techniques to survive labor with no epidural. I'll share my 10 secrets to an easier labor, so you know how to prepare for an unmedicated birth of your own. These unmedicated birth techniques helped me to have a healthy pregnancy, an autonomous birth, and the confidence necessary for surviving labor.

It's now more common that moms give birth in other positions than flat on their back. What position did you give birth in? Vote in this poll on birth positions!

When I talk with my doula clients and childbirth education students, after they have given birth they often comment that the practice that they did prior to birth was a huge help during labor and birth. I believe that couples who spend time practicing comfort measures and coping techniques before the first contraction even starts feel more relaxed and prepared for the big day.

Now that we have gone over what to do in early labor, you may wonder what's next. "How will I know once I'm in active labor?" and "What do I do once I'm

If you want to start preparing for natural birth and avoid an epidural or c-section, you are going to want to head to the blog to learn how you can achieve your natural birthing plan with minimal contraction pain by following these simple pregnancy steps to preparing for unmedicated hospital birth. I am spilling my secrets to what you need to do in pregnancy for preparing for a natural labor and delivery | labor advice | natural labor pain relief #chold birth education #epiduralfreedelivery

Amazing Lamaze educator Mallory Emerson is back again this month with a creative and fun

This set of 5 postpartum wellness slides (in PDF form) delivers illustrated education and support for the postpartum period and is a great addition to your birth education class and client counseling. This listing includes an integrated/automatic licensing fee which allows you to share/distribute the images with your clients/students. This set includes: 1- herbal recipes for postpartum wellness (sitz bath and tea blend) 2-postpartum care for our birthing bits 3- sign for door 4- tips for…

I had a 24 hour unmedicated labor. Yes, 24 hours of labor with no epidural. So I can speak from experience when I say you can have an unmedicated hospital birth. But preparing for an unmedicated birth is definitely something I would encourage doing, first! Read our childbirth education tools! From unmedicated hospital birth tips, unmedicated labor affirmations, how to manage labor pain in a natural birth, and labor and delivery tips, we cover it all! Preparing for unmedicated birth is…

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