Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
January 30, 2020 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
Birthing people internally rotating their femurs in order to open the pelvic outlet during second stage is becoming more common and discussed. Perinatal professionals are using this technique to help babies navigate the pelvis once they are below zero station and progress to birth. This month’s exciting Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators idea is a quick and easy activity helps families understand how and why the knees together pushing position is a great technique to add to their toolbox.
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December 27, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
This month’s Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators is an idea that educators can use to remind parents of the importance of remaining connected and working on maintaining a positive relationship with each other when a new baby is welcomed into the home. A thorough childbirth educator also dedicates time to helping families transition after the baby is born. This time is just as important as the labor and birth experience. To read the entire Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators series collection over the past five years, follow this link.
November 27, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza
As I try not to get sucked into the spending frenzy I see around me, I offer up today’s Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators activity that involves simple items that you may already have around the house or office. These ideas and activities are easy on the budget and at the same time fun for the families in your classes and help make learning fun and memorable too! To see all the Connecting the Dots Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators ideas, follow this link.
October 29, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This month’s Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators is all about using “weighted” babies in childbirth classes. In this post, we look at three easy ways to incorporate a life-size baby whose weight of 7 ½ or 8 pounds approximates the average weight of a newborn in the USA. Using a doll with a the same weight as a newborn really helps new families to have some practice with something that will be similar to their own newborn in just a few weeks.
September 26, 2019 | by: Mallory Emerson, LCCE
Regardless of how a family ends up in my childbirth class, no matter who they are, one thing I want them to walk away with is a solid grasp on what their own strengths are that will help them as they navigate labor, birth, and parenting.
This Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators idea aims to give families in your classes a concrete memento that they can keep with them to remind them of those strengths and give them confidence as they navigate their journey.
August 29, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
In the United States, August is National Breastfeeding Month. World Breastfeeding Week takes place the first week of August. We are in the middle of Black Breastfeeding Week now. It seems only fitting that the August Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators post describes a fun and engaging breastfeeding/chestfeeding class activity.
June 25, 2019 | by: Stacie Bingham, LCCE, CD(DONA), CBS
This month's Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators idea is written by the creative Stacie Bingham, who often contributes such fun activities. Stacie is so effective at making information both fun and memorable! Today's idea is a riff on birth choice cards or a birth plan activity that covers variations and interventions in labor very well.
May 29, 2019 | by: Melissa Cook, CD(DONA), CLC, LCCE
This month's Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators' activity comes from Melissa Cook, CD(DONA), CLC, LCCE. Melissa has a real gift for creating and presenting materials to use in class that really "pop". The hormones of labor are often confusing, but this classic science demonstration really offers a unique and memorable way to remember that the body is primed to labor and birth (and parent) with the support of the "cocktail" produced by the laboring person.
April 30, 2019 | by: Mallory Emerson, LCCE
Today’s Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators activity comes from doula and LCCE Mallory Emerson. Mallory is a frequent contributor to Connecting the Dots with lots of fun and creative ideas. Today, Mallory talks about using quotes from families who have already birthed to help expectant families learn more about the phases and stages of labor.
March 26, 2019 | by: Ashley Sirls, LCCE
This month's Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators is a fun spin-off of a long-running running TV show, "The Newlywed Game" here in the United States. Educator Ashley Sirls builds community amongst class members and connection between partners by adapting the game to cover important childbirth
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