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  • 1

    Anatomy and Birth Prep

    • Tammy's Introduction

    • Anatomy

    • Optional Anatomy Quiz

    • How to Time Contractions

    • Birth Team + location

    • Handout - Interviewing Doulas

    • Handout - Interviewing Midwives

    • Interviewing OBs

    • Self Survey, a Tool to Help Determine Your Preferences for Birth Place and Birth Team

    • Hormones in Labor

    • What Could Stress You? A Tool to Help Determine Possible Stress Factors during Labor

  • 2

    Physiology of Birth

    • Onset of Labor

    • Handout - Signs of Labor

    • Early Phase of Labor

    • Active Labor

    • Transition

    • Stage 2 - Pushing

    • Pushing Considerations

    • Stage 3 - Delivery of the Placenta

    • Why Delayed Cord Clamping is Important

    • Handout - Stages of Labor

  • 3

    Medical Interventions

    • Intro to Interventions - the Evidence Based Practice Model

    • Making Informed Choices

    • Handout - Making Informed Choices

    • Cervical Exams

    • Handout - Cervical Exam

    • Fetal Monitoring

    • Handout - Fetal Monitoring

    • Medical Induction

    • Medical Tools - A Visual

    • Handout - OB Tools

    • Interventions during Pushing

    • Tips for Avoiding Tearing

    • Handout - The Big Stretch

    • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean - VBAC

    • Handout - VBAC

    • Handout - Medical Pain Relief

    • Medical Pain Relief

  • 4

    Cesarean Birth

    • Cesarean Birth

    • Family Centered Cesarean

    • Recovering from a Cesarean

    • Cesarean Birth - Partner Tips

    • Cesarean Birth and the Five Senses

  • 5

    Comfort Measures

    • Introduction to Comfort Measures

    • Comfort Measures - Mental/Emotional

    • Handout - Pregnancy and Birth Affirmations

    • Handout - Birth Affirmations Coloring Page

    • Labor Positions - Asymmetric

    • Handout - Daily Affirmations Coloring Page

    • Comfort Measures - Physical

    • Comfort Measures - Partner Tips

    • Handout - Comfort Measures

    • Labor Positions - Intro and Active

    • Labor Positions - Asymmetric

    • Labor Positions - Birth Ball

    • Handout - Daily Affirmat

    • Labor Positions - Rest

    • Handout - Birth Positions

    • Handout - Labor Positions

    • Labor Positions - Pushing

    • Handout - Pushing Positions

    • Book Your Comfort Measures Zoom Call with Tammy

    • Progression Relaxation Technique

    • Beach Visualization Audio

    • Color Breathing

  • 6

    Spinning Babies® Parent Class

    • Instructions for accessing Spinning Babies® Parent Class and Daily Essentials