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Rooted Birth/Birth & Postpartum Course for Parents
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Birth & Postpartum Course for Parents

Childbirth education for parents who are looking for information and inspiration.
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Contents

Welcome!

  • Introductions and welcome from your instructors, Carey Glenn, CPM and Emily Graham, CPM
  • Gentle words for uncertain times
  • Overview of the course
Welcome to the Rooted Birth homebirth prep course for parents!
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Meet Carey Glenn, CPM, LM
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Our Favorite Books
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Rooted Birth Midwifery - Carey's local business
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WEEK 1: Anatomy & Physiology of Pregnancy and Birth

  • Basic Anatomy & Physiology of Female Body
  • Basic Anatomy & Physiology of Fetal Body
Female reproductive system
Internal anatomy
External anatomy - vulva
Video: Bony Structures of the Pelvis
Ligaments of the pelvis
Pelvic floor
Video: Basic Fetal Anatomy & Physiology
Fetal skull anatomy
Podcast - Body Alignment in Pregnancy
Moving Well During Pregnancy from Katy Bowman of Nutritious Movement
Video: Introduction to Chiropractic Care - with Dr. Kayla Abeid, DC
Video: Introduction to the Nervous System - with Dr. Kayla Abeid, DC
Video: Pregnancy and Chiropractic Care - with Dr. Kayla Abeid, DC

WEEK 2: Self Care in Pregnancy and Planning for Birth

  • What is self care?
  • Making a self-care plan
  • Making a birth plan (or not)
  • Setting intention for your birth
Our 6 bodies
Worksheet: What and Who Supports You?
Self-care
Worksheet: Pregnancy Wellness Exploration
Document: Nourishing Bone Broth Recipe
What is a birth plan?
Why birth plans don't always work
When birth plans change
Creating birth intentions
Preview
Role of imagination
Worksheet: Intentions for Birth
Your vision matters
Document: Things To Do While Waiting For Labor To Begin
Pregnancy Affirmations

WEEK 3: Informed Choice in Pregnancy and Birth

Document: Informed Choice & Consent
Making Informed Decisions
Bishop score for induction
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Understanding the Bishop Score
Document: Gestational Diabetes (GD) information
Document: Group Beta Step (GBS) Information
Document: Vitamin K information
Document: Advocating for Yourself - sample statements
Video: Interview with Dr. Steven Lewis, PhD

WEEK 4: Labor and Birth

  • The Medical Stages of Birth
  • The Holistic Stages of Birth (as told by midwife Whapio Bartlett)
  • Adrenaline and Birth (keeping your cool when you support someone in birth)
Document: Start of Labor
Document: Early Labor
Document: Things To Do In Early Labor
Video: Medical Stages of Birth
Video: Hormonal Blueprint of Birth
Hormones of birth
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Physiological Needs of Birth - pdf
Video: Holistic Stages of Birth
Document: Active Labor
Video: Assessing Labor Progress
Assessing Labor Progress - pdf
Video: Labor Tips & Tricks from a Midwife
Link: Miles Circuit for Labor
Birth partner tips by enneagram type
Video: Pushing (The 2nd Stage of Labor)
How Gravity Can Make Giving Birth Easier || Positions for Birth || Hypnobirthing
Document: Transition and Pushing
Hormonal cocktail of birth
Video: The Alchemy of Adrenaline
Discharging adrenaline
Adrenaline and memory
Document: Sample Supply List for a Homebirth
Worksheet: Labor Summary
Nicole.mp4

WEEK 5: Birthing the Placenta

Baby, placenta, and cord
Video: The Birth of the Placenta (3rd Stage of Labor)
Upright placenta birth
Undisturbed Placenta Birth in the Hospital
Document: The Birth of the Placenta (3rd Stage of Labor)
Video: Potential Complications with the Birth of the Placenta
Podcast - Birthing the Placenta
Penny Simkin on Delayed Cord Clamping
Podcast - Cutting the Umbilical Cord

WEEK 6: Birth is a Spiritual Event

  • Brainwave Patterns and Altered States of Consciousness
  • Birth as a Rite of Passage
  • Birth as a Mystical Experience

Video: Intro to Spiritual Birth
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Video: Intro to Brainwave Patterns
Video: Brainwaves & States of Consciousness
Video: Birth as a Rite of Passage
Resources for Birth as a Rite of Passage
Video: Birth as a mystical experience

WEEK 7: The Immediate Postpartum and Newborn Transition

Hormones of immediate postpartum
Preview
Video: Taking Care of the Perineum During and After Labor (tears)
Early Postpartum Care - pdf
Video: The Fetus to Newborn Transition
Podcast - Indie Birth: The Basics of Newborn Transition
The Perfect Breast Crawl - New Orleans Birth
A note on the following videos
Link to Video: Newborn Resuscitation (by mother with no attendant present)
Link to Video: The Most Important Aspect of Resuscitation of the Newborn - by Karen Strange
Link to Video: Clearing Fluid Filled Lungs in Newborn - Explained by Karen Strange
Link to Video: 4 Things to Remember about Ventilating a Newborn - by Karen Strange
Link to Video: Newborn Blood Volume Visual - by Karen Strange

WEEK 8: The Fourth Trimester

  • The Golden Hours: the Immediate Postpartum
  • Nourishment & Bonding: Breastfeeding & Beyond
  • Community Support
  • Connecting to Your Intuition as a Parent
Video: The Fourth Trimester
Document: First Few Days Postpartum - Mother/Birther
Lochia
Lochia information
Postpartum clots
Uterine involution
Document: Perineal Tears and Hemorrhoid Healing Plan
Document: First Few Days Postpartum - Baby
Vernix on a newborn
Lanugo on a newborn
Umbilical stump at a few days
Understanding your newborn
Responding to your baby's cues
Is the Western way of raising kids weird?
Intro to Respectful Parenting - with Emily Maze
Different ways to hold your baby
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Video: Chiropractic Care for Children - with Dr. Kayla Abeid, DC
Video: Postpartum Vaginal Steaming
Document: Directions for Vaginal Steaming at Home
Document: Herbs for Vaginal Steaming
Document: Visiting MamaBaby
Document: Visiting Mamababy (short)
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Podcast: Biologically Normal Infant Sleep

WEEK 9: Nursing Your New Baby

All things breastfeeding
Nursing Relationship - pdf
Video: The Nursing Relationship
Newborn stomach capacity
Breastfeeding relationship
Breastfeeding Position and Latch
Dr. Jack Newman - Baby 28 Hours Old Assisted Latching
Dr. Jack Newman's Visual Guide to Breastfeeding

WEEK 10: Why Birth Needs Healing and How We Can Get There

  • History of Modern Childbirth
  • Childbirth in the Media
  • Healing Trauma and Trauma in Pregnancy, Birth, or Postpartum
  • Link to 52 min Documentary about Unmedicated, Undisturbed Birth
Video: History of Modern Childbirth
Video: Birth and the Media (part 1)
Video: Birth and the Media (part 2)
Video: Tools for Healing Trauma
Video: Birthing Peace Within with Lori Barklage (part 1)
Video: Birthing Peace Within with Lori Barklage (part 2)
Worksheet: RISE UP
Document: These Are My Hours - digital film download instructions