Childbirth Advocacy Education
Feel empowered, informed, and most importantly…
in control of your birth.
Dream Birth, Realized: How to Advocate for Your Best Hospital Birth! $65
75 minute self-paced childbirth advocacy course led by a Registered Nurse & Certified Birth Doula teaching you the secrets to:
✔️ Take back control of your delivery room
✔️ Learn how to make (and use!) a birth plan that actually works
✔️ Confidently navigate any conversation with your hospital team
The #1 Reason Birth Plans FAIL
After seeing and hearing about so many births that did NOT go according to plan…I started to ask myself: “Why???”
What I came to see is that there is ONE common mistake most people make after finishing their birth plan… and that is to actually use it.
But how??? and what does that look like???
Birth Advocacy is MORE than “Just Saying No”
You can “just say no” all the way into an emergency c-section…
Instead – birth advocacy gives you the tools and framework you need to actually achieve the hospital birth that you want. For most people, advocacy (especially birth advocacy) doesn’t always come naturally!
The good news??? Advocacy is a LEARNED skill!
The even better news?? You don’t have to be a b**** to advocate for your dream birth! 😂
So many people are scared of advocacy because they don’t want to be unliked or be a “bad patient” … but that’s simply untrue!
You can be a “good patient” and still advocate for your birth & basic human rights 🤍
What other moms are saying!
“I loved this course!”
“I loved this course! As someone who wants to have an unmedicated birth but didn’t feel confident in my knowledge around advocating for an unmedicated birth for myself, this course was so helpful! I can’t wait to have Jessica as my doula and be there to support me throughout my pregnancy.”
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S.N., doula client
“I wish all my friends…”
“It was very helpful for my husband and I. We felt like things were detailed enough but also made simple so our first time parent brains could understand the material. It helped us figure out what questions we need to ask and what we need to be thinking about. I wish all my friends could be presented with this information!”
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G.C., doula client
“I loved this course!”
“I loved this course! …this course was a great refresher on creating a great birth team. The course held my attention the whole time and Jessica did a great job explaining everything you need to know about advocating for yourself in the hospital. I can’t wait to share this resource with my clients!”
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B.B., local doula
Dream Birth, Realized: How to Advocate for Your Best Hospital Birth!
Online childbirth advocacy course built by a Registered Nurse and Birth Doula with a unique understanding of both navigating the hospital system and natural childbirth to help you:
Take the fear out of childbirth!
75 minutes of video instruction guiding you step-by-step through a typical hospital birth so you know what interventions you’re going to be offered before they happen!
Confidently talk with your OB about your birth plan
Download ready-to-use pdfs & handouts with fill-in-the-blank sentence structures you can use when talking with your OB during pregnancy appointments AND learn what to do if they say “no”…
Build your dream birth team
Having your birth partner(s) & OB aligned? A DREAM. Get the 20 Must-Ask Questions when Interviewing your OB AND a literal script for your birth partner so there’s no second guessing!
and most importantly — Be in control of your delivery room! 🤍
The hospital is an intimidating environment and sometimes it can feel like things are happening to you and you don’t have a choice. In this course, I teach you how to use your voice to take back control of the room and recognize the power you have access to through evidence-based care!
This course is perfect for you IF:
✅ You want to have an unmedicated birth but have to give birth in the hospital
✅ You’ve written a birth plan and you want to know how to make it actually happen
✅ You’re willing to do the work it takes to speak up for you and baby
✅ You want to avoid the cascade of interventions
This course is NOT for you IF:
🚫 You’re okay with other people making decisions for you or being out of control
🚫 You don’t like learning about all your options so you can be prepared
🚫 You don’t care what type of birth you have
🚫 You’re planning a homebirth
Learn on Your Own Terms
📅 Self-paced access this course on your own time, there’s no rush!
✅ Lifetime access! purchase this childbirth advocacy course at any point in your pregnancy and enjoy limitless access!
📄 Ready-to-use PDF cheat sheets + downloadable scripts that you can take to your OB appointment today!
Get a Taste for What’s Inside!
Course Contents:
Welcome! Start Here
- Introductions
- Quick Disclaimer
- How to Navigate this Course
Why Advocacy Is Important
- Doctor Knows Best?
- Evidence-Based Care
- Patient Advocates
Advocacy During Pregnancy
- Choosing the Right Provider For You
- Birth Planning Conversations
- Let’s Practice! Interviewing Providers
- What To Do if They Say No
- Informed Choice vs. Informed Consent
- Using Your B.R.A.I.N
Advocacy During Labor
- Choosing the Right Hospital
- Building Your Dream Birth Team
- Advocacy Examples in Labor for Your Birth Team
The Hospital Birth Process
- Preadmission
- Consent Forms
- Getting the Right Nurse
- Admission Criteria
- Continuous Labor Support
- Pushing & Delivery
- C-Sections
Common Decisions In Your Hospital Birth
- Revisiting Evidence-Based Care
- Your Legal Rights in Labor
- Cervical Exams
- Starting or Strengthening Labor
- Pitocin, aka “Synthetic Oxytocin”
- Breaking Your Waters
- Let’s Practice! What Would You Say?
- Fetal Monitoring
- Example of Self-Advocacy During Labor
- Eating & Drinking in Labor
- Cord Clamping
- Pushing Positions
Who Is Protecting Your Space?
- Closing Thoughts
Resources Tab
My favorite Resources
Meet Your Course Instructor
Jessica Gable, RN | Gentle Heart Doula Care
As a Registered nurse, I’m comfortable in the hospital environment.
As a passionate birth doula, I recognize hospital births as being potentially more challenging to achieve your desired birth goals.
But here’s the thing…I love a challenge.
I love being a patient advocate and supporting my clients to more easily navigate the healthcare system and speak up for the things that are important to them. This is information that I want all of my clients to know, because I can only make a space for your voice to be heard — you have to actually use it.
Ready to take REAL action towards your dream hospital birth???
This Childbirth Advocacy E-Course WORKS!!!
When you put these (truly simple!!!) skills into practice during your labor, you will be able to not only feel empowered and in control of your birth, but also have an incredibly beautiful and powerful birth experience!
I’ve seen it happen time and time again with my clients…
- Like my mama who got the unmedicated VBAC hospital birth she wanted, and even got to catch her own baby.
- Or my other client who had a beautiful, unmedicated induction by advocating for the medications she did/did not want…and also got to catch her own baby!!
- Or even still my other client who arrived during transition, advocated for no interventions, and birthed her baby less than an hour later.
These strategies WORK! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is your chance to have your DREAM birth
Are you ready to advocate for the best hospital birth you can have???