Course Content

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• Hormones in labour and birth

• The physiology of birth

• The role of the uterus

• Exploring fear and pain

• The stages of labour

• Breathing techniques

• Relaxation practices

• Pain relief options

• Preparing your body for birth

• Labour and birth positions

• Caesarean births

• Place of birth

• Birth plans

• Birth options and choices

• Inductions

• Birth rights and advocacy 

• The role of the birth partner

• The golden hour (skin to skin, delayed cord clamping, birthing your placenta)

• The fourth trimester