Stress Management
The process of slowly inhaling air into your lungs then exhaling
What is Breathing?
What the "B" in B.R.A.I.N. stands for
What are Benefits?
A written document that explains the most important things you hope for your birthing experience to include
What is a Birth Vision (or Plan)?
The metaphor used to describe how birth unfold less like a straight line and more like a series of twists and turns
What is a labyrinth?
The bag of water that surrounds baby in the uterus
What the Amniotic Sac?
A four letter word that is a way to manage stress that starts with "R" and usually involves a quiet atmosphere
What is Rest?
What the "R" in B.R.A.I.N. stands for
What are Risks?
"We'd like to wait an hour"
"We need a little more time to decide"
"We would like some time to pray about this"
"It would be helpful for me to know what you're worried about before I decide"
What are statements used to delay potentially unnecessary interventions?
Dilation, Effacement, Ripening, Station of the baby and Position of the cervix are all parts of this
What is the Bishop's Score?
A procedure done in the OB's office in which the amniotic sac is potentially separated from the opening of the cervix
What is a Membrane Sweep?
Thirty minutes of this several days a week can help lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels which cause anxiety
What is exercise?
What the "A" in B.R.A.I.N. stands for
What are Alternatives?
A non-medical, professional support person who provides practical, physical, informational and educational support
What is a Doula?
The Acronym that reminds us that discomfort in birth is not the same as suffering
What is P.A.I.N. ?
Purposeful, Anticipated, Intermittent, Normal
The Acronym that reminds us what to look for when water breaks
What is T.A.C.O. ?
Time, Amount, Color, Odor
Prayer, mindfulness and visualization are all examples of this
What is Meditation?
What the "I" in B.R.A.I.N. stands for
What does my Intuition tell me?
A sense of confidence that your provider is listening and respecting your goals and acting in your best interest
What is Trust or What is Rapport?
Anything done to manage or observe labor and birth
What is an intervention?
A baby's first bowel movements. When this happens before birth it can cause the amniotic fluid to be yellow, green or brown
What is meconium?
The opposite of a trigger, this is something that brings us joy and calm
What is a Glimmer?
What the "N" in B.R.A.I.N. stands for
What is
No...or
Not Now...or
Next Steps?
A question to ask to determine if a situation is an emergency
"Can we have more time?"
Heat, Cold, Showers, Baths, Focal Points, a TENS unit and Counterpressure
What are non-medical methods of pain management?
OR
What are some "baton coping options"?
An intervention in which a plastic hook is used to break the water
What is Artificial Rupture of Membranes? (AROM)