Conscious Birth Summit, February 4, 2012, Iowa City Public Library, Free to the Public, all day event,
Birth Movement Workshop at 2PM, Heartland Yoga Studio in Iowa City.
*********************************
Spring Workshops
Coming Soon:
This interactive workshop is taught by author and certified birth doula, Jun-Nicole Matsushita of Iowa City, Iowa.
You will learn about the benefits of movement and mobility during birth. You will practice how to use movement, the birth sling, squat bar and birth ball; how to adjust positions through the stages of labor for both unmedicated and medicated birth. Upon registration attendees will receive the Ebook, Birth Movement: How to use the birth sling, squat bar, birth ball and positions for your no-to-low intervention hospital birth, 2011, Matsushita.
The Birth Movement workshop is intended as a preparation for pregnant women and their birth partners; for doulas, nurses, midwives, obstetricians and others who are interested in learning how to use movement and low-tech methods to promote and support no-to-low intervention hospital births.
Who is this for?
Expecting parents and their families
Birth professionals: doulas, midwives, nurses, obstetricians, and other support
Cost: $50 per couple
I am a Certified Labor Doula through Childbirth International serving Iowa City, Coralville, and surrounding areas with my famiily run business, Bamboo Birth Services . I live in Iowa City with my husband and two sons, both born at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with the Certified Nurse Midwives.
As a doula I use my training and background as an instructor and scholar in physical education and health to help women prepare for and experience their births as empowered and active participants.
I consider birth to be the ultimate physical event. I firmly believe in the benefits of physical, mental, as well as emotional preparation for the labor and birth process. By practicing a variety of coping mechanisms, and becoming familiar with Birth Movement positions, the birthing woman and her team can access different skills, knowledge, and tools as needed.
It is my mission to serve the birth community as an informational resource through this website and through speaking opportunities and workshops. Ultimately, I can help you experience a positive, comfortable, safe, natural birth in the hospital.
In addition to my role as a doula, I am the founder of the not-for-profit tsunami relief organization, HUGS: Help Us Give Slings, a (former) co-leader for the Iowa City Babywearers, and leader of the Iowa City Doulas. In an effort to extend my service with families beyond the birth through the childhood years I became an Educational Consultant for Discovery Toys and Usborne Books .
Sifting on hands and knees is used to encourage optimal fetal positioning at the end of a pregnancy. The method can also be used to correct posterior or asynclitic positions during labor.
Posittion: On the floor with a pillow under the woman's knees, or as pictured in this film, on the hospital bed. The center of the birth sling is placed under the belly. The support person stands above her, grips both sides of the fabric and begins a gentle side to side rocking motion. The motion begins with a short and brief stroke, moving into a longer and slower rhythm, ending in short movemements.
Duration: Continuously, to comfort, approximately 2-10 minutes. Can be repeated as desired.
Learn how to use the birth sling, squat bar, birth ball and positions for your
no-to-low intervention hospital birth
Birth Movement Book
22 page, color instructional book Buy this book at Lulu.com, $19.99 Please order through www.Lulu.com for latest edition and expedited shipping
$24
Birth Movement Ebook
22 page, color instructional ebook $8
$8
Selendang: Sling
Indonesian sling cotton batik print colours: red, blue, brown, green, pink. Please identify colour in order. Price includes domestic USPS shiping. Please enquire for Int'l orders
$29
Workshop: November 26
November 26, 2011 3-5 PM Core Fitness East, 1st Ave, Iowa City
$50
View Your Shopping Cart
Shipping and Handling charges are for Domestic USPS. For International orders please contact me for an invoice.
Packages ship Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Birth Movement is a great resource book for pregnant women, dads, doulas and birth professionals. When you are in the process of helping a women in labor it is helpful to be able to grab something that actually shows different positions to help the laboring mother. The key helps you find which positions are useful for labor, narcotic use, epidural use and pushing. It is very easy to use and a great reference! I hope others will see the value in this resource that is a quick guide to positioning during labor! -- Liz Kinsley, Certified Doula
As a Chiropractor focused on natural birthing options to insure a safe and effective birth; I find the Birth Movement book a must have! When an expecting mother can utilize these positions and techniques, not only will she have a more effective labor, but she will also minimize external interventions, which ultimately lead to less spinal stress on the baby. This easy to follow guide will be recommended to all of my pregnant patients! -- Ron Robinson, D.C.
Birth Movement helped me to prepare intellectually and physically for birth by showing me the many ways I could labor and push - I knew I would likely not want to be flat on my back but didn't really know before the book exactly HOW I could position myself. I even assumed the squat bar was unusable until I saw the setup in the book!... The book helped me to be prepared and confident in knowing that there were many options I could choose from depending on what I was feeling at any given time…I strongly recommend this book to any pregnant woman desiring an active birth where she is empowered and able to find her best position for her body. I'd also recommend any mom-to-be to encourage her support team to get and study the book - this would include her partner, doctor or midwife, doula, attending family member, hospital nurses, or even people who surround and support her care, such as a chiropractor. I believe this book will help empower women during one of the most powerful experiences of her life! -- Nicole Forsythe,
As a doula, I plan on using this as a reference and resource both in educating my clients prior to labor, and to refer to during labor. -- Shelsy Joseph, Certified Doula, Perfect Harmony Birth
Birth Movement is a short read, but packed with great information, especially for the visual learners. My hope is to see this in every doula's bag, paged through by midwives, and in the hands of laboring women, most of whom are going to be birthing in a hospital setting. In creating this manual to movement in the hospital room, they really wanted to provide a resource that could be used by a laboring woman, her doula, or any of her clinical providers
Leslie Kung
we would love to hear your experience!
Jun-Nicole Matsushita, CLD (CBI), MA
319-430-6736
junnicole88_gmail.com
Pregnant? Doula, midwife, obstetrician, childbirth educator, L+D nurse?
Learn how to use Birth Movement positions and birth tools.
Birth Movement is an instructional photobook available in
print & Ebook. Schedule a workshop for your group.
Yes you can experience positive, meaningful and empowering hospital births.
Stay featured or remove this badge.
