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Advanced VBAC Doula Certification
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Full Course Manual: VBAC - The Ultimate Guide for Birth Workers
Section I
Meet The VBAC Link (4:57)
Overview and Purpose (2:18)
Section II Preparing Your Mind and Body
What is TOLAC? (2:38)
What Makes a VBAC Client Different? (4:00)
Mental Preparation for You and Your Client (2:34)
Client Story: Fear Release (3:10)
Calming the Mind (2:24)
Fear Release Activity and Reflection (1:35)
Meditation using Kriya (3:46)
Physical Preparation (4:50)
Baby Positioning (4:04)
The Miles Circuit (1:36)
Intentional Deep Breath (6:36)
Section III VBAC Information and Statistics
History of Cesarean and VBAC (17:03)
Women of Color (7:05)
Birth Video: Black Mother Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Client Story: Racism in the Birth Room (2:30)
Four Main Reasons for Cesarean (13:40)
Things to do if your clients has a diagnosis of CPD (7:37)
Birth Video: Breech VBA2C
Uterine Rupture (4:13)
Length Between Pregnancies (5:00)
Uterine Rupture Perspective (6:19)
How to Reduce the Risk for Rupture (3:20)
Repeat Cesarean Risks (4:47)
The VBAC Calculator
Anterior Placenta (2:07)
VBAMC (4:48)
Client Story: VBA3C (2:47)
Special Scars (3:01)
ACOG Bulletin 184 (6:19)
Section IV VBAC Birth Team, Location, and Policies
Policies Surrounding VBAC (11:54)
Changing VBAC Bans (7:20)
Birth Location Options (4:12)
Birth Video: HBAC (3:18)
Helping Your Client Find a Supportive Provider (3:59)
What to do when your client can't find a supportive provider (4:38)
The Evidence for Doulas (2:26)
Section V The Art of BRAIN
B.R.A.I.N. and Interventions (1:08)
Interventions Explained (15:43)
Section VI Birthing Time
VBAC Labor (2:42)
Warning Signs of a Bait and Switch (9:51)
Birth Trauma Prevention
Supporting VBAC with an Epidural
Birth Video: VBAC with an Epidural
Optimal Fetal Positioning in Labor (4:06)
Client Story: Positioning in Labor (3:32)
Tips to Encourage VBAC (2:07)
Signs of Uterine Rupture (3:04)
Family Centered Cesarean (2:18)
Birth Video: Gentle Cesarean
Emotional Postpartum Support (1:36)
Postpartum Recovery - When to Call the Provider (5:01)
Postpartum Mood Disorders, PTSD, and Emotional Support (13:54)
Section VII Conclusion
Steps to Success (3:32)
***GET ADDED TO THE VBAC DOULA DIRECTORY***
Conclusion (2:56)
Appendicies
APPENDIX 1 - DEFINITION OF TERMS
APPENDIX 2 – RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
APPENDIX 3 - REFERENCES
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Debrief after a traumatic birth live Zoom recording (59:39)
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History of Cesarean and VBAC
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