The Birth Partner Guide is a practical, easy-to-follow resource designed to help partners feel confident, calm and useful during labour and birth.
Inside, you'll learn how to create a calm, oxytocin-rich birth environment, support your partner through contractions, navigate the transition to hospital, advocate with confidence and protect those precious first hours after birth.
Created by birth doula and educator Kathryn Stoneman, this guide is filled with practical tips, comfort measures, checklists and simple tools that help you show up as a steady, supportive presence throughout labour and birth.
Because great birth support isn't about having all the answers. It's about knowing how to create safety, comfort and confidence when it matters most.
$7.99 (Digital download)
Creating an oxytocin-rich birth space
Hands-on comfort measures for labour, including hip squeezes, sacral pressure, movement and massage
Birth support tools, techniques and practical ways to stay involved
Knowing when it's time to head to the hospital
Keeping in touch with your midwife and doula
The "Oh Crap, We're Having a Baby!" last-minute bag checklist
Navigating the hospital transition with confidence
What to do when you arrive at the hospital
Advocating for your partner and using the B.R.A.I.N. decision-making tool
Protecting the golden hour and supporting your baby's first moments
Feeding and hydration tips for labour
Ideas for your partner's first meal after birth
Reflection prompts to help you create your birth experience together.