Introduction to the Class
In this class I teach the skills for when birth is going beautifully and naturally, even if it’s hard – in addition to the skills to help keep birth going beautifully and naturally, even when it’s hard.
Here’s what we’ll cover in this class – my best tips and things to do for each stage of labor, all of the comfort measures you need to know and what you need to know about medical pain management options. We’ll dive deep into positions and movements that support physiologic labor and birth—and help you cope with pain– as well as hands-on support your partner, doula, or midwife can provide.
These are the skills you want in your corner for your labor and birth – the ones I have used with mamas for almost 40 years.
Content Outline
- Early labor
- Active labor
- Tips for transition
- Pushing – how to know it’s time and how to do it
- Comfort measures and non-pharmacologic pain management
- Car ride conveniences
- Medical pain management considerations
- Tried and true movements
- Positions for laboring
- Positions for pushing
- Hands on support
- Breathing baby down: The art of gentle pushing
