Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome to Nurture Birthing Essentials Course
  • 2

    Chapter One - What is Labour & Birth

    • Birth Toolkit - Design of a Woman

    • The Birth Process

    • Why is labour sometimes painful and difficult?
  • 3

    Chapter 2 - Secrets for an Easier Birth

    • Secret No. 1 - Gravity & Movement

    • Secret No.2 - Deep Breathing

    • Secret No.3 - Environment

    • Resource - Tips for creating a calm birth environment
  • 4

    Chapter 3 - The Start of Labour

    • Resource - What to Pack

    • How to tell when you are in labour

    • Early Labour

    • Induction of Labour - Getting help to get your labour started
  • 5

    Chapter 4 - Active Labour

    • Active Labour

    • Comfort Measures & Pain Relief

    • Resource - Positions & Movements for Labour

    • Resource - Natural Coping and Comfort Strategies and Pain Relief

    • Transition
  • 6

    Chapter 5 - The Pushing Stage of Labour

    • The Second Stage of Labour

    • Resource - Positions for Pushing and Birth
  • 7

    Chapter 6 - Delivery of the Placenta & The Magical First Hour With Baby

    • Birth of the Placenta

    • The Magical Hour - Getting to Know Your Baby