three part course

holding the safe space

How to provide optimal support
during pregnancy and birth

With Chantal Traub
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Feeling safe, supported and connected is of the greatest importance for a mother, throughout pregnancy and especially during birth. But what are the ingredients for a sense of safety in those vulnerable times? How can we actively contribute to creating rapport and safe support where it is most needed?

In this course, US based doula Chantal Traub shows how an understanding of the human nervous system can enable us to be of real support to mums so that they can have the best possible birth experience and minimise potential trauma.

Challenging real life experiences are be discussed and you will learn how to work with our own emotional responses under such circumstances. We will discover the baby's role in birth and that parent-infant bonding begins before birth and is the path to connection. 

You will be able familiarise yourself with the concepts taught by Polyvagal Theory and how to apply them in the field so that you can be of real support where and when it is most needed.
Chantal Traub Is a prominent New York City birth facilitator, doula, childbirth educator and wellness coach. In her 20-plus years in practice, she has become internationally acclaimed for her expertise on the pelvic floor and her Pushing Power process. She presented at the Polyvagal Institute Conference in 2022.

In this course, Chantal

  • explains how emotions affect hormones and why that matters for pregnancy and birth
  • teaches body-based practices to maintain the shift from fear to calm and confidence
  • shows how to help the mother and family create their unique birth preferences

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COURSE CONTENT

(This course is a recording of a live online series which took place 2023.)

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course introduction

holding the safe space

How to provide optimal support
during pregnancy and birth

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module one

  • The Guardian behind the Scenes - Our Autonomic Nervous System
  • Three Essentials of Safety for Birth
  • Neuroception: Our Body's Surveillance System
  • Our Story Follows our State
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module two

  • How Our Nervous Systems Speak to Each Other - Connectedness and Co-Regulation
  • Listening to Our Bodily Signals
  • How to Create a Touch Map
  • When Things Went Less Well - Rupture & Repair
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module three

  • Community – Wrap Your Clients in Their Resources
  • Remaining in the Eye of the Storm - Self-Regulation
  • Rhythm & Ritual
  • Postpartum Considerations
  • Applying Polyvagal Principles to Your Practice
Why this course?
  • Entry/intermediate level
  • Power Point Presentations
  • Demonstrations
  • Practical Exercises
  • Q and A with presenter
  • Three times 60 minute course duration
  • Life long access
  • Certificate of Attendance on request

who can this benefit

  • doula and midwives
  • childbirth educators
  • yoga teachers
  • bodywork therapists
  • nurses and physicians
  • other healthcare providers
  • interested parents and care providers

learning outcomes

  • Understand your own nervous system fluctuations
  • The ability to read the emotional state of your clients
  • Learn to help guide clients to a sense of safety and connection
  • Learn to help the mother and family create their unique birth preferences
  • Familiarse yourself with Polyvagal Principles and apply them in the field

join course

£70
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Includes :
  • Life  time access to course content
  • Certificate of Attendance on request

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  • life time access to course content
  • Access to all our Live and Recorded classes for 1 year
  • Access to Monthly Support Groups
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