Table of Contents

• Letter from Stephanie Dawn
• Congratulations!
• Workbook Intention
• Workbook Overview

1. What is Sacred Birth?
2. Let’s Talk about Fear
3. Spiritual Practice
   • Prayer – Spiritual Mind Treatment
   • Exercise: A Prayer of Empowerment
   • Meditation & Affirmations
   • Contemplation & Visioning
   • Exercise: Perfect Birth Visioning
   • Exercise: Spiritual Practice Intention & Declaration
4. From Fear to Ecstasy – Pain-Free Birth – is it possible?
5. Excellent Self-Care
   • Exercise: How do we relate to ourselves physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally?
   • Food, Exercise, Massage
   • Rest, Chiropractic Wellness
6. Creating your Perfect Birth Team
   • 12 Questions to ask a prospective doctor
   • 11 Questions to ask a prospective midwife
   • 6 Questions to ask a prospective doula
   • Some final words on the creation of your birth team
7. Changing Identities:
   • Birth of the Mother from Woman/ Birth of the Father from the Man
   • Exercise: Turn within & determine possible blocks to parenthood
   • Birth of Parents from a Couple ~
   • Explore agreements that will sustain you into new parenthood
   • our Changing Identity: work, freedom, financial contributor etc.
   • Exercise: Mini-visioning
   • When Two become Three ~ An opportunity to jump into the future
   • The Love Connection ~ How to maintain it once baby arrives

• Appendix A ~ Sacred Birth Circles
• Appendix B ~11 Steps to a (Spiritually) Healthy Pregnancy
• Appendix C ~ A Birth Plan
• Appendix D ~ Natural Birth Sign posted at Hospital
  A Prayer for Baby
• Resources Guide
  • Booklist, Websites and Links
  • Birth, Nursing and Related Videos
  • Health and Wellness Sites
  • Resources for Dads
• Gratitudes
• Notes
• Testimonials
• Counseling, Healing and Sacred Ceremony Services & Contact Info