Every dad-to-be needs to have a basic set of skills to help his pregnant partner to become a birthing woman and have birth coaching skills to work through the birth. In other words, every expectant father needs to move from 'being' to 'becoming' a dad by being a skilled and competent man. How powerful is that? Don't think men can't know about birth. Each man has been born through a woman's body and is hardwired to know birth. Every man shares the same human body and Birthing Better with The Pink Kit Method® is based on our shared human body AND was developed by hundreds of fathers-to-be. Now, finally, all expectant dads can become skilled men, skilled partners, skilled fathers. Without the right skills men often feel useless and helpless at the birth of their children. When this happen it changes the man forever. There is no reason this should happen. Having the right pregnancy and coaching skills also changes men ... they gain confidence, capability, know they know and their pregnant/birthing partner knows they know. Knowing yourself as a skilled person changes you.

2. How Important are you?
Father-to-be
Men feels either
• “Glad its not me” or
• “Wish I could be
pregnant”
In Birthing Better Pink Kit
method men are
Birth support/coach

3. How Important are you?
Men experience Couvade
or proxy birth symptoms
Birthing Traditional Cultures
• “Women’s business” – all
women family members or
relatives only
• Skilled birth attendants
• Pregnant go off alone
NO FATHERS-TO-BE!

4. Modern Maternity
System
All about
Mother-to-be and Baby
With the birth professionals
Father-to-be are welcome
But often left out because
they lack knowledge

5. Modern Maternity
System
Fathers depend on
• Obstetricians or
• Midwives
NO!
Fathers should support
And coach

6. Are you a birth Coach or
Support?
Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational
Leadership
Direct: tell others what to do but with
little encouragement
Delegate: give no encouragement or
help
Support: give lots of encouragement
but little help
Coach: give lots of support and help
when necessary

7. Birth Coach or Support?
• Help your partner
• Learn the skills
• Practice teamwork
• Provide emotional support-
love, encouragement and
strength

8. The Pink Kit: Tool Kit for
Practical Skills
Things that will be noticed
• your ability to help your partner.
• good communication between
the two of you.
• her appreciation of your help.
Get involve! Learn from
other birth videos

9. Don’t Let Yourself
be Left Out
Practice with her
• Breathing and relaxation skills
• Communicate
• Help her cope with the pain
Coach and support
Don’t let yourself
be left out!

10. Don’t let yourself
be left out
• Help your partner
• Learn the skills
• Practice teamwork
• Provide emotional support-
love, encouragement and
strength

11. Birthing Better Pink Kit
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