Safer Birth
The Safer Birth portion of The BirthBox™ Toolkit was created to supplement Childbirth Education classes and care administered by a local birth expert. The following handouts, ranging from optimizing hormones to avoiding cesareans sections, give mothers information they can discuss with their healthcare providers and take into consideration when developing their hopes and expectations for birth. These handouts are FREE to download, and reproduced with permissions. Please see the attributions of the copyright holder at the bottom of each page and please do not remove any attribution information from the handouts. If you encounter any difficulties accessing or downloading any of the PDFs please contact us.
WHO Supported Healthy Birth Practices
Read through WHO supported simple tips to guide mothers through a safer and more natural childbirth. These studied and reviewed techniques decrease the risk for medical interventions and complications leading to increased safety for both mother and baby.
10 Ways to Optimize Birth Hormones
Hormones are one of the bodies primary messaging systems. Attached is information created to guide mothers and birthing partners through decisions promoting calming body responses to birth rather than fear responses. These calming messages lead to a healthier and safer birth for both mother and baby.
Complementary Medicine Strategies
This handout provides alternate positions as methods of pain relief for laboring and birthing mothers. Studies have shown utilizing differing positions can decrease the need for pain-limiting interventions and cesarean births. Positional awareness and complementary strategies give mothers and birthing partners more control, and lead to safer, healthier births.
Top 10 Proven Ways to Avoid a Cesarian Section
Most woman (at least 85%-90% according to the WHO) can and should give birth vaginally. This type of birth leads to a normal release of hormones for mothers and babies, and leads to a safer, less complicated recovery and increased initial bonding. Though a cesarean birth is a vital tool in emergency circumstances, it can cause potential complications in subsequent pregnancies and is advised to be avoided unless medically necessary. The attached handout provides helpful tips for mothers and support partners utilization as they prepare for a safer birth.