Module One: Welcome and Orientation
My Story of True Midwifery
Module 2: What is Midwifery?
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MODULE 2 INTRODUCTION
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🌿 Wave One — Roots & Foundations (Identity, Philosophy, Lineage)
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What is a Midwife?
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The Philosophy of Midwifery
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The Midwifery Model of Care
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Birth Before Settlement: Through Michel Odent’s Lens
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The Red Tent: From Instinct to Settlement
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Some Midwifery HerStory
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Do We Need Midwives?
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Traditional Midwifery (12:11)
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Meeting Mai Nyele, a Traditional Midwife in Malawi
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Anamboya: Maintaining Zimbabwean Birth Traditions Away From Home
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Wave One Reflection: Roots & Foundations
🌊 Wave Two: Standing where you are (Lived Reality, Modern Context, Navigation)
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Introduction to Wave 2: Power, Regulation and Responsibility
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Where Am I Standing Now?
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Midwifery from Different Persepctives (14:12)
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Pathways to Midwifery
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Exploring Midwifery (92:52)
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Pathways to Traditional Midwifery in a Modern World (361:30)
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Exploring Credentialing in a Global World
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My Own Journey Through the South African Landscape
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The International Confederation of Midwives (Global Definitions and Legitimacy)
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Ancient Witch Hunts in Modern Times (170:40)
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Capacity and Readiness
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Where I find Myself Currently on this Path
. 🌅 Wave Three — Stories from the Path (Lived Narratives, Multiplicity, Permission)
🌄 Final Movement: Integration
Module 3: Connection and Self Care
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Module Introduction: Self Care, Stress & Sustainability
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Pause and Reflect (5:36)
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Breathing In (3:06)
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Remembering Our Nature
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Nature Exercises (6:56)
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Self Care (35:05)
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The Gift of Sleep
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Acts of Self Love (20:09)
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Self Care Dream Dance
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Taking Care of Ourselves While we Serve
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Self Care Social Media Post
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Taking Care of Each Other as Birth Attendants
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The Healing Ripple Effect of a Beautiful Birth
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The Birthkeeper and the Phone: Living On Call in the Modern World
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When Your Passion Burns You
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Learning to be Angry
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Who Cares for the Midwives?
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Tending to Stress
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The Compassionate Birth Project (14:47)
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Play
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Some Reflective Questions...
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Recommended Reading and Listening (14:52)
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Session 3 Zoom call
Module 4: Creating our Listening and Learning Container
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ARRIVING: Centering and Grounding (9:29)
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The Power of Connection (19:47)
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THE CONDITIONS FOR THINKING
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The Prepared Learning Environment (Montessori & This Space)
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Introducing the Thinking Environment
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The Ten Component of the Thinking Environment (15:17)
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WHAT SUPPORTS OR BLOCKS US
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Thinking Inhibitors
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Thinking Enhancers
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THE ART OF LISTENING
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Just Listen...
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Why Listening Matters
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Deep Listening
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Being Truly Listened To
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Deep Listening and Loving Speech
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PRACTICE
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Thinking Pairs (37:28)
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Dialogue (31:45)
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Daily Practices
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COMMUNICATION
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Non-Violent Communication (5:41)
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THE CONTAINER
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Confidentiality - The 11th Component
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Creating the Container Together
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INTEGRATION
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Learning Styles
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Reflection
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Recommended Reading
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Session 4 Zoom call
Module 5: Meeting the Basic Needs of Pregnancy, Labour and Birth
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Introduction to this section
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Womb Meditation (12:44)
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Michel Odent
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Antenatal Scare
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Birth Preparation
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Looking at the Basic Needs (14:42)
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Preliminary Phase of Labor
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What is a Safe Birth?
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What Peace There is in Silence
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Circle of Elephants Birth
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Labour is like sleep
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Oxytocin (50:43)
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Hugging
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Synthetic Oxytocin
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Basic Needs Continued (39:07)
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Hello Darkness my old Friend
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The Good Old Thinking Brain
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Trust
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The Fetus Ejection Reflex (28:40)
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First Time I Witnessed a FER
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What is it About Birth?
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After the Birth (24:59)
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The Ideal Birth Attendant
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The Montessori Midwife: Understanding the Basic Needs of the Mother and the Unborn and Newborn Child (58:35)
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Do We Need Midwives?
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Words of Wisdom
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Knitting Midwives
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In this Moment...
