10. Choosing your birth location during COVID-19

Unschooled Homebirth

English - March 19, 2020 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB - ★★★★ - 1 rating
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I have talked with several expectant parents over the last week who have due dates in the coming weeks about the fears they are experiencing related to the novel coronavirus and COVD-19. And being in the Seattle area, we are among the first in the nation to see the impacts on our birthing families. And as the spread continues, we are seeing more and more families all across the country ask about switching to home or birth center births, so I want to share a few things in this episode:

Information to help you prepare for what that could look like, What you can do to lessen fear around out-of-hospital birth3 tips for making any transition in birth less stressful, whether it's from hospital to home or if you do need to transfer your planned home or birth center birth to the hospital while everything about the hospital environment is uncertain right now.

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Further info & opportunities:

Learn how to awaken the magic of homebirth with Circle Magic for Homebirth: A Mini-Birth Preparation Course Beyond the Ordinary. Learn about The Natural Birth Compass Online Childbirth Preparation Program to prepare for your birth by clicking here.See our unique birth plan course Beyond the Birth Plan for Homebirth to write a birth plan that goes beyond ordinary templated plans that don't work for homebirth!

Watch now at NaturalBirthCompass.com/FreeClass

After watching this 15 minute video, you will know:

What physiologic birth really is and why stages of labor, lists of hormones, and cervical dilation rates are not enoughThe most common points in labor where tissue damage occurs and how to prevent the causes of tears or episiotomiesThe difference between being 10 cm and being ready to push

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Further info & opportunities:

Open your breath, connect to your pelvic floor, and prepare to relax with the Stillpoint Prenatal Breathwork Worshop Recording for free at NaturalBirthCompass.com/BreatheFree. Learn about The Natural Birth Compass Prenatal Wellness Program Here