New Arrival Coming Soon: The Official EBB Birth Planning Booklet!

0:00Hi everyone, today we are continuing to unveil the Evidence-based birth signature collection and I'm so excited about today's sneak peek peek So last time we revealed the second edition of the My Doula Visit workbook, and today I am announcing that we are giving birth to, here at Evidence-Based Birth, a brand new birth planning booklet. So what is this booklet? It is a step-by-step guide to writing your birth preferences and learning how to advocate for yourself. So this birth planning booklet is designed for childbirth educators, midwives, and doulas to share with their clients as a standalone, evidence-based, empowering educational tool.

0:45We were actually asked to create this booklet by birth workers who wanted a standalone EBV designed resource that they could take to prenatal visits or give to their clients during a childbirth education class to help their clients create their birth preferences and walk them through the evidence. So we know a lot of parents feel overwhelmed when they're thinking about all their options and how do I even put together a birth plan but the good news is that research shows that birth planning does improve both health outcomes and a sense of empowerment and control over your birth. Birth plans, you know, help you communicate your preferences with your provider.

1:22They help you get your whole support team on the same page. And since birth is unpredictable, we do believe in the power of making backup plans as kind of like an insurance policy in case your path goes a different direction. So everything in this booklet is prepared with evidence gathered by our research team. And in five simple steps, this birth planning booklet walks someone all the way through the process to getting to their finished birth plan, their backup plans, and how to share that with their provider. A heads up in the next segment of this mini episode, I'm going to reveal the inside of the birth planning booklet.

2:02And if you'd like to see a physical copy, just go to ebbirth.com slash waitlist, or you can head to our YouTube channel Our YouTube handle is at Evidence-Based Birth to see the video of me flipping through the book. So let's talk about what's inside. The birth planning booklet has 28 pages color printed of interactive worksheets, educational and journaling pages, and I've bookmarked a few of my favorite features to show you. So here's the table of contents that displays the different steps of using the workbook. And then we start with some journaling for both your client and their birth partner.

2:36and then as we flip through the workbook you'll see that we talk about advocacy throughout the workbook so not just making your birth plans but learning how to speak up for yourself and get your preferences acknowledged and respected we also talk about what are the what are the steps of how do you make a birth plan including who do you want at your birth who do you not want at your birth what's most important to you what are your major no's and I also wanted to show you the intervention worksheet. So with these worksheets we go kind of A through Z, the different interventions, we define them, we talk about the benefits and risks and all this is based on the research and then we guide people to podcast episodes where they can learn more.

3:17So throughout the birth planning booklet you'll also find linked resources and podcasts, a breathing and relaxation audio file, birth plan templates that you can fill out for both vaginal and cesarean births as well as a link to create a digital version if you prefer. We also provide advocacy tips for partners, discussion starters to talk about your birth plans with your provider, and much more. So you've looked inside and got a sneak peek. How can you get your copy? The birth planning booklet is available as a physical copy, and this Black Friday we are offering at the price of$15 per booklet.

3:52After the sale's over, the retail price will be$18 per booklet. And if you're picking up more than one booklet, the best time to do that is on Black Friday because not only will you get the sale price, but you can put the bulk discount price on top of that sale and you can get packs of 5, 10, or 20 to stock up for after the sale is over. So the Black Friday sale starts on Friday, November 20th at 10 a.m. Eastern and you can get in 24 hours early on Thursday, November 19th if you are on the waitlist, which you can join at ebbirth.com slash waitlist. As a thank you for being one of our early shoppers, when you spend$25 or more on the signature collection, you'll get a free laminated labor rehearsal flow sheet that you can take with you to prenatal visits, childbirth education classes, or to the births themselves.

4:42So what we have so far, we have MDV 2.0, we have the birth planning booklet, and we have the labor rehearsal flow sheet and tearaway pads of that. We actually have two more surprises coming your way, so stay tuned for my next two videos when I unveil what those will be. And remember, go to ebbirth.com slash waitlist so you can shop early before we sell out of these booklets and get your free early access bonus.