Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to The Ultimate Childbirth Preparation Course!

    • Congratulations and Welcome to the Course!

    • About your instructor

    • Course Manual

    • Outline and Objectives

    • Join The Ultimate Childbirth Private Facebook Community

    • Disclaimer

    • Course Introduction
  • 2

    MODULE ONE: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

    • Anatomy & Physiology

    • Pelvic Health Physiotherapy

    • Hormones

    • Baby's Position

    • Test your Understanding
  • 3

    MODULE TWO: PREGNANCY

    • Your Changing Body

    • Daily Exercises for Pregnancy and Beyond

    • Informed Consent, Birth Preferences & Birth Checklists

    • Special Considerations

    • Role of a Birth Doula

    • Test your Understanding
  • 4

    MODULE THREE: BIRTH PREPARATION IN PREGNANCY

    • Mindfulness Practice

    • Breathing Strategies

    • Slow & Light Breathing

    • Pelvic Opening Stretches

    • Perineal Massage

    • Ice Challenge

    • Test your Understanding
  • 5

    MODULE FOUR: LABOUR & BIRTH PROCESS

    • Past your Due Date?

    • Pre-Labour: Your body is gearing up

    • Labour Stages

    • Labour & Birth Positions

    • The 4 P's

    • Test your Understanding
  • 6

    MODULE FIVE: LABOUR AND BIRTH STRATEGIES

    • Pain with a Purpose

    • Fear-Tension-Pain Cycle

    • Labour and Birth Physical Sensations

    • Comfort Measures: Improve your comfort & decrease your pain

    • Pharmacological Pain Management

    • Test Your Understanding
  • 7

    MODULE SIX: POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS

    • Monitoring & Other Potential Interventions during Labour

    • Episiotomy

    • Assisted Birth: Forceps & Vacuum

    • Cesarean Birth & VBAC

    • Untitled quiz
  • 8

    MODULE SEVEN: POSTPARTUM PERIOD (ALL ABOUT BABY)

    • Newborn Appearance & Procedures

    • Infant Feeding

    • Newborn Care 101

    • Test Your Understanding
  • 9

    MODULE EIGHT: POSTPARTUM HEALING & RECOVERY (ALL ABOUT YOU!)

    • Physical Changes

    • Perineal Healing

    • Breast Changes

    • Bowel Function

    • Bladder Function

    • Pelvic Organ Prolapse

    • Postpartum Sex

    • Abdominal Separation aka Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA)

    • Returning to Exercise

    • Emotional Changes

    • Test Your Understanding
  • 10

    COURSE WRAP UP

    • In closing

    • References & Resources

    • How did you enjoy the course?

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