Here's the fully revised and updated new edition of the only comprehensive book on childbirth education! Edited by two well-known educators and practitioners, it provides authoritative, research-based coverage of all of the theoretical and practical knowledge in this field.
"The Dance of Teaching Childbirth Education will hold a special place in the hearts of so many people. This was the last book that Connie Livingston collaborated on before her sudden passing in 2016. Julie Jensen has done an outstanding job of taking the vision they both held and making it happen. This book is an excellent resource for new educators. It really walks the reader through the process of creating a class. The authors were able to incorporate pitfalls of many educators with solutions and ways to keep up with the world as it is today. As a seasoned educator, I found it to be an easy read, and a great reminder of the how's and why's of teaching. The book should be an essential for any childbirth educator's library." -Elizabeth Smith, MPH, ICCE, IBCLC, RLC The Dance of Teaching Childbirth Education is a comprehensive book for childbirth educators and other perinatal practitioners that contains the practical essentials and insights in all areas of this wonderful field. Your journey is a dance of coordinating many moves to meet your needs and those of your learners. This book teaches you to incorporate evidence-based practices and create a curriculum to help you empower your participants and yourself. It is a cutting-edge guide that contains and demonstrates unique, practical areas that are not ordinarily included in most instructional guides for educators. Some topics covered in this book include: Detailed, evidence-based comfort strategies and an easy-to-use reference list Unique approaches and considerations to effectively reach adult learners Appendix of handouts, lists and charts referenced throughout the book Strategies, major topics, and class details for your curriculum Self-reflective activities for the educator to enhance teaching Guidelines for hospital-based and private teaching settings Specific strategies for the often-overlooked second stage Self-care techniques for the educator
Bringing a new life into the world is the most profound act of creativity in the human experience. "By communicating with your body through the language of dreams and imagery," teaches Dr. Catherine Shainberg, "you can experience the journey of childbirth we were meant to have—exhilarating, natural, and overflowing with love." With DreamBirth®, this leading imagery expert offers practical exercises and guidance becoming an active participant in all four phases of childbirth—conception, pregnancy, labor, and post–partum care. Created as an essential resource for parents, midwives, fertility experts, and any birth care professional, DreamBirth includes: Instruction in using imagery and conscious dreaming to activate the creative power of your mind and the deep wisdom of your bodyPre–conception and conception—practices for preparing to conceive and calling to the spirit of your childIn–depth guidance for navigating each trimester of pregnancy, the two stages of labor, and essential early bondingEffective imagery for dissolving anxiety around childbirthTechniques for fathers and partners, and much more "Focusing our intention lets us consciously begin the process of dreaming forth a new life," teaches Dr. Shainberg. With DreamBirth, this innovative teacher shows you how you can use creativity and imagery to carry you through an aware conception, a conscious pregnancy, a natural and joyous birth, and the loving reception of your child into your family.
There is a global crisis in maternal health care for black women. In the United States, black women are over three times more likely to perish from pregnancy-related complications than white women; their babies are half as likely to survive the first year. Many black women experience policing, coercion, and disempowerment during pregnancy and childbirth and are disconnected from alternative birthing traditions. This book places black women's voices at the center of the debate on what should be done to fix the broken maternity system and foregrounds black women's agency in the emerging birth justice movement. Mixing scholarly, activist, and personal perspectives, the book shows readers how they too can change lives, one birth at a time.
The first book in America to popularize the insights of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf schools, regarding the developmental needs of young children, this revised and updated edition offers new ways for parents and educators to enrich the lives of children from birth to age six. Today’s society often pressures us into overstimulating young children with flashcards, workbooks, videos, and electronic gadgets in a well-meaning attempt to give them a head start. But children are not little adults—they learn and grow in radically different ways at different ages, and what we do to help could actually hurt instead. Some of the most important learning years happen before your child reaches school. In You Are Your Child’s First Teacher, respected Waldorf educator Rahima Baldwin Dancy explains the different stages of learning that children go through from birth to age six, giving you the wisdom and understanding to enrich your child’s natural development in the right way at the right time. A trusted classic for over twenty years, this newly revised edition contains updated resources and additional information on discipline, early childhood programs, toilet training, using home life as curriculum, and more. From language and cognitive development to appropriate toys and nourishing your child’s artistic abilities, Dancy speaks up for a rational approach to child-rearing, one that helps children be children while we fulfill our important role as parents and first teachers.
In Round the Circle, author Julie Brill gathers the wisdom of twenty-three established doulas who generously share what they've learned along the way, including Laurel Wilson and Tracy Wilson Peters, authors of The Attachment Pregnancy, Rivka Cymbalist, author of The Birth Conspiracy Natural Birth, Hospitals, and Doulas: A Guide, and Amy Wright Glenn, author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula. Learn more about addressing fears mothers may have; encouraging the motherbaby bond; supporting religious and spiritual practices; working with orthodox Jewish families, LGBTQ families, teen mothers, surrogates, immigrants, and incarcerated moms; the pros and cons of attending the births of friends/family members; issues related to becoming personal friends with your clients; the doula's role in planned and unexpected homebirths and cesarean births; supporting the family after the birth; building and marketing your doula business; and doula self-care. Intended to be a mentoring tool, Round the Circle will prove interesting and helpful reading for anyone considering becoming a doula and for those already practicing.
The Breastfeeding Atlas has been completely revised to reflect new research in the field of lactation. The text contains new photos, new case studies and evidence-based breastfeeding management information. Barbara Wilson-Clay and Kay Hoover have over 50 years of combined expertise as lactation consultants, educators and photographers. The Breastfeeding Atlas taps into their broad experience as clinical practitioners. This is a must-have book for students and practitioners alike!
It's true; I've had 4 babies naturally without pain and not one tear-four pregnancies without morning sickness and complications. I've had four wonderful postpartum experiences. The great news is that this same experience is available to every woman through Jesus.Before I became pregnant with my first, I had a preconceived notion that labor pretty much sucks. The world says it's going to be awful and extremely painful. Writhing in pain and begging for drugs is what friends, family, movies, and social media tell us. I heard it all and believed that was the way it's supposed to be.This book's purpose is to take you through my journey of breaking free from the world system of what birthing looks like and exchange it for the Kingdom, His righteousness, and what God intended for all women to experience. This book has scriptures that will open your eyes to blessings you may have never realized are yours to receive. Many people have said to me that I'm either lying or have a special superhuman gift. The truth is, I do have a special superhuman gift, and His name is Jesus! If you have Jesus, I am no different than you. We have the same supernatural abilities and anointing, for we have the same anointed one in us. If you do not know Jesus yet, I pray that my testimony will open your heart to seek Him and find the truth.
Vulnerable new mothers are often left to fend for themselves. Is it any wonder that so many struggle? It doesn't have to be this way. Postpartum doula Salle Webber gently explores the many aspects of new family support. The Gentle Art of Newborn Family Care is a complete manual for the aspiring professional doula, and for anyone helping a family after the birth of a child. It is offered with an attitude of reverence for new life, a willingness to offer service, and an understanding of the importance of the newborn family's earliest experiences.
Describing her own experiences with traumatic birth and postpartum depression as well as those of other mothers, the author helps the reader understand the scientific and personal sides of this often-unanticipated problem. The stories represent diverse backgrounds and perspectives that underscore the prevalence of mood disorders after childbirth and serve as a balm to help heal and stir hope, offering solace to mothers who have experienced these mood disorders.