Nurses Can Prevent Birth Trauma
Perinatal programs and education rooted in a trauma-responsive approach
- Trauma-Informed Education for NURSES and Hospitals
- Nurse Circle Community for L&D Nurses on a Journey to Better Birth Culture
- Birth Coaching To Avoid Re-traumatization and Birth Trauma
L&D Nurses
Shift the standard of care from system-centered to patient- centered. Truly become the patient advocate you went into healthcare to be and the self advocate that has you love nursing again!
Hospital Partners
Drop cesarean rates, improve quality of care & reduce turnover by offering nurses a supportive and safe work culture. Give your nurses the tools to avoid vicarious trauma and improve birth outcomes.
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Birth trauma and secondary trauma are real risks for both parents and nurses and research shows they are interconnected. When the number of parents experiencing birth trauma goes up, so does secondary trauma. Hospital partners and individuals can work together to improve birth outcomes and prevent birth trauma.
This is also why they must be addressed TOGETHER!
Our coaching and courses address birth and secondary trauma for parents and L&D nurses.
“Birth Trauma is the abusive relationship none of us wanted but all (parents, nurses and hospitals) are victims of. I’ve seen what happens when you step out of helplessness and into patient-centered care and it’s our mission that you do too.”
Founder - Mandy Irby
Birth Trauma Prevention Resources
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FREE Debriefing at the Bedside
A FREE resource to help you learn when and how a debrief with your patient can be most effective to reduce trauma.
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Labor Nurse Must Reads
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Best Selling Courses
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The Birth Nurse: Managing Pain During Labor
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Evidence Based Birth Podcast
Trauma-Informed Childbirth Education with Mandy Irby, The Birth Nurse
What Our Clients Are Saying
EXCELLENTBased on 37 reviewsCaity Thompson2022-04-30I was so anxious about having my second baby after the train wreck that was my first. I spent the majority of my second pregnancy fighting providers just to advocate for myself. I reached out to Mandy for knowledge and tools to help me achieve my VBAC. I LOVED and cherished our Zoom meetings and I’m tremendously sad they’re over. Mandy was so kind, compassionate, caring, and most importantly easy to talk to. It was definitely a judge free zone full of the most incredible support. I felt so knowledgeable and so empowered having Mandy in my corner. Mandy, thank you so much for being an integral role in helping me claim my VBAC! You really helped me process Ben’s birth so I could go forward and advocate better for myself with Samuel. I will always be forever grateful for you ❤️ In the words of the great Dolly Parton, “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” Thank you for helping me adjust my sails.Sassy Smyth2022-04-18I’m not a mom nor have I ever been pregnant, but I have learned so much about my anatomy, the birthing process, healthcare as a business, and patient advocacy and informed consent from Mandy. As friends and family in my life have gotten pregnant and given birth, what I have learned from Mandy (and this is just her free resources- I can only imagine how much more I would know if I took a formal class) has given me the language and the knowledge to support my friends in their pregnancies and empower them to be advocates for themselves and get access to the information they need to make the best choices for themselves, their deliveries and their babies. Mandy’s passion is evident in her work and I recommend anyone who may give birth, knows someone who will give birth, and/or is a birth worker to learn from her.Dr. Sheila Shilati2021-03-25We found Mandy via Instagram and we could not be more pleased with the experience. At the time, we were feeling very frustrated with the process between our OB and the window for us to make decisions was closing. We were feeling alone, frustrated and just overwhelmed. When we came across Mandy, we knew immediately she was the person we needed. We decided to do private consultations which ended up being a lifesaver. While our birth plan was altered due to reasons out of our control, Mandy was there for us, to just helps process all of the emotions that come with birth. Further, just her willingness to spend the time and address every little issue imaginable and reminding that we are advocates of our own process and health. She is warm, educated, earnest, truly has passion for this work and I wish we could just bring her home with us. Lol. Do yourself a favor, take the time and get the support you need. I feel like way too many of us are sitting with feelings and experiences we don’t need to hold onto by ourselves. Mandy is also very reasonable, I’m from Los Angeles, trust me on this. I am beyond grateful for what she did for us. It was what we needed at the exact right time.Ashley Mauceri2020-08-24Amazing class! Definitely worth the time and money! Mandy is a FABULOUS instructor and gives details and hints on how to be honest with your body.Jaime McGuire2020-08-23Mandy is an excellent teacher! In our classes with her she kept us engaged and helped me feel confident in learning about my body and my baby’s birthing process! I will definitely use the tools she taught me throughout the rest of my pregnancy and through my labor.Kaitlyn K.2020-07-25Can not recommend enough!!! With her help I ended up with the birth of my wildest hopes and dreams!!! She’s smart, witty, direct and so knowledgeable!! With my first two births they were inductions with a epidural. I was so checked out emotionally and lost in the overwhelm of delivery. This gave me the perfect escape m to not be present emotionally. Experiencing this I found post delivery a sense of a lost opportunity. That there was a loss of connection with my baby and therefore it was a very slow bond to be built. This time around I knew I wanted so much more. I didn’t know how to get there alone so after reviewing many websites looking for the right fit, I found Mandy. So I messaged her with questions having the expectation she would tell me to take her birth class and she’d be happy to answer any questions I had. That she would push me for money. Instead she responded with answers, follow up questions for me and went along with talks and questions I had even when they had nothing to do with her specific specialties and points of birth/peanut balls and trauma. Talking with her and finding new information about my body and hormones that happen helped me get the birth I dreamed of. I ended up taking a class from her and it’s worth every single penny and moment of your time! She takes time and gets to know you even in a class full of people. Even with a induction I had a calm, empowering, unstoppable surge of strength and belief in myself for my delivery. All while maintaining a trauma informed and aware room. She taught me things such as: Medication free delivery, trauma and how to open that conversation with my medical providers, I learned the hormones released during labor and having people wait for my consent before touching me then waiting for me to tell them I’m relaxed and when to start a procedure. She believed in my abilities to accomplish my dream delivery and her belief empowered me to believe just as much in myself.Eva Chadnova2020-07-03Fantastic educator, so knowledgeable and empowering. We took the online class during the difficult and uncertain time of the COVID. Thanks to the techniques she taught us (peanut balls for the actual birth plus all the labour preparation and positioning) and the empowering tips she gave us (regarding how to stand up for your preferences in birth), my birth went exactly as I wanted it to. Mandy's classes as well as her video training are a real treasure, highly recommend!!!