There are independent childbirth educators who choose to develop their own childbirth classes, as well as doulas who wish to offer their clients childbirth education as part of their services. A common challenge for these birth professionals is the desire to develop a comprehensive curriculum that meets the needs of a broad audience, is current, [...]

Hale Publishing provides breastfeeding books and materials such as Dr. Thomas Hale’s ever popular Medications and Mother’s Milk. I just learned that they also have a page on their website with 8 pamphlets in PDF format that can be printed and shared

While looking for resources for childbirth educators this morning, I came across a website called “Transition to Parenthood”. Janelle Durham shares her many handouts, childbirth class outlines, activities and more on this site.

Tracy from Best Doulas sells a wonderful teaching aid called a cervical dilation chart. It is simply 10 pieces of foam with circles cut out for each centimeter of dilation, and they are stored on a ring. It is such a useful tool for childbirth classes and for use with birth doula clients.

Penny Simkin offers a variety of presentations and articles to help expand a birth professional’s education.

Birth professionals know that the optimal position for babies to be in at birth is Occiput Anterior (OA), or better yet, Left Occiput Anterior (LOA). Often times, however, babies get comfortable in the Occiput Posterior position, which typically causes more pain in a woman’s back during labor.

If you don’t already know about Spinning Babies, visit this website today and offer it as a resource to your clients.