Teaching physical skills for childbirth is one of the most important lessons of your childbirth preparation classes! So how to go about it? It is important to note that your clients usually want to practice their physical skills, rather than just hear about them. From experience, I’d say you spend about 10% of the availableContinueContinue reading “Teaching physical skills for childbirth”
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Teaching about Waterbirth
Teaching about Waterbirth has become one of my favourite topics in recent years. As waterbirth has many benefits and few downsides it is a popular choice among birthing families in the UK. Teaching about waterbirth in your antenatal preparation classes: Paperchase – benefits for mother, father, baby, midwife Split the group into 4 groups. EachContinueContinue reading “Teaching about Waterbirth”
5 must-haves for every antenatal educator
5 must-haves for every antenatal educator include visual and tactile learning aids to encourage active engagement and participation and promote the retention of information. Pelvis model A pelvis model to explain the mechanics of childbirth and explore beneficial positions for labour and birth. I like to pass the pelvis model round in the class. AskingContinueContinue reading “5 must-haves for every antenatal educator”
Birth Bag – Teaching Ideas
The Birth Bag – Teaching ideas for your antenatal classes. As a birth worker, doula, midwife, student midwife or perinatal educator we aim to prepare expectant parents for their birth experience. Part of their birth experience is packing their birth bag aka hospital bag. Birth Bag – Teaching Ideas for in-person Antenatal Classes Show andContinueContinue reading “Birth Bag – Teaching Ideas”
How to use your childbirth timeline banner?
Here are 11 ideas 💡on how to use your childbirth timeline banner (or beadlines). How to use your childbirth/labour timeline banner? If you are working in a group setting, I recommend you use the large childbirth/labour timeline banner and for 1:1 work, I recommend the smaller ones and/or beadlines. You can use and adapt anyContinueContinue reading “How to use your childbirth timeline banner?”
Icebreakers for antenatal classes
Icebreakers for antenatal classes. Break the ice, bond the group. Create lifelong friendships! Facilitating successful group antenatal and parenting classes in a group setting requires icebreakers. Icebreakers help the participants to engage in the content, get to know the facilitator and other participants as well as building a bond as a group. I’d start offContinueContinue reading “Icebreakers for antenatal classes”
Setting up birth preparation classes
When you are a birth worker, such as a doula, antenatal teacher, perinatal educator etc you might be wondering about setting up birth preparation classes. When do you start advertising your classes or workshops? Where do you advertise them? When setting up birth preparation classes, you’ll have to think about when are your potential clientsContinueContinue reading “Setting up birth preparation classes”
SEO tips for birth workers
As a self-employed birth worker, it is essential that your potential clients can find you. Here are some SEO (search engine optimisation) tips for birth workers to get you started. Some may think that social media will do all the work for you, but does it? You are a doula, antenatal teacher, hypnobirthing practitioner orContinueContinue reading “SEO tips for birth workers”
Facilitating Antenatal Classes online
What do I need and where do I start when facilitating antenatal classes online? How can I keep my clients actively engaged in during the classes and how can I make my online antenatal classes more interactive? What do I need to facilitate antenatal classes online? When facilitating your antenatal classes online, it’s important thatContinueContinue reading “Facilitating Antenatal Classes online”
Teaching about breathing techniques for childbirth?
Most antenatal education formats virtual or in-person, include breathing techniques for childbirth. There are a range of different techniques used by different organizations or private facilitators.Breathing techniques are well known for being helpful in stressful situations and to help people relax. Harvard Health Publishing says: “Relaxation techniques: Breath control helps quell errant stress response”. Therefore, breathingContinueContinue reading “Teaching about breathing techniques for childbirth?”