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Challenging Tradition
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The Father at the Birth
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The Performance: Sex Like Birth
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Failure to Progress
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The Cat Who Adopts Ducklings
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Peace on Earth (3:02)
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Recommended Reading/Listening
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Our Fifth Call: Meeting the Basic Need of Pregnancy, Labour and Birth
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Session 5 Zoom call
Module 6: The Power of the Birth Story
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Introduction to this section
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The Power of Stories
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Sharing Stories
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Healing Through our Stories (48:19)
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True Midwifery Birth Stories (52:11)
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Bungee Jumping Baby
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The Babycatcher
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Wild Naked Ladies
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Birth Talk (56:19)
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My Two Very Different Births (60:16)
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One long one, one short one (41:28)
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Reclaiming my Birth (66:13)
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Two Sisters Sharing (47:21)
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That Time I Rocked my HBA2C
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An Incredible Birth Journey (55:11)
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Birthing at The Farm (35:25)
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Home Water Birth of Twins
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Birthtellers
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Birth Story Medicine - Healing the Story (184:24)
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Exploring your own Stories
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Recommended Reading/Listening
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Session 6 Zoom call
Module 7: Loving Care in Pregnancy
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Introduction to this section
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When a Woman is Pregnant
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Hand washing as a meditation (6:26)
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Receiving Loving Care
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My Practice (23:01)
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My Equipment (47:47)
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Antenatal Care (21:37)
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Calculating Due Dates
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Waiting...
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The Tree and the Fruit
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Testing Urine
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Taking Blood Pressure
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Touching the Pregnant Belly
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Paperwork
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Herbs and Homeopathy
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Pregnancy Issues (28:20)
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High Risk Factors
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Potential Problems (37:45)
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Cholestasis and Early Labour (16:42)
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Pre-Eclampsia (18:23)
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Asking Some Questions...
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Exercises
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Recommended reading/listening
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Our Seventh Call: Loving Care During Pregnancy
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RECORDING: Session 7 Zoom call
Module 8: Attending Births
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Introduction to this section
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Jai Ma (5:59)
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Signs of Labour
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Home Birth Supplies (47:47)
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Arriving into the Birth Space
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Practicalities at a Birth (46:31)
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Listening to Baby in Labour
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Understanding Fetal Heart Tones (166:46)
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Touch in Labour
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Touching the Yoni
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Putting on gloves
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Dilation and Labour 'Progress'
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Yoni Song
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Herbs and Homeopathy in Labour
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Pushing for First Time Mums
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Birth Without Directed Pushing
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Birthing in Water
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Birth of the Baby
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Cord Around the Neck
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Emergently
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Emergency Care Plan
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Change of Birth Plan (40:53)
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More Labour Complications (45:12)
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Meconium in the Waters
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Paperwork and documentation
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Exercises
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Recommended reading/listening
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Session 8 Zoom call
Module 9: After the Birth (MotherBaby)
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Introduction to this section
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After the Birth... (24:59)
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The Basic Needs After the Birth
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Postpartum (26:11)
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Birthing the Placenta and Bleeding After Birth
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Retained Placenta (50:50)
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Examination of the Placenta (14:51)
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Little Brother - The Placenta Song (6:45)
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Giving Rectal Fluids, an alternative to IV Fluids
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Skin to Skin
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Do Not Rush to Cut the Cord!
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Newborn Exam (34:44)
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Vitamin K
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The Baby's Incredible Immune System
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Basic Needs of the Newborn
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Recommended reading/listening
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Session 9 Zoom call
Module 10: Disability and Death
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Introduction to this section
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Birth and Death
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Born Still
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Nature of Grief
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Thich Nhat Hanh on Grief and Loss
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Ram Das Perspectives on Death
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Liam Andrew
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How Grief can be Assisted - Mama Bamba
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Holding Grief and Loss as a Birthkeeper (188:53)
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Death and Disability
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My Story of Life, Love and Loss - Nadia's Story (173:29)
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Processing a Year Later...
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Ho'oponopono (6:56)
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Spirit Babies
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3rd January - Silent Earthquake
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Recommended reading/listening
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RECORDING: Session 10 Zoom call
Module 11: Sexual Abuse Triggers in Pregnancy, Labour and Birth
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Supporting Sexual Abuse Survivors in Childbirth
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Creating a Safe Space
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Sexual Abuse Triggers - video and audio (65:29)
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Sexual Abuse Triggers During Labour and Birth
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Power Differences Between Caregiver and Woman
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Unhelpful Reactions by Caregivers
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Clinical Challenges in Labour and Possible Solutions
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Postpartum
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Some Audios
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This is a Baby of Rape
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Ho'ponopono Prayer (6:56)
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Recommended Reading
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RECORDING: Session 11 Zoom call
Module 12: Closing Circle and Projects
