Down Below Birth Preparation
Prepare for Vaginal Delivery with this Birth Education & Exercise Course
under the Guidance of a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Are you feeling Fearful or Anxious?
This course can help you with that, whether you're feeling nervous or you just want to be as prepared as possible for one of the most important experiences of your life, this course can help you have the birth experience that you want.
Access expert advice and information from a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and Pregnancy and Postnatal Specialist.
Feel Calm and Confident for Vaginal Delivery!
Benefits of Vaginal Birth Preparation
Learn how to prepare your perineum
Reduce your risk of tearing, episiotomy and intervention
Understand how to navigate baby through your pelvis
Relax and lengthen your pelvic floor muscles
Prevent and manage labour stalls
Modules
This self-paced online course covers all the essential topics:
- Anatomy - Getting to know your "Down below"
- Birthing Baby - The Essentials
- Protect your Perineum
- Relax your Pelvic Floor Muscles
- Birth Positions
- Pushing
- Mental Preparation and Meditations
- Exercises to Prepare for Delivery
What You'll Learn
- Your 'Down Below Anatomy'
- Stages of Labour
- Levels of the Pelvis
- Contractions
- Fetal Compass and Baby's Station
- Hormones of Labour
You need information to make informed decisions! Knowledge is power. Feeling involved and part of the decision making is related to a positive birth experience.
Reduce your Risk of Tears
Reduce your risk of sustaining a perineal tear (or severe tear) or requiring an episiotomy or other intervention
- Perineal Massage and Stretching
- Breathing Techniques
- Relaxing and Opening your Pelvic Floor Muscles
- Aniball/Epino Instruction
Your body is already capable of birthing baby and this section is going to support that natural process!
How Do I Get Baby Out?
No doubt this is a question on your mind! This course will arm you with information and practical strategies to help guide baby out with as much ease as possible.
- Birth Positions and Mechanics of the Pelvis
- Pushing Strategies
- Breathing Strategies for Labour
You'll feel intuitive in your strategies of movement, breathing and pushing after working through this course.
Mental and Physical Preparation
Just as a runner prepares for a marathon, with training and mindset preparation, there are sections in this course to help you prepare for one of the biggest events of your life, birthing your baby! This module includes:
- Stretches
- Pelvic Floor Exercises
- Mindfulness, Meditations and Affirmations
- Labour Comfort Measures
- Counter Pressure by Birthing Partner
You'll feel ready and excited by this stage of the course! No fear, no confusion. Just prepared.
Testimonial
"I'm not feeling scared about birth now, I had been very anxious now I'm feeling really calm and just excited!"
Testimonial
"I feel so prepared now and have learned so much. This is essential information every woman should know!"
Testimonial
"You explain everything so clearly! Love your visuals and explanations. Great practical tips, thanks so much!"
ABOUT LORRAINE
About Down Below Physio
I'm a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and a Clinical Specialist in Pregnancy and Postnatal Care and I'm really excited to support you as you prepare to birth your baby.
My motivation for creating this course was a deep desire to empower women like you to feel prepared and calm for vaginal delivery, and to combine education about the stages of labour, hormones, anatomy with practical strategies like perineal massage, birth positions, counterpressure techniques to ease contractions and more. This is truly a merging of simple-to-digest information and effective strategy that will help to prepare you for the positive birth experience that you would like to have.
