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VBAC training
Supporting clients preparing for birth after a previous caesarean.
Gain knowledge, tools, and confidence in supporting your clients considering vbac.
More people having caesarean births = more people looking into their options for birth after a previous caesarean.
They need you. They need a safe space to learn and discuss their options, with evidence based info and a non-judgemental, non-directed way.
Women/birthing people who had a difficult birth and/or caesarean are more likely to seek support. The information for parents-to-be considering vbac is not great. They need a safe space to discuss their thoughts, worries, questions, and options.
So whether you are a doula, a hypnobirthing practitioner, pregnancy yoga teacher, antenatal teacher, or other service provider, you need to be up-to-date and knowledgeable on birth after caesarean.
Training also suitable if you are a volunteer as a lay person on an Maternity Voices Partnership group (MVP), or you are just interested in supporting families, but do not have a related business. Discount available.
Is this you?
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Do you want to support parents-to-be, and give them information about their choices for giving birth after a previous caesarean?
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Perhaps you are a doula, pregnancy yoga teacher, hypnobirthing teacher, or antenatal teacher, or would like to be?
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Do you feel a lack of knowledge or confidence when talking to your clients about the different aspects and issues when considering a vaginal birth after caesarean, or repeat caesarean? Or feel you might be out of date?
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Would you like to know more about uterine rupture, monitoring options, waterbirth, and hbac (home birth after previous caesarean birth)?
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Would you like the satisfaction of empowering parents-to-be to make informed decisions about their babies' births? Helping them move from fear to confidence?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these, then this course is for you!
How do I chose between VBAC and another caesarean?
Can I have a VBAC after 2 caesarean births?
Can I have a waterbirth?
Can I be induced?
Can I have a VBAC if ...?
Do I need to be strapped to a monitor?
What does uterine rupture feel like?
How likely is it?
What's my chance of VBAC happening?
Women/birthing people and their partners have lots of questions. They are looking for a way to balance their previous experience with their hopes for the next birth.
They are not given enough information, options, nor space to work through it.
What does the training cover?
This training will give you the knowledge, tools, and confidence to help your clients navigate through their options and come up with plan, or plans, that are right for them.
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Reflecting on previous birth(s): how to get copies of notes, pros and cons of birth afterthoughts, options for psychological healing.
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VBAC or repeat caesarean: factors affecting decision making; chances of vbac; different situations (breech, twins, short gap, two or more previous caesareans); effect of previous caesarean on future birth(s).
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Uterine rupture: what is it; what is the chance of it happening;
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Birth options: standard care, monitoring, hospital/birth centre/home, waterbirth, induction, and all the research; tips for discussing options with hcp, template letters.
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Dealing with fear: visualisation, art, affirmations, support.
What does the training involve?
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Half day, online training, with experienced doula and antenatal teacher, adult learning facilitator, and parenting practitioner.
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Tools for facilitating discussions and sharing information.
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Additional option to add on teaching package with structure and resources to deliver activities in your classes or as a VBAC workshop.
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Follow up support.
Why train with me?
About the trainer
I’m Cathy, Chilled Mama, doula, antenatal teacher, parenting practitioner, and trainer. I’ve been running vbac workshops since 2015, and supporting parents-to-be for over 20 years. It is particularly rewarding to support people considering vbac.
I started off running a home birth group in 2001, and that quickly spawned a ‘Facing birth again’ group for those who weren’t planning a home birth, but had a previous traumatic and/or caesarean birth and were looking for support. I love helping families, both the birthing person and their partner, take control of their journey.
Half of my doula clients have had previous caesareans, with most of them going on to hbac water births, though, obviously, not all. I have also supported parents 1-1 to go through their birth options preparations for birth after caesarean. Oh, and I have a hbac online course which has been accessed by over 300 people.
“I did you hbac course online! I just wanted to thank you so much!! I transferred into hospital as I personally struggled with pain but had the most beautiful vbac with an epidural. Jumped up onto my knees for guided pushing and only 2 stitches. I had the most incredible and healing experience. Thank you so so much.”
