Birth Preparation
Understand labour and birth, and prepare your own preferences with a midwife.
Choose who you would like to work with
Every provider here is approved by ParentSide for this exact service and is currently taking bookings.
ParentSide checks a provider before publishing them, and approves them for each service separately.
What this helps with
A midwife takes you through what actually happens in labour and birth, what the choices are, and what your options mean in practice. The aim is not a script for a perfect birth but understanding steady enough to hold when things change.
What happens
Covered: the stages of labour, coping and breathing, positions, and how to write down preferences your care team can read quickly. Your partner or support person is welcome. Clinical decisions about your own pregnancy stay with the team who provide your maternity care.
What parents bring to this
The reasons this service is usually booked for. Pick the closest one and we will only show providers who can help with it — or book without picking, and you will see everybody.
Options
The same service, in the formats and lengths ParentSide defines for it. Prices are set by each provider.
Needs clarification call
15-min Needs Clarification Call
Online15 minFor a carer
This short call is not an assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or the service itself.
Service options
Online
90 minFor the familyAt the provider's place
90 minFor the family
Who ParentSide approves for this
Only these professional backgrounds are considered for this service. ParentSide checks the documents behind them before a profile goes live.
- Midwife
Being eligible is not the same as being approved. Every provider is reviewed for this service specifically.
Providers offering this
Only providers ParentSide has approved for this specific service, and who are currently taking new bookings.
Clarify your need first
In a 15-minute online call, you can briefly explain your need and clarify which type of support or service option may be appropriate.
This short call is not an assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or the service itself.
No providers are listed for this service yet
ParentSide defines this service, but nobody has been approved to offer it yet. It will appear here as soon as someone is.
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