Link: Miles Circuit for Labor

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Welcome!

  • Welcome to the Rooted Birth homebirth prep course for parents!
  • Meet Carey Glenn, CPM, LM
  • Our Favorite Books
  • Rooted Birth Midwifery - Carey's local business

WEEK 1: Anatomy & Physiology of Pregnancy and Birth

  • 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

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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

  • Video: Intro to Spiritual Birth
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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)
  • Podcast: Biologically Normal Infant Sleep

WEEK 9: Nursing Your New Baby

  • 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

  • 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