Course Outline

Let’s visualize your pregnancy and the big event (birth!), and learn how to work actively toward that dream. We’ll look at tools and resources to keep your wellbeing, and your baby’s wellbeing, the number one priority through this journey, and to help you tackle every big decision along the way.

Chapters

1.1 – Preparing for Birth

1.2 – What Makes Women Happy

1.3 – Using the BRAIN Model for Informed Decision Making

1.4 – Women’s and Baby’s Rights

1.5 – How to Make Your Birth Wishes Come True

Let’s take a look at the biological mechanisms that control how we feel pain &mdsh; and learn how you can take control of these mechanisms naturally in childbirth.

Chapters

3.1 – Pain, and How We Feel It

3.2 – Activating the Gate Control Mechanism

3.3 – Light Massage

3.4 – Light Massage Practice

3.5 – Moving During Labour

3.6 – Creating a Second Pain: Fighting Fire with Fire

3.7 – Acupressure Practice

3.8 – Controlling the Mind

Let’s talk about the power of emotions, and how they can help you create the birth you want.

Chapters

5.1 – Emotions: The Key to Creating the Birth You Want

5.2 – The Power of Mental Imagery

5.3 – Emotional Freedom Technique (ETF)

5.4 – Dreams: A Guide to Your Inner Worlds