I hope you’ve found my blog, handouts, and activity ideas helpful. Here are more great resources on the web for childbirth educators:
- Connecting the Dots, formerly Science and Sensibility – a Lamaze blog for birth educators, offers “Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators”, reviews of current research, the Welcoming All Families series about serving diverse people, and more. Edited by my colleague, Sharon Muza.
- Penny Simkin’s website – from my colleague and co-author. Includes some helpful articles and handouts, including her comfort in labor booklet and the win-win birth plan.
- Lamaze for Parents website. Includes 6 Healthy Birth Practices – these flyers and videos share evidence-based advice on ways to have a safe, healthy birth, using only the interventions that are necessary. Also encourage students to sign up for their weekly e-newsletter or download the Pregnancy to Parenting app.
- Childbirth Connection website. Be sure to read the Listening to Mothers surveys, and their amazing links to resources for advocates and professionals.
- Evidence Based Birth – a blog by Rebecca Dekker, RN, PhD. Great summaries of the research evidence on a wide variety of topics related to birth. Offers links to the original studies so you can learn more.
- For audio-visual materials for classes, check my posts on 3-D Models (pelvis, doll, etc.) and Visuals (posters, handouts, powerpoints). I also have ~100 free illustrations you’re welcome to use, plus my handouts.
- Encourage your clients and students to listen to my podcast, Transition to Parenthood. It’s available on all major podcast providers, or at the link in the previous sentence.
- You can also check out my other sites: For information on breastfeeding and newborn care, go to http://gooddayswithbabies.wordpress.com/. For info on parenting a child from birth to age 5, check out www.GoodDaysWithKids.com. For info on teaching STEM topics to 3 – 7 year olds, www.InventorsOfTomorrow.com. For info on how to teach on Zoom, see https://janelledurham.com/guide-to-zoom/.
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