Orient yourself towards your baby. Talk to your baby about getting through this together. "We can do this". ORIENT R EACH OUT Reach out for help if you need it. You are not alone. Trust your obstetric practitioners and seek information from them, rather than from other sources. Observe your body and your thinking. Release physical tension. Check in on the stories you're telling yourself about your pregnancy and birth. Are they helpful? OBSERVE CLEAR Clear your mind of worrying about things that are out of your control. Focus on what's in your control. Limit your exposure to World events. P REPARE Prepare your mind for birth not just your body. Remind yourself of your strengths. Write these things down. Ask your partner to remind you of these things. E NDURE Remind yourself that you can do whatever it takes to get through pregnancy and birth, no matter what's going on in the World. E XERCISE Move your body every day. With your doctor's approval, walk, stretch, dance. Use online exercise videos. Your body is designed to move. antenatalandpostnatalpsychology.com.au Take stock of the miracle that is your body and your baby. Be mindful of being in the present. Fearful thoughts about the future are not truths. P AUSE R EMEMBER Soon you will meet your baby and become a family. Billions of women have given birth in all sorts of conditions around the World. Your body knows what to do. CALM Your breath is your friend - now and during birth. Take deep breaths down to your belly, and focus on long, slow, out breaths.

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Orient yourself towardsyour baby. Talk to yourbaby about gettingthrough this together. "We can do this".

ORIENT

REACH OUTReach out for help ifyou need it. You are notalone. Trust yourobstetric practitionersand seek informationfrom them, rather thanfrom other sources.

Observe your body andyour thinking. Releasephysical tension. Check inon the stories you're tellingyourself about yourpregnancy and birth. Arethey helpful?

OBSERVE

CLEARClear your mind ofworrying about thingsthat are out of yourcontrol. Focus on what'sin your control. Limityour exposure to Worldevents.

PREPAREPrepare your mind for birthnot just your body. Remindyourself of your strengths.Write these things down.Ask your partner to remindyou of these things.

ENDURERemind yourselfthat you can dowhatever it takes to getthrough pregnancy andbirth, no matter what'sgoing on in the World.

EXERCISEMove your bodyevery day. With yourdoctor's approval, walk,stretch, dance. Use onlineexercise videos. Yourbody is designed tomove.

antenatalandpostnatalpsychology.com.au

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Take stock of the miraclethat is your body andyour baby. Be mindful ofbeing in the present.Fearful thoughts aboutthe future are not truths.

PAUSE

REMEMBERSoon you will meet yourbaby and become a family.Billions of women havegiven birth in all sorts ofconditions around theWorld. Your body knowswhat to do.

i n pregnancy

CALMYour breath is your friend- now and during birth.Take deep breaths downto your belly, and focuson long, slow, outbreaths.