Course curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME AND THANK YOU!

    • Welcome!

    • Why birth prep matters!

    • Your birth mindset
  • 2

    THE MIND

    • Hypnobirthing introduction

    • The mind!

    • Language

    • Positive birth stories.

    • Birthing hormones

    • Oxytocin

    • Your environment

    • Hypnobirthing techniques

    • Positive affirmations

    • Relaxation scripts

    • Music

    • Smell.

    • Breathing techniques

    • The calming breath

    • The down breath

    • Visualisations

    • Due dates

    • So what now?
  • 3

    THE BODY

    • How birth works.

    • The first stage of labour and transition.

    • The pelvis.

    • Physical preparation.

    • Upright birth positions.

    • History of birth positions.

    • Birth positions demo.

    • The second stage / pushing.

    • Your pelvic floor.

    • Pelvic floor exercises video.

    • Vaginal tearing.

    • Third stage of labour.

    • Fourth stage of labour.

    • Stages of labour recap.
  • 4

    YOUR CHOICES

    • Personalise your birth and navigate the system.

    • How to make informed choices.

    • Your rights in childbirth.

    • Informed consent.

    • Being labelled.

    • Birth plans and preferences.

    • Birth place choices.

    • Vaginal examinations.

    • Breech babies.

    • Inductions.

    • Medical pain relief options.

    • Natural pain relief options.

    • Birth partners.

    • Midwives, Doulas and more birth support.

    • C-section birth choices.
  • 5

    THE BIG DAY

    • THE BIG DAY: Signs of labour.

    • Set the scene.

    • Rest!

    • Time to call the midwife?

    • Staying comfy in the car.

    • Do I stay or do I go?

    • Surrender and tune in!

    • What if my plans change?

    • I need to push!

    • The path to Panicville.

    • You did it!

    • Packing your homebirth box.

    • Packing your hospital bag.

    • Naturally inducing labour.

    • Leg swings video.
  • 6

    THE FOURTH TRIMESTER

    • A note on the fourth trimester.

    • Feeding your baby

    • Sleep

    • Your support system
  • 7

    YOUR YOGA CLASSES (3 months pregnant +)

    • Introduction to your yoga classes.

    • Yoga for mobility.

    • Yoga for late pregnancy.

    • Yoga for helping your baby engage.

    • Yoga for optimal positioning.

    • Yoga for early labour.
  • 8

    RESOURCE BANK / DOWNLOADS / PRINTABLES

    • Resource Bank

    • Positive phrases.

    • Set your space.

    • Positive affirmations.

    • Your oxytocin list.

    • Birth partner quiz.

    • Natural pain relief methods.

    • Birth bag checklist

    • Homebirth box checklist.

    • Birth music playlist.

    • Birth preferences template.
  • 9

    AUDIOS

    • For your due date.

    • Relaxation before an appointment

    • My birthing body.

    • Inhale confidence, exhale fear.

    • Breathe, soften & relax.

    • Breathing exercises without counts

    • Breathing exercises with counts
  • 10

    CONGRATULATIONS...

    • Course sign-off