Class 1 - Introduction
New Student Registration
Endorphins, Labor, Pain, and Bonding
Nutrition Worksheet
Class 2 - Nutrition
Composition of Human vs. Cow's
Milk
Pregnant? And Want a Healthy
Baby?
(Website) Pregnant? And Want a Healthy
Baby? (Be sure to click on the numbers at the bottom of the page to see each page on the
website!)
Gestational Diabetes:
Testing
Diet for Diabetes Test
Infant Formula Increase Diabetes Risk (and
related articles on diabetes and DHA supplements)
Why Bradley Classes Don't Teach "The
Breathing"
Sex During Pregnancy
Nutrition Worksheet
Class 3 - Pregnancy
On the "Safety" & "Usefulness" of Prenatal
Ultrasound
Questions to Ask Your Caregiver
Pros & Cons of Various Birth
Attendants
Comparison Table: Women's Way of Birth vs. Obstetric Way of Birth
Get Your Baby Lined Up! Optimum
Fetal Positioning
Nutrition Worksheet
Class 4 - The Coach's Role
Our Experiences at the Midwife Center
Father-to-Father on Breastfeeding
Childbirth is Not for Mothers
Only
Relaxation Poem
Nutrition Worksheet
Class 5 - Introduction to First Stage Labor
Natural Alignment Plateau
Coaching Cues (print out double-sided, fold
in thirds)
Nutrition Worksheet
Class 6 - Introduction to Second Stage Labor
Consumerism (chapter from Children at
Birth)
Class 7 - Planning Your Birth
Your Childbirth Plan
Can I Really Expect to
Have a Great Birth?
(Website) Can I Really Expect to
Have a Great Birth?
What
to Expect When You Go to the Hospital for a Natural Childbirth
Epidural Information
Vitamin K?
Administration of Vitamin K to
Newborns
Active vs. Physiologic Management of
Labor
Hints for a Good Birth Plan
Sample Birth Plan
Things to Ask so you Can Give Informed
Consent
Newborn
Circumcision - From the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Joel Stein:
Should I Opt for Circumcision?
Joel Stein:
Should I Opt for Circumcision? (Website)
Every Mother's Right to Birth How She
Chooses
The Rights of Childbearing
Women
Class 8 - Variations & Unexpected Situations, PostPartum Preparation
Meconium
Meconium (Website)
Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PROM)
Slow Labor (Failure to
Progress)
Class 9 - Advanced First Stage Techniques
Coaching Challenges
Sneaky Way of Increasing Protein in Your
Diet
Labor Coach Quick Reference Guide
(print out double-sided, fold in thirds)
Class 10 - Advanced Second Stage Techniques
The Pain of Labour - A Feminist Issue
Birthing Positions
Using Birth Positions to Your
Advantage
Managing Back
Labor
Managing Back
Labor (Website)
Class 11 - Being a Great Coach/Are You Ready?
Nutrition Worksheet
Class 12 - Preparing for Your New Family
Many Children are Eating
Unhealthy Low-Fat Diets
10 Ways Every Adult Can Support
a Breastfeeing Mother
Bradley Class Evaluation (fill out after
last class)
Birth Record (fill out after your birth)
Homebirth Information
About Home Birth
Choosing to Stay Home