We Would Like to Introduce “The Baby Way”!

What better way to show cardinal movement, rotation of a baby through the pelvis, than by demonstrating  with The Baby Way, manufactured by BirthWorks International.  This is an “Ah Ha” moment for any pregnant woman, helping her to understand the importance of movement in labor. A must have tool for any Childbirth Educator, Doula, or …

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Birth Doula Workshop Testimonials

I was really drawn to the birth is ancient, and the “something we are born to do” philosophy. NZ The workshop was much more than I expected.  I feel as though I have gained so much knowledge in just a few days. The role plays really helped me to see what it would be like …

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BirthWorks ACED Program Testimonials

The ACED Workshop met all my needs and even those I didn’t know I had! The pace of the workshop was very good – not too fast or slow. It was very comprehensive in all ways: modelling class activities, returning to philosophy, using energy, techniques and human values, and more.  Thank you so much. This …

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Become A Childbirth Educator Trainer Online | BirthWorks International

My First BirthWorks Practicum Childbirth Class

You’ve read the books.  You’ve conducted your hospital surveys.  You’ve written your topic papers and completed your medical study critiques along with other requirements. You’ve attended a BirthWorks Childbirth Education Workshop.  You’ve read the BirthWorks 500+ page comprehensive Educator Manual and completed your Comprehensive Essay Exam.  You’ve advertised for your first practicum class and there …

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Meet Our Experts

BirthWorks International is pleased to welcome a diverse group of birthing professionals to answer your questions about birth, health, pregnancy and nutrition! With years of experience working with pregnant women and their needs, we’re confident that our panelists have just the expertise that you’ll be looking for. As our Celebrating Birth 2014: Ask the Experts event …

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Fear In Labor

A few weeks ago when I was seeking donations for the silent auction at our recent Celebrating Birth event, I walked into a store. The woman at the counter was about seven months pregnant with her first baby. We started talking about her plans for giving birth. As I was leaving, I mentioned, “Just remember …

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Oxytocin: The Hormone of Love

This is Part Two of BWI President Cathy Daub’s report on the Mid-Pacific Womb Ecology Conference, held in Honolulu, HI in October of 2012. From a lecture by Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg MD, PhD Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg began her lecture by describing oxytocin as a highly charged protein that does not pass membranes easily. Thus, it cannot be …

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Birth Is Instinctive

When Roanna Rosewood contacted me and asked me to be part of her birth visionaries platform for the launching of her new book “Cut, Stapled, and Mended,” I immediately accepted. Her book is her story of having had two cesareans followed by a VBAC. It is conversational and enjoyable reading and takes us through the …

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Supporting Women Without Epidurals

Presentation at the Virtua Voorhees Hospital I recently gave two presentations on “Supporting Women Without Epidurals” at Virtua Voorhees, the local hospital in Marlton, NJ. The hospital has approximately 5,500 births per year and a 43% cesarean rate.  New Jersey and Florida have the highest cesarean rates in the country.  My audience consisted of doctors, …

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