How To Give Birth At Home - by Rosaleen Hird

COURSE

How To Give Birth At Home

With Rosaleen Hird

Considering giving birth at home? Wondering if it's for you? This course will cover what you need to give birth at home, and how to create a safe, nurturing space so that you can enjoy your labour and birth experience.


Meet your Teacher

Rosaleen Hird is a hypnobirthing antenatal educator and mother of three children. She has supported parents choosing to birth at home and has herself experienced two healing home births. Rosaleen helps people to enjoy their pregnancy, and get excited for labour and birth.

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4 Days

30 students

3.0 stars

7 min / day

Health & Happiness

English


Lesson 1

Introduction To How To Give Birth At Home

This lesson introduces the topic, starts us on our journey of learning about giving birth at home and encourages you to think about what you might need to prepare. This lesson will also inspire you to dream about your perfect birth scenario.

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Lesson 2

Things You May Need

in this lesson we'll talk about the things you might like to have around you when you're in labour and giving birth. Some of these things I'm sure you'll already have and some you may not. You may wish to buy them, make them or somebody you love may make them for you. Remember that the only thing you actually need is yourself but there are some things that might help you to enjoy the experience more.

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Lesson 3

Using Water During Your Home Birth

In this lesson we look at the ways water can be used when birthing at home to help you during labour and birth. You may have already considered a birth pool either for labour or birth (or both!) but even if you've decided you would prefer a land birth there are ways you can use water to make your experience more enjoyable.

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Lesson 4

The Role of Oxytocin, Endorphins And Adrenalin

This lesson briefly covers some of the hormones that play a part in labour and birth. It will help you consider ways in which you can naturally encourage the flow of oxytocin and endorphins during labour and birth and how they can help you.

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