Want to feel informed, empowered and excited about birth?
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Power Birth
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Welcome to Power Birth
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What do we cover?
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Hey! I'm Beth
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Module 1: Introducing labour & birth
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Your friend, oxytocin
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Basic physiology of birth: How does this actually work?
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Achieving a positive mindset
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Re-thinking contractions
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Early vs. Active labour
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When do we go to hospital?
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Setting up your birth space
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Module 2: Your labour toolkit
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Staying active & upright
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Active labour & birth - what does it look like?
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Non-pharmacological pain relief
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Pharmacological pain relief
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Module 3: Moving forward in your labour
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Monitoring your baby
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"Progress"
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What happens when my waters break?
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Transition
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Re-cap & reminders
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Module 4: Supporting the process
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Supporting the process
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Module 5: Birthing your baby
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The pushing phase
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Optimal positions for birthing
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Protecting your perineum
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Skin to skin at birth
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Birthing your placenta
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Module 6: Interventions in labour & birth
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When things don't go to plan
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Common interventions
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Induction of labour
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Instrumental birth
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Unplanned caesarean birth
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Bringing it all together
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Time to get excited
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Perineal Massage: Your how-to guide
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Hospital bag checklist
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Reminders for early & active labour
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Support person cheat sheet (I've got your back!)
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Build-your-own: Birth plan/preference template
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BWB Birth affirmations
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