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Nutrition
Exercise
Relaxation
Labor Positions
First Stage
100
This doctor created a balanced diet, high in protein, which was shown to dramatically reduce the instance of pre-eclampsia/toxemia in pregnant women.
Who is Dr. Tom Brewer.
100
This exercise, when done daily, reduces stress, aids your digestion, and naturally and rhythmically helps to align your spine.
What is walking?
100
This position helps avoid the dangers of lying on your back by maintaining good circulation and is one of the most conducive to relaxation.
What is side relaxation?
100
This labor position can be used at any point during labor, but is especially helpful in Late First Stage when total relaxation is needed.
What is side lying?
100
To determine if this is "real labor", Dr. Bradley suggests trying these 5 things.
What are eating, drinking, walking, showering and napping.
200
4 servings per day of this provides protein, calcium, and other essential vitamins and minerals. It also eases insomnia and helps regulate the heartbeat.
What are milk products?
200
This exercise helps to tone the leg muscles and prepares the perineum for labor and birth. It is also a position used in second stage which shortens the birth canal and increases the outlet of the pelvis by more than 10%.
What is squatting?
200
This can help to encourage deep physical relaxation, and should be practiced every day.
What is massage?
200
This position can be helpful when the mother needs to relieve pressure on her lower back.
What is pelvic rocking?
200
This is the mother's emotional state in Early First Stage labor.
What is excitement/acceptance.
300
This substance provides complete nutrition for your baby for at least the first 9 months of life.
What is breastmilk?
300
This exercise tones and conditions the muscles of the lower back and abdominal muscles. It also helps the baby to come forward, relieving pressure.
What is pelvic rocking?
300
This type of relaxation has to do with what you are thinking about. Reading affirmations or listening to music can help with this.
What is mental relaxation?
300
This position can be useful if the mother's bag of waters is leaking or if she needs to urinate.
What is sitting on the toilet forwards or backwards?
300
During Active First Stage, these will become quite close together and last 60 seconds or more.
What are contractions?
400
This food provides protein, vitamins, and minerals, including vitamin A (the anti-infection vitamin). It is recommended to have 2 per day.
What are eggs?
400
These type of exercises are designed to tone and condition the Back, Belly and Bottom.
What are pregnancy exercises?
400
This type of relaxation has to do with how you feel about what's happening to you in labor. Good communication with your partner before and during labor can help achieve this.
What is emotional relaxation?
400
This position can be comfortable when in a bed, bathtub or recliner. It is important that the mother has support under her knees and arms, and is not flat on her back.
What is contour?
400
These type of contractions strengthen the uterus and prepare mother and baby for birth.
What are Braxton-Hicks contractions?
500
This fluid contains immunities which protect a newborn immediately after birth. It is transmitted through the mother's breasts.
What is colostrum?
500
Toning this muscle prevents incontinence, discomfort, lack of sensation during intercourse, unusual pain during birth, premature flexion of baby's head and more. Exercising this muscle should be done both before and after baby's birth.
What is the Kegel/Pubococcygeus/PC muscle?
500
The mother and coach should be practicing this for at least twenty minutes each day for at least 3 months prior to the birth so that they will best be able to handle any pain in labor.
What is practicing relaxation?
500
This position opens the inlet of the pelvis to help the baby come down.
What is standing/walking?
500
This is what is measured when timing contractions.
What is frequency and duration?