Effective Childbirth Skills for a

Positive Birth Experience

EFFECTIVE CHILDBIRTH

A Common Question� The most common question asked is “What can the others

do for me?”

The answer is simple … Pregnancy eventually makes the

transition into the activity of giving birth and both of you

need the appropriate skills to do this activity well.

Your Experience

� Pregnancy is your ‘gateway’ to childbirth and

then to parenthood.

� Childbirth is always an amazing experience.

� For men and women, ‘the birth’ is an activity

often shadowed in fear and anxiety.

� Instead your confidence and capability can prevail

when you can share a set of phenomenal skills for

your roles … giving birth and

coaching/supporting.

Pregnancy is the time to learn

birth skills� These skills, when learned properly and used in your

birth will enhance your childbirth experience in ways

you never imagined.

� labor and vaginal deliver

� labor and emergency Caesarean.

� Planned non-laboring Caesarean

� VBAC (vaginal birth after Caesarean)

• You have the same body, so you can learn these

skills easily.

• You’ll discover birth is a lot like plumbing and

learn what three parts of a woman’s body must open

so this big object can come out.

• You’ll never, ever feel useless or helpless.

• You’ll be able to see and hear exactly when your

partner needs immediate assistance from you AND

you’ll know precisely how to help.

• You’ll absolutely astound your birth professional

with your skills.

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Skills specific for your

labor/vaginal delivery

� You’ll learn exactly how to keep your birthing body relaxed, mobile and open.

� If you’ve been taught breathing ‘techniques’, you’ll discover what you’ve been missing … learn the 4 ways humans breathe and how to choose which type is best for you.

� Your communication with your birth coach (husband etc) will be absolutely spot on. You can rely on him.

� You’ll discover a type of touch relaxation that keeps internal tension away even when experiencing pain!

Skills specific for your

labor/delivery cont…

� You’ll delight when you find positions best for you AND your baby. If you think you already know this you’ll be surprised!

� Learn the secrets of how to open your body through gentle assisted movements that will astound both of you … and you can both feel this happen.

� Unravel the dangers of hidden tensions then how to combat these tensions even when you have lots of pains

� You’ll be able to self-reduce the nagging and dreaded “back labor”.

Yes…even more Skills for

your labor/delivery

� Delayed 2nd stage, damage to your birth canal, tears or cuts can be a thing of the past once you know how-to properly prepare.

� You’ll discover the 5 Phases of each contraction and what skills to use in each.

� Use your ‘teamwork skills’ alongside any medical assessments, monitoring and procedures.

� With one sentence unravel the mystery of False labor and Non-Progressive labor so you can go into Active labor well rested.

Yes, Skills for your

unexpected emergency

Caesarean

• Learn how to prevent many emergency Caesareans

due to your tension, fatigue and feeling

overwhelmed by pain and the whole experience.

• Use your skills with any after surgery discomforts.

• Reduce, eliminate or prevent negative emotions that

can result.

Yes…Skills for your planned non-laboring Caesarean delivery

• Thoroughly enjoy the last few months of pregnancy because you can now

prepare for childbirth in the same manner as those families who will labor.

You’re pregnant and will give birth too so … enjoy it all!

• Deeply connect with your baby and your partner.

• Assist in your baby’s efforts to be born during the surgery.

Skills for your VBAC… Vaginal Birth

After Caesarean Delivery

• You’ll learn exactly how you must prepare your

pregnant body today in the best way possible to achieve

your goal.

• Your partner will have the essential coaching skills to

truly help you work through each phase of each

contraction as you labor and give birth.

• You’ll know exactly how to create more space inside

your body.

• You’ll be absolutely certain you can cope with all labor

pain without tensing up.

• If a medical issue arises that requires another surgical

birth, you’ll have skills to take into surgery so you

remain connected.

Women, do NOT use these common excuses…

• I’m working up to my due date.

• I’ve already read lots of information on the birthing process.

• I’m already attending a childbirth preparation class.

• My husband won’t be interested.

• I already have a “Birth Plan.”

• My doctor or midwife will take care of me.

• I’m having a … and I don’t need it.

YOU NEED THESE SKILLS!

Common Misconceptions Men Have…

• Women just know how to give birth.

• The doctor or midwife will handle everything.

• My role is just to support.

• I don’t know how to help her anyway.

• I’ll just get in the way.

YOU NEED THESE SKILLS!

Help your Baby be Born

SafelyBenefits for both of you

� Gain confidence as you

learn birth skills.

� Reduce your anxiety or

fear.

� Be certain your partner

knows how to help you.

� WOW your provider

with your ability to work

through birth.

� Have positive memories the rest of your life.

� Learn coaching skills that work

in every birth

� Remain calm, relaxed, invigorated and confident.

� Work comfortably along side

your birth professional.

� Feel absolutely at ease with

your new born.

� Have positive memories the

rest of your life.

Benefits for everyone!

� Closer family relationships develop as you learn skills for birth during

pregnancy.

� Skills work in every birth … 100%.

� Know exactly how-to work through the process of birth at every single

moment.

� Feel totally confident that your Pink Kit skills will be accepted by your birth

provider … who all want you to have a positive and safe birth experience.

� You will teach your children these skills.

More Benefits for you

� Learn in the privacy of your own home.

� The Pink Kit skills will fit your personal lifestyle.

� You’ll make the birth of your baby safer.

� You’ll suffer less trauma physically and emotionally.

� You’ll have a very positive birth story to tell others.

� You’ll absolutely WOW your birth professionals who love to see women

cope well with birth and fathers really know how to help.

Common Birthing

SenseCommon sense leads couples to learn as much as possible during pregnancy about their coming birth.

Pregnancy is THE time to learn how-to birth and how to support/coach and help at your imminent birth as well as make your Birth Plans and gather information.

You should learn all necessary skills to prepare your body for birth and for use in birth … in a complete course of action.

� Your baby is precious and special and you want the best and safest birth possible.

� Birth is always an activity you have to do. Activities are best done with a full set of skills that adapt to the circumstances.

� After the birth you do not want to feel you missed out and wish you had taken the time to learn these skills.