Introduces the course’s whole-person approach to birth, emphasizing natural, intuitive, and evidence-based practices that honor the body, mind, and spirit.

Explores how doulas provide continuous, non-clinical support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and how they empower families through education and advocacy.

Covers self-care tools to nourish body and soul during pregnancy, including journaling, grounding practices, and emotional check-ins.

Provides guidance on common prenatal screenings and tests, focusing on informed consent, personal values, and collaborative decision-making.

Focuses on holistic wellness routines, including nutrient-rich eating, safe movement, and relaxation techniques to support a healthy pregnancy and reduce stress.

Breaks down early, active, transition, pushing, and placenta stages with attention to what’s happening physically and how to support each naturally.

Explains the key hormones of birth (oxytocin, endorphins, adrenaline) and how to protect and enhance their flow through environment and support.

Encourages a mindset shift from fearing pain to embracing labor as a powerful, purposeful experience the body is built for.

Teaches how to recognize the difference between pre-labor and active labor and when to contact your doula or provider.

Compares home, birth center, and hospital births through a holistic lens, helping parents choose what feels safest and most aligned.

Reviews common interventions (e.g., inductions, epidurals, monitoring), helping parents understand when they’re needed and how to make informed choices.

Guides participants in writing a birth plan rooted in their values, preferences, and flexibility to adapt as needed.

Teaches respectful, assertive communication techniques to advocate for one's birth wishes while collaborating with the care team.

Empowers parents to understand their legal and bodily autonomy rights and how to practice informed consent in real-time scenarios.

Introduces breathwork, guided imagery, affirmations, and mindfulness to manage labor sensations and promote relaxation.

Demonstrates how changing positions and using gravity can ease pain, support baby’s descent, and improve labor flow.

Teaches comfort measures such as massage, counterpressure, heat/cold therapy, and the use of a rebozo or birthing ball.

Outlines how birth partners and doulas can offer emotional grounding, physical support, and advocacy throughout labor.

Explores ways to make any birth space feel safe, sacred, and supportive, including lighting, sound, and scent.

Presents the benefits and risks of epidurals and other pain relief options while helping families integrate them into their holistic plan if desired.

Offers emotional and physical strategies for dealing with prolonged labor, fear, exhaustion, or unexpected outcomes.

Prepares families for the possibility of surgical birth with compassion and practical tools for emotional and physical recovery.

Gives space for processing past or current fears around childbirth and offers tools for healing and reclaiming power.

Highlights the first hour after birth as sacred, supporting skin-to-skin contact, early breastfeeding, and family bonding.

Covers healing practices for body and mind, including rest, nourishment, herbal support, and honoring the postpartum period.

Encourages families to identify practical and emotional support systems (doulas, lactation help, family, friends) for postpartum wellness.

Normalizes the emotional shifts of postpartum and helps parents identify signs of postpartum depression and anxiety, with resources for help.

Introduces newborn behavior, feeding cues, sleep basics, and responsive parenting rooted in bonding and connection.

Gives space for reflection, storytelling, and emotional processing of the birth experience, no matter how it unfolded.

Offers ideas for marking the transition into parenthood with rituals, journaling, and intention-setting practices.

Reinforces the inner wisdom and strength shown through pregnancy and birth, helping parents reconnect with their power.

Reinforces the inner wisdom and strength shown through pregnancy and birth, helping parents reconnect with their power.

Reinforces the inner wisdom and strength shown through pregnancy and birth, helping parents reconnect with their power.

Understanding the pelvis’s anatomy and movement is essential to supporting labor and birth.