Birth Preparation Resources
One day Hypnobirthing Workshops In-person
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The one-day Hypnobirthing workshops are packed full of evidence-based birth information, practical tools and covers everything you need to prepare for the labour and birth of your baby.
Hypnobirthing might make you feel a little sceptical. That’s OK, but rest assured it is grounded in mind-body science that takes a very similar approach to sports psychology.
So if you want to feel calm, confident and prepared for birth. If you want to understand how to give yourself the best opportunity to support the normal physiology of childbirth and remain in control of your decisions and choices – then you are going to need to be informed and have a toolbox of practical skills ready that you can confidently use.
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Facilitated by Registered Midwife and Maternal Child Health Nurse, Karen McNeil.
Director of Positivebirth
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The cost of the workshop is $395 for two people – you and your birth support person.
If you have private health insurance you may be eligible to claim the cost or portion of the cost dependent on your individual policy. Karen has provider numbers with many health insurers.
Caesarean Birth Workshops
In-person
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Feel prepared for every step of the way as your
Feel confident and prepared in pregnancy for your Caesarean Birth.
Feel informed, knowledgeable about your Caesarean Birth with tools and techniques to remain calm and present during the birth of your baby.
Feel ready for the short term and long term recovery after your Caesarean Birth.
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The workshop is facilitated by an experienced Midwife, Karen McNeil who has a Bachelor of Midwifery, Masters of Child Family and Community Nursing and a Maternal and Child Health Nurse and three children of her own.
and Director of Positivebirth
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The cost of the workshop is $295 for two people - you and your birth support person.
If you have private health insurance you may be eligible to claim the cost or portion of the cost dependant on your individual policy. Karen has provider numbers with many health insurers.
Talkingbirth Birth Preparation Workshop - Online
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A comprehensive 7 part guide to preparing you and your birth partner for labour, birth and early parenting.
The gold standard in antenatal online education.
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All modules are facilitated by two Midwives with experience sharing this birth preparation content with 1000's of families and the privilege of joining many parents as they prepare for birth and parenthood.
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AUD$49 for 12 month subscription
The Positive Birth Company
The Hypnobirthing Pack - Online
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The Hypnobirthing Pack is the original online hypnobirthing antenatal programme.
Brought to you by The Positive Birth Company based in the UK. making online education affordable and accessible.
The Hypnobirthing Pack will change your birth, and change your life
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WHAT YOU GET:
6+ hours of engaging video content, broken into easy to watch bitesize segments
Loads of added extras, including MP3’s, birth preferences template and course notes booklet
Access to our renowned private Facebook community for ongoing support and daily positive birth stories
Midwife led Breastfeeding Q&A with Midwife Shaheda Yasmeen-Khan
Regular Facebook Live Q&A sessions with our experts
BONUS Infant Feeding Guide by Breastfeeding Counsellor Adele Jarrett-Kerr
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39 pounds or USD$55
Evidence Based Birth - Accurate, Accessible and Inclusive Research
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The mission of Evidence Based Birth is to help birth workers build the evidence based knowledge, skills, and power they need to protect families’ abilities to give birth with empowerment.
The work we do goes on to impact families who are searching for accurate information to empower their prenatal, birth, and postpartum experiences!
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Evidence Based Birth® was founded by Rebecca Dekker (she/her), a mother of 3 and registered nurse with her PhD, who got fed up with how the system treats birthing families.
As a first-time mom, Dr. Dekker experienced birth trauma when she was separated from her newborn baby for three hours after giving birth. In contrast, she felt awed and empowered by the respectful and evidence based care she received at the home birth of her second child. After several years of writing at Evidence Based Birth® and working as a nursing professor and research scientist, Dr. Dekker found the courage to leave academia and focus on advocating for change full-time.
Today, the Evidence Based Birth® Team has grown to include research scientists, birth workers, and advocates from around the world who are passionate about safe, respectful, evidence-based, and empowering care!
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Find accurate, evidence based info into the hands of families just like yours, so that you can make informed, empowered choices and have the positive birth you deserve!
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/resources-for-parents/
Dr Rachel Reed - Author, Educator and Researcher- Online Courses
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Dr Races Reed qualified and registered as a midwife in 2001 after completing a direct entry Bachelor of Midwifery BSc (Hons) in the UK.
She has practised midwifery in a range of contexts in the UK and Australia including, hospitals, community-based group practice and as an independent homebirth midwife.
Her PhD explored midwifery practice during physiological birth. Rachel ended her midwifery practice in 2023
Find out more
https://www.rachelreed.website/about
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Childbirth Physiology
Go beyond the textbooks. Learn what really happens during birth and how you can support physiology.
This course is for you if you attend births, teach about birth or are planning to birth.
https://www.rachelreed.website/childbirth-physiology-course
Reclaiming Childbirth
Learn how you can contribute to reclaiming childbirth as a rite of passage.
This course is for anyone who works with women and their families during pregnancy, birth and/or the postnatal period OR who teaches people who do.
https://www.rachelreed.website/reclaiming-childbirth-course
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Midwifethinking.com
The blog was created in 2010 with the aim of sharing free evidence-based information about birth with parents and anyone involved in providing maternity care or education. Posts are updated regularly to include the latest evidence and information.
Since the blog site launched, over 4 million visitors have accessed it from every country in the world. Posts have been translated into a number of languages including French, Russian, German and Spanish; and several posts have been published in magazines. The blog is archived by Pandora (National Library of Australia and Partners).
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