Childbirth Education Class Library

This content is meant to be used in conjunction with our Childbirth Education Class - 2 Week Program course.

Class I

Simple story

• InJoyOnline Video Library
  • Birth
• The Penny Simkin Channel (YouTube)
  • Pain vs. suffering in labor

What We Know About Birth

• World Health Organization Recommendations for Positive Childbirth Experience: Summarizes care options for birth, which are and are note recommended based on available science (Summary on pages 4-8)
  https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272447/WHO-RHR-18.12-eng.pdf?ua=1
• The Penny Simkin Channel (YouTube)
  • Trends in Maternity Care – Honest Advice for Improving Your Birth
• Lamaze 6 Healthy Birth Practices (YouTube)
• Birth by the Numbers: Looks at Birth Outcomes in the US (YouTube)
• American College of Gynecologist Safe Prevention of Primary Cesarean: Summarizes guidelines for determining when a cesarean should and should not occur (Summary Table on page 3)
  https://m.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Obstetric-Care-Consensus-Series/Safe-Prevention-of-the-Primary-Cesarean-Delivery

Deciding What You Want for Your Birth

• The Penny Simkin Channel (YouTube)
  • A Day You’ll Never Forget – Importance of Birth Memories
• Groopman Spectrum: Explore Your Feelings Towards Medicine’s Role in Your Care
  https://birthtools.org/birthtools/files/BirthToolFiles/FILENAME/000000000146/The-Groopman-Spectrums-Understanding-Your-Biases-and-Orientation-in-Medical-Decision-Making.pdf
• Pain Medication Preference Scale: Clarify your feelings about Pain and Medications in Childbirth
  https://birthtools.org/birthtools/files/BirthToolFiles/FILENAME/000000000006/MOC-CnC-PainMgmtPreferenceScale-Simpkin.pdf

Coping

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Birth Companions
  • Breathing in Labor
  • Labor Positions
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Massage in Labor
• The Penny Simkin Channel (You Tube)
  • Why Comfort Measures?
  • The Role of Fathers at the Birth: An Interview with Amy Gilliland
  • The Role of the Grandmother at Labor & Birth
  • Scene from Penny Simkin’s Comfort Measures – The 3 R’s & Slow Breathing
  • Scene from Penny Simkin’s Comfort Measures – Slow Dancing
  • The Code Word-Ensure Your Pain Management Wishes Are Followed

Preparing for Birth

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Brandy’s Birth
  • Cara’s Birth
  • Louisa’s Birth
  • Marimar’s Birth
• Push For Your Baby – Parents share their stories (YouTube)
• InJoy Online Parent Toolbox
  • Trimester Checklists
  • What to Pack for the Hospital Checklist
  • Birth Plan Checklist
  • Contraction Timer
  • Fetal Movement Counter

CLASS II

Stages of Labor

Prelabor

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Braxton Hicks Contractions

Early Labor

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Onset of Labor
  • Early Labor
  • Water Breaking Animation

Active Labor

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Onset of Labor
  • Pain in Labor

Transition

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Transition

Pushing

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Pushing
  • Bony Plates Animation
  • Pushing Positions

4th Stage (Immediately Post Delivery)

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Placenta
  • 4th Stage of Labor
  • First Feed
  • Newborn Procedure
• The Magical Hour: A Baby’s 9 Instinctive Stages (Benefits of Skin to Skin)
• The Penny Simkins Channel (YouTube)
  • Penny Simkin on Delayed Cord Clamping

Pain Management Options

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Analgesic
  • Epidural Procedure
• Penny Simkin Channel (YouTube)
  • The Code Word-Ensure Your Pain Management Wishes Are Followed
  • If You’re Planning an Epidural
  • Care of a Woman with an Epidural – 5 Rules for Good Support

Interventions

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Fetal Monitoring
  • Induction
  • Augmentation
  • Cesarean Surgery
  • Unplanned Cesarean

4th Trimester/ Parenting

• InJoy Online Video Library
  • Newborn’s World
  • Latching On
  • Hunger Cues
  • Postpartum Emotions
• InJoy Online Parent’s Toolbox
  • Baby Comfort Techniques
  • Postnatal Depression Assessment
  • Baby Supplies Checklist
• Purple Period of Crying: A way to help parents understand normal development in their baby’s early life
• The Penny Simkin Channel (YouTube)
  • Singing to the Baby
  • Traumatic Childbirth
  • Childbirth Madness in Motherhood: One Woman’s Journey Through Postpartum Psychosis