Welcome to The Birth Map

There is
No One Way:
The Birth Map helps you find ​Your Way

May the Journey be Yours

The Birth Map Approach to birth preparation is realistic, practical and grounded in science.

Responsibility  Knowledge  Power
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Mapping your Birth

For an overview of The Birth Map Approach, see:

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How can care providers integrate The Birth Map Approach?

Catherine provides lectures and presentations on effective communication, birth mapping and decision making:

  • University health and medical Students
  • Workplace Professional Development
  • Education days
  • Conferences
  • Seminars/webinars

Birth Cartographer Training is a full day for those birth workers and health professionals looking to enhance communication and support the decision making process with their clients in birth and beyond. This comprehensive training covers:

  • How information is processed and can be understood differently for different people
  • How decisions are made, and why people draw different conclusions
  • How to implement compassionate care, even in a fragmented system
  • How to use The Game of Birth to support your clients’ sensemaking
  • Five reasons to Map Your Birth
  • BEYOND BIRTH: The transition into parenthood can be alarming. When we prepare for BEYOND the BIRTH, 
we can better understand our context and make the right decisions for our circumstances.
  • Knowledge is Power:  Replace fear with understanding
Replace assumption with realisation
Take Responsibility

when we know better - we do better
  • Informed and Confident Partner: Your partner can learn how best to support you.
  • FAST BIRTH HAPPENS: If you are prepared, you will be better able to stay calm and simply birth.
  • SLOW BIRTH: Your map helps you to know where you are, and where you can go from there.
Being ready for multiple possibilities will avoid stressful on-the-spot decisions.
We can make the best decisions based on the  circumstances.

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