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Your Empowered Birth
The Building Blocks to a Healthy Birth
Basic Info Form and Responsibility Acknowledgment
Introductory Video (4:34)
Embracing Your Pregnancy Journey (2:07)
Choosing Your Clinical Support
Developing Your Birth Priorities
Nutrition During Pregnancy
Movement During Pregnancy (3:20)
Functional Breath
Anatomy Basics (18:03)
Organs and Structures of the Lesser Pelvis (9:29)
Inside the Uterus (8:49)
Pelvic Bones and Joints (4:57)
The Labor Dance (7:15)
Late Pregnancy, Contractions, and Cervical Change (6:11)
COVID-19 and the Childbearing Year
Wrap Up with a Birth Video: Noah's Gentle Birth
Important Reminders!
Using Your Voice and Preparing for Labor
Relaxation Exercise: Tension Release
Moving Past Fear and Anxiety
Understanding Pelvic Dynamics and Your Baby's Positioning in Pregnancy and Labor (23:39)
Active Involvement in Labor and Birth Decision-Making (1:54)
Induction and Common Medical Interventions
Choosing Your Non-Clinical Labor Support
Labor Overview (12:52)
Important Reminders!
This is Your Birth
Relaxation Exercise: Directed Breath
Birth Balls and Other Labor Tools (6:00)
Cesarean Birth (33:35)
Blossoming Bellies 5/4/3 Rule (13:17)
Affirmations
Labor's First Stage: Early Phase (20:43)
Labor's First Stage: Active Phase (38:39)
Labor's First Stage: Transition Phase (15:38)
Labor's Second Stage: Resting and Pushing (141:45)
Labor's Third Stage: Resting and Active (8:02)
Special Considerations Regarding COVID
Wrap Up with a Birth Video: Birth Day
Important Reminders!
Comfort in Vaginal and Cesarean Birth
Understanding Perspective and Its Role in Labor Comfort (12:41)
Labor Support
Comfort in Active Labor and Beyond
Breathwork and Relaxation (6:37)
Pain Relief Options (20:43)
Positions and Comfort in Pushing (9:31)
Breathing During Pushing (3:53)
Protecting the Perineum
Birth Video: Everyday Miracles
Comfort in Cesarean Birth
Revisiting Your Birth Preferences
Important Reminders!
Welcoming Your Postpartum
Planning for a Healthy Postpartum
Immediate Postpartum
Postpartum After Cesarean (13:37)
Newborn Procedures
Extended Postpartum (15:59)
Infant Care Overview
Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding 101 (5:31)
Visualizing Your Birth and Postpartum
Thank You! and End of Course Survey
Important Reminders!
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