RESOURCES FOR LEARNING

ABOUT BIRTH PHYSIOLOGY

BOOKS

  • Reclaiming Birth as a Rite of Passage by Rachel Reed (my personal favourite)
  • Gentle Birth, Gentle Parenting by Sarah J Buckley
  • Birth with Confidence by Rhea Dempsey
  • Ten Moons by Jane Hardwicke Collings
  • Ina may’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
  • Down to Earth Birth by Jenny Blyth
  • The Positive Birth book by Milli Hill

PODCASTS

  • The Great Birth Rebellion:

Episode 101 The Brain and Body in labour with Dr Sarah Buckley listen HERE

  • Birthing Instincts

BLOG POSTS

  • The Holistic Stages of Labor, by Whapio Diane Bartlett. This is such a beautiful read and talk through of the stages of a natural physiological birth READ HERE (this one is really beautiful and another favourite of mine)
  • Rachel Reed has a tonne of articles on her website READ HERE 

-  Dr Sara Wickham also has a lot of great articles on her website READ HERE

ONLINE COURSE OR WORKSHOPS 

OR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS

  • Most Hypnobirthing courses cover birth physiology. For online courses check out Hypnobirthing Australia HERE or for in-person in Melbourne I recommend Michelle from My Hypnobirthing HERE
  • She Births online birthing courses HERE
  • Rachel Reed’s Childbirth Physiology online course HERE
  • Spinning Babies’s Parent Class video (digital download)   WATCH HERE (whilst this is more focused on exercises for optimal positioning of baby it still has a lot of helpful education on the pelvis and the changes in the body during birth, I found this one super helpful during my pregnancy)
  • Core & Floor Restore have 8 antenatal education classes on their website created by Bernadette an ex-midwife WATCH HERE (I watched these during my pregnancy and found them helpful and easy to take with with Bernadette’s playful attitude)

Please note:

  • These are suggestions based on my own recommendations: I am not affiliated or sponsored by any of these businesses.
  • I have done my best to provide accurate information, please let me know via email or send me a DM on Instagram if there is incorrect information listed here or a broken link.
  • I will endeavor to add to this list when I come across more suitable resources.

Stephanie x