Preparing:
Preparing for an Empowering Birth
Interactive 6-week online course guides through the essential steps to prepare for an empowering birth
Getting to know your pelvis with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Experiencing Labour and Birth without Fear and Pain
TED Talk with Ferne McCann
The Essence of Coping in Labour
Relaxation, Rhythm and Ritual with Penny Simkin
A healthy psoas relieves low back and leg pains, opens and centers the pelvis and hips, & helps avoid induction
Forward Leaning Inversion
Optimizes room in the lower uterus for baby to get into a more ideal position for birth
Your Natural Oxytocin as a Safe Birth Activator
Relieves pressure on the low back, helps support optimal baby positioning, can be used to help regulate or speed up labour
Clinical Topics
from the Association of Ontario Midwives
Step-by-step outline
Evidence-informed pregnancy, birth, and early parenting information
from Peterborough Partners in Pregnancy Clinic
Peterborough School for Young Moms
Referral form and registration required
705-742-4632
Unique and Positive Birth Experiences:
Clementine May: Mirror, Family
Birth of Grover: Candlelight Vibe
Parto de Ursula: Birth in Shower
Hannah McNeely: "Intensity" & Homebirth/Waterbirth w/ Sibling
Ellen Fisher: Breathing & Homebirth/Waterbirth w/ Siblings
The Birth of Jett: Labouring in Pool, Birth in Bed
Amelia Birth: Birthing Stool (short clip)