Childbirth education resources

Welcome to your program handouts for the Childbirth Education Program.

As part of the program, we have developed a number of resources to support your learning.

Below, you will see each of the documents, with a note about the ideal time to read or complete them. Most of these handouts reinforce information given during the program.

The Home Study sheets are additional to what is provided in the program. Reading and completing the Home Study sheets will increase interaction and learning in the sessions.

We look forward to working with you to make this an enjoyable and supportive experience.

List of resources

Please find below a list of resources and the best time to read them:

Childbirth Education Resource list (before Session 1)

Resource Lists - other Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, other (before Session 1)

Hospital bag checklist (PDF, 219Kb)

Tips for the labour and birth support person (PDF, 579Kb) (before Session 1)

Active birth (PDF, 834Kb) (before Session 1)

Suggested Positions for 2nd stage labour (before Session 1)

Caesarean birth (before Session 1 and 2)

Creating a birth plan template (PDF, 503Kb) (before Session 1 and 2)
 

Home study

Home Study for people attending Weekend Childbirth Education classes - Part 1 (complete before Week 1)

Home Study for people attending Weekend Childbirth Education classes - Part 2 (complete before Week 2)

Home Study for people attending Weekday Childbirth Education classes (complete before Week 2)

 

Program modules

​Program Modules are a summary for each session in the program. You may wish to read these if you have missed a session.

Weekdays, Modules 1, 2 and 3

Weekends, Modules 1 and 2