title: "The birthing from within holistic sphere": a conceptual model for childbirth education.
abstract: An expanded conceptual model of childbirth education is offered, proposing the benefits of balancing informative teaching processes with creative, experiential, introspective learning processes for parents. The application of these two teaching dimensions to exploring four different perspectives of birth (the mother's, the father's, the baby's, and the culture's) is discussed, along with examples from "Birthing From Within" classes. Implications for current practice and the evolving role of childbirth educator are noted.
authors.affiliation: P am E ngland is the creator and coauthor of Birthing From Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation. She is a nurse-midwife and currently devotes her time to international training of childbirth professionals in the Birthing From Within approach.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: England
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horowitz