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”
Category Archives: Birth workers
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?”
What is a labour beadline?
A labour beadline is a collection of beads strung up on a fishing line or similar strong thread. Some labour bead lines are using different sized beads to represent contractions vs breaks others use different colours and some use both. I mostly use wooden beads, but any type of material will do. I use newContinueContinue reading “What is a labour beadline?”