Printables
Handouts to Use in Class
The following files are offered to you freely for use in childbirth education with your clients.
Understanding Your Body
This worksheet helps expectant mothers discern their needs in labor by making assessments of the way they handle pain and stress in every day life. It is helpful in starting discussions within the birth team regarding the best ways to support the mother.
Massage Techniques to Try
Some labor companions are shy to try massage in class because they are unsure of how to touch the mother. This handout lists a variety of ways a woman may like to be touched and massaged during labor.
Creative Revisions
This in class project focuses on how different places in labor will require the companions to respond differently. It is a sample of the Creative Revisions discussion starter explained on the Discussion Starter page.
Previous Birth Questionnaire
This worksheet helps mothers communicate how they would like to do things differently for the next labor.
What would you like next?Learn comfort techniques for labor. Find out how what you eat can impact how you give birth. Learn ways to stay comfortable during pregnancy. Read sample birth plans. Get emotionally prepared to give birth. |
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