Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Braving Your Birth!

    • Getting Started
  • 2

    Part 1: How Birth Works

    • What Do You Think About Birth?

    • The Goal of Birth

    • The Anatomy of Birth

    • Body Scan (audio only)

    • The Hormones of Birth

    • Recap
  • 3

    Part 2: It's Happening!

  • 4

    Part 3: Helping Labor Flow

  • 5

    Part 4: The Birthplace

  • 6

    Part 5: Options and Interventions

    • All About IV Fluids

    • All About Monitoring

    • All About Induction

    • All About Pain Medications

    • All About Cesarean Birth
  • 7

    Part 6: Making Decisions You Feel Good About

    • Use Your BRAIN

    • All About Consent

    • Recap
  • 8

    Part 7: The Toolkit - Pain and Movement

    • The Elephant in the Room: Pain

    • How To Watch These Lessons

    • Movement and Positioning in Early Labor

    • Movement and Positioning in Active Labor

    • Movement and Positioning While Birthing
  • 9

    Part 8: The Toolkit - Comfort Measures

    • Relaxation

    • Breathing Between Contractions

    • Breathing During Contractions

    • Vocalization

    • Visualization

    • Attention Focusing

    • Hydrotherapy

    • Heat and Cold

    • Therapeutic Touch

    • Contraction Rituals Early in Labor

    • Contraction Rituals Late in Labor
  • 10

    Part 9: Let's Practice!

    • Practice Exercise - For Pregnant Folks AND Support Folks! Don't skip this :)
  • 11

    Part 10: Preparing for Postpartum

    • Meeting Your Baby

    • The Birthing Person's Recovery

    • Building Your Village

    • Normal Newborn Behavior: The First Few Days & The Fourth Trimester

    • What To Do About Crying

    • Options for Safe Sleep

    • Recap
  • 12

    Part 11: Breastfeeding / Chestfeeding

    • Does Birth Affect Lactation?

    • Your Baby's First Latch

    • When Will My Milk 'Come In'?

    • Your Secret Weapon: Hand Expression

    • Understanding Hunger Cues and When to Feed

    • Two Sides, One Baby

    • Positioning Your Newborn to Feed

    • Latching 101

    • Unlatching

    • How Do I Know It's Working?

    • Your Secret Weapon: Skin to Skin

    • Your Secret Weapon: Breast Compressions

    • What About Pumping?

    • Your Secret Weapon: Massage and Hands-on Pumping

    • What About Pacifiers and Bottles?

    • What If My Baby Needs More Milk?

    • Other Ways to Feed Your Baby

    • Why Is This So Hard?