Show Notes
Your birth partner could be the difference between the birth you planned and the one you're still emotionally recovering from two years later - and most of them are walking into that room completely unprepared. In this episode, we break down exactly what it takes to turn a well-meaning partner into a genuinely powerful one. 💪
In this episode: ✨ The unprepared partner problem - why good intentions are not enough, and what happens in the room when your partner doesn't have a real job description ✨ The 4 things every birth partner needs to know before labor starts - including why knowing what transition looks like could be the single most important thing you do together ✨ The 3 layers of birth partner training: mindset, information, and hands-on skills - and how to actually work through each one before your birth day ✨ Why an unprepared partner can accidentally derail your unmedicated birth without meaning to - and what to do instead ✨ A direct word to the birth partners listening - because what you do and don't do in that room matters more than you know
Ready to do this work together? Everything we talked about in this episode - the education, the skills, the mindset prep - is all inside The Birth Prep Course. Enroll here: https://www.thebirthprepcoach.com/tbpc-e
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