6. C-Section Relaxation

6. C-Section Relaxation

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1. The Birth of Birth

  • 1. Welcome to Knowledge-Based Birth!
  • 2. How to Navigate This Course?
  • 3. What is Birth?
  • 4. A Short History of Birth
  • 5. WhatsApp & Facebook-Group
  • 6. Progressive Head & Shoulders Relaxation
  • 7. Pregnant in Israel - The KBBirth Guide

2. The Science of Birth

  • 1. Physiological Childbirth
  • 2. Basic Anatomy
  • 3. Muscles & Birth
  • 4. Pain and Why I Call Contractions Waves
  • 5. Only 2 cm?
  • 6. One More Thing About the Uterus Muscles
  • 7. And the Baby?
  • 8. An Accordion?
  • 9. Hormones & Stress
  • 10. Give Me Some Love, Baby
  • 11. Hormone Cycles

3. Relaxation Techniques & Orientation during Pregnancy & Birth

  • 1. Could You Go for No. 2? Birth Environment
  • 2. Exercise: Birth Environment
  • 3. Door Sign
  • 4. Where am I? Orientation
  • 5. How to Use Relaxation Techniques
  • 6. Guided Relaxations
  • 7. Simple Head & Shoulder Relaxation
  • 8. Relaxation Scripts
  • 9. Stroking Massage
  • 10. Self-Relaxation
  • 11. Creating Anchors
  • 12. Exercise: Your Anchors

4. The Big Day (Birthday Party!)

  • 1. The Due Date Myth2
  • 2. Is the Birth Starting?2
  • 3. 1st Stage of Labor
  • 4. Transfer to the Birth Place
  • 5. Baby is coming!1
  • 6. Tear & Episiotomy Prevention
  • 7. Birth of the Placenta & Golden Hour4
  • 8. What If I Need Stitches....?
  • 9. Cord Clamping
  • 10. Hospital Stay2
  • 11. Exercise: Pack your Bag4

5. Interventions & Medical Pain Relief Options

  • 1. Some Words about Interventions
  • 2. Standard Interventions
  • 3. Induction? Sirus? Augmentation? Instrumental Birth?
  • 4. When you Birth Through your Belly (C-Section)3
  • 5. Options for a Family-Centered C-Section
  • 6. C-Section Relaxation
  • 7. Pain Relief Drugs2
  • 8. Epidural3
  • 9. Table: Risks & Benefits of Interventions & Drugs2

6. Navigating the Maternity Care System

  • 1. Maternity Care System1
  • 2. This is YOUR Birth - Decisions and Rights
  • 3. When You Feel Infantilized
  • 4. How to Navigate Conversations
  • 5. When Something is not "Average"
  • 6. Summary: How to Make Decisions
  • 7. Exercise: Medical Scenarios
  • 8. How to Have a Positive Birth with Interventions
  • 9. Birth Place Options2
  • 10. Seeking Medical Care
  • 11. Hebrew-English Birth Dictionary
  • 12. WHO Recommendations Pregnancy2
  • 13. WHO Recommendations Birth2

7. Preparation of the Mind

  • 1. Birth in our Society
  • 2. Mind & Birth
  • 3. Fears
  • 4. Exercise: A Meeting with your Fears1
  • 5. Fear Release and Find Trust Relaxation
  • 6. Think like an Athlete
  • 7. Mindful Language2
  • 8. Positive Reinforcement
  • 9. Affirmation Cards
  • 10. Positive Birth Stories1

8. Practical Tools for an Active Birth

  • 1. Birth Tools for Comfort
  • 2. Breathing Techniques & Visualization for the 1st Stage of Birth
  • 3. Exercise: Up-Breathing2
  • 4. Breathing Techniques & Visualization for the 2nd Stage of Birth
  • 5. Use your Voice
  • 6. Optimal Fetal Positioning during Prengancy and Birth2
  • 7. Move it! Movement during Pregnancy & Birth4
  • 8. Birth Positions
  • 9. Birth Scarf
  • 10. More Practical Tools2
  • 11. Active Epidural
  • 12. IMPORTANT Summary! How to Use These Tools1
  • 13. Table: Summary of Tools2
  • 14. Important Summary for the Big Day (for the Birth Partner)
  • 15. Exercise: Labor Rehearsal
  • 16. Editable Birth Plan
  • 17. Practice Schedule

9. The 4th Trimester & Postpartum

  • 1. Postpartum Matters!
  • 2. Your Body After Birth
  • 3. Pelvic Floor & Diastasis Recti
  • 4. Basic Pelvic Floor Strengthening for Pregnancy & Postpartum
  • 5. More Pelvic Floor Exercises 2
  • 6. Abdominal Birth Recovery Tips + Scar Massage
  • 7. The Baby2
  • 8. The Parents1
  • 9. Tools for Postpartum
  • 10. New You - Postpartum Relaxation
  • 11. Birth Processing
  • 12. Exercise - Write Your Birth Story
  • 13. Feeding the Baby
  • 14. Introduction to Breastfeeding 3
  • 15. Breastfeeding Tips (print it!)
  • 16. Editable Postpartum Plan2

10. Get Excited!

  • 1. Bye Bye!
  • 2. Empowerment Relaxation
  • 3. The Course Notes Booklet
  • 4. Read This When You Are 31 Weeks Pregnant
  • 5. Read This When You Are 37 Weeks Pregnant
  • 6. Rapid Birth or Unplanned Home Birth
  • 7. Allow Me to Learn from You!