Welcoming a new life into the world is a monumental and empowering experience, and creating a birth plan or writing down your birth preferences can be a valuable tool in ensuring that your birthing experience aligns with your preferences and desires. As expectant parents, it’s natural to feel a mix of excitement and anxiety aboutContinueContinue reading “Navigating your childbirth journey: Using the Circle of Control to Write Your Birth Plan”
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Facilitating a Labour rehearsal
Facilitating a Labour rehearsal – A labour rehearsal in an antenatal class setting is a key component of antenatal education and something every birth worker should be prepared to facilitate. Labour rehearsals in an antenatal setting offer a hands-on approach to familiarize soon-to-be parents with the stages of labour and various coping techniques. Facilitating effectiveContinueContinue reading “Facilitating a Labour rehearsal”
Aims and Learning Outcomes for antenatal education
Why do I need Aims and Learning Outcomes for antenatal education? The inclusion of Aims and Learning Outcomes in your teaching activities and course planning serves several important purposes. Let’s explore why they are necessary: Providing clarity and focus: Aims and Learning Outcomes for your antenatal education sessions help you define the purpose and directionContinueContinue reading “Aims and Learning Outcomes for antenatal education”
The BRAIN Acronym for Childbirth
The BRAIN Acronym can help you make informed decisions for your childbirth experience and beyond. It is a powerful tool to prepare and plan for any event including your pregnancy, birth and parenting. What does the acronym stand for? The word “BRAIN” in this context is an acronym that stands for several key factors: Benefit:ContinueContinue reading “The BRAIN Acronym for Childbirth”
Floppy Face Floppy Fanny
“Floppy Face Floppy Fanny” a magic technique to make childbirth easier, more enjoyable and reduces tearing. How? During childbirth, the process of delivering a baby can be both physically and emotionally intense for the expecting mother. It is natural to feel some level of fear, tension, or discomfort during this journey. However, there is anContinueContinue reading “Floppy Face Floppy Fanny”
Teaching Techniques for Perinatal Educators
Teaching Techniques for Perinatal Educators are essential in providing comprehensive and effective guidance to expectant parents. These techniques help birth keepers in their mission to educate and empower expectant parents with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the childbirth process and their maternity system confidently. Here are some Teaching Techniques for Perinatal Educators LectureContinueContinue reading “Teaching Techniques for Perinatal Educators”
Teaching about Caesarean Birth
Teaching about Caesarean Birth in an antenatal setting. An important topic to cover with rising caesarean rates worldwide. Preparing expectant parents for the possibility of a Caesarean birth, sharing information about how to avoid a caesarean birth, educating them about their choices and birth rights are all part of what modern antenatal settings should beContinueContinue reading “Teaching about Caesarean Birth”
6 ways to include solo parents in antenatal classes
When you’re used to facilitating your antenatal classes for couples, you might find solo parents attending daunting. So here are 6 ways or ideas on how to include solo parents in your antenatal classes. Language Watch your language. Take the solo parent’s lead. How do they introduce themselves to you and the group. Are theyContinueContinue reading “6 ways to include solo parents in antenatal classes”
Teaching about induction
Teaching about augmentation and induction of labour as part of childbirth education classes has become an essential topic. Expectant parents need to know the pros and cons, different options and reasons for the recommended induction of labour. In my opinion, teaching about induction and augmentation of labour means to explore: Common reasons for the recommendation,ContinueContinue reading “Teaching about induction”
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”