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Understanding Birth childbirth education book used in childbirth classes and parent education programs
Companion Journal from the New Understanding Birth book + web app
Labor positions spread in the Understanding Birth Book featuring clear visuals, and prompts to log into the web app for interactive tools
InJoy's Understanding Birth web app on a mobile phone and tablet.
Video still from Onset & Overview of Labor from Understanding Birth web app
Real‑life birth stories featured in the Understanding Birth Book + Web App, representing diverse families and birth experiences
Labor education spread in the Understanding Birth Book featuring visuals, graphs, journaling prompts, and prompts to log into the web app for interactive tools
Expanded “Your Unique Journey” learning page in the Understanding Birth Book, showing QR codes and topics such as natural birth, birth over 35, multiples, solo birth, and teen parents
Newborn care and safety spread in the Understanding Birth Book showing warning signs and a QR code linking to additional learning about car seat safety.

Understanding Birth Book + Web App

The trusted childbirth education resource educators give to parents—now the most comprehensive, engaging edition yet!
Total:

$4.95

An essential in-class and take-home resource, this evidence-based childbirth education book and class resource supports your entire childbirth class curriculum and empowers families to prepare confidently for birth. If you’ve used a previous version of this resource, we encourage you to preview this completely revamped, expanded edition of the book + web app! 

Designed for how families prefer to learn today, the Understanding Birth Book + Web App pairs a beautifully designed print book with an expanded digital experience. Parents scan QR codes throughout the pages to instantly access a thoughtful companion journal, videos and handouts—no login required. 

From there, they will unlock the full web app, where over 200 pages of engaging content, including a new section on special situations and a full video library, bring learning to life on any device. 

Why Educators Choose the Understanding Birth Book + Web App for Childbirth Education:

Designed to support both educators and families, this all-in-one solution strengthens learning in the classroom while extending it to home with tools that are simple to implement and easy to use.

  • Complete resource has 8 chapters covering late pregnancy to early postpartum and special situations 
  • Print and web app work together seamlessly 
  • Supports reflection and personalization with an integrated 25-page Companion Journal 
  • Flexible for in‑person, virtual, or hybrid programs 
  • Inclusive of diverse families, learning styles, and birth experiences  

What’s Included in the Understanding Birth Education Book:

  • Full‑color, 72-page, high-quality print guide 
  • More than 25 QR codes for instant access to essential videos and handouts  
  • Clear instructions for accessing the full web app  
  • Companion Journal (fillable or printable) accessed via QR code  
  • Colorful photos, illustrations, quick callouts, and gender-neutral, plain language  
  • Practical resources including: Third‑Trimester Checklist, Packing Checklist, Birth Preference Plan, and more 

What’s Included in the Understanding Birth Web App: 

  • Extensive video library with over 90 videos covering late pregnancy, labor, birth, newborns, and postpartum—including practice‑along videos for breathing, relaxation, movement, and comfort techniques  
  • Real-life birth stories representing diverse families and experiences  
  • Companion Journal for reflection and personalization  
  • “Unique Journey” education for Natural Birth, Going Solo, Birth Over 35, Not Your First Birth, Multiples, and Teen Parents  
  • Parent’s Toolbox with a contraction timer, postnatal depression scale, trackers, checklists, and more  
  • Audio library with relaxation exercises, lullabies, and soothing sounds  
  • eBook version of the Understanding Birth print guide  
  • Accessible, inclusive design with read‑along audio and multi‑language access in 22 languages 

NOTE: Previous Spanish edition will ship to you when ordered above. New Spanish edition expected to be available by Fall 2026. 

Be sure you have matching presentation materials for instructors! Learn about the companion Understanding Birth Educator Media Library, Understanding Birth 4th Edition Video Program and PowerPoint Program with Videos. Using these along with the book and web app provides a cohesive learning experience for parents. 

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Product Highlights 

  • Regularly reviewed, evidence-based content  
  • Fully redesigned print guide + digital experience  
  • Web app available in 22 languages  
  • Companion Journal included at no extra cost  
  • Customization options to promote your brand/organization  
  • Standalone web app option available 

Educator Tip: Lead students in logging into the web app while you are together and point out everything it offers! 

What’s New in the Updated Version? 

  • Expanded content with 4 additional book pages 
  • New practice‑along videos 
  • More birth stories  
  • New “Your Unique Journey” area covers specific needs 
  • Expanded coverage of pregnancy wellness, comfort techniques, medical decision-making, VBAC, newborn safety, and breastfeeding 
  • Redesigned web app with expanded videos, text pages, and easier navigation 

Educator Tips: Want to save class time or offer information for parents if they miss a class? Assign specific videos and book pages for parents to review at home. Teaching virtually? Mail the book with a welcome packet, or go paperless with the standalone web app.

Additional information

Ages

13-Adult

Product Purchase Includes

Book with access to web app (compatible with computers & mobile devices).

Additional Information

Customization options available. Call for details.

Price

Determined by quantity ordered. (10-unit minimum per order. Call for discount pricing for English book quantities over 500)

Copyright Year

Updated regularly

Product Dimensions

8" x 11" Full-Color Booklet

Number of Pages

76

Video Clips

94 video clips in the web app

Product Features

Web app includes approx. 227 web pages, 94 videos, Parent's Toolbox, eBook, Companion Journal, notes pages, handouts, polls, and optional weekly emails.

Language

Books are available in English and Spanish. Companion Web App Multi-language Access: English, Nepali, Pashto, Swahili, Hmong, Somali, French, Vietnamese, Korean, Polish, Hindi, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French (Canadian), German, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Haitian Creole, Russian

Awards

  • Silver Award - Best Interactive Website

    eHealthcare Leadership Awards

  • Bronze Award - Best Website

    Health Information Awards

Reviews

  • What a brilliant idea! My ‘parents to be’ were excited about having this book for their childbirth class because of its colorful layout and online features. The book can be used during class, and the website is a wonderful way to supplement class material at home and to review topics after the class has concluded.

    Kim Fuhrman, RN - Longmont United Hospital Birthing Center

  • All that I can say is FABULOUS!!! Our patrons really liked the website, and they are a huge resource for them during, as well as after, the class.

    Try Banks - Emory University Hospital Midtown

  • The website is an interactive text that provides up-to-date information on challenges and choices in childbirth. This is an ideal resource text for anyone attending prepared childbirth classes. It would be an excellent resource as well for women on bed rest.

    Jane Hentzen, RNC, BSN, FACCE
  • Pregnancy: Fetal development, wellness essentials, anatomy, discomforts, preeclampsia & warning signs, preterm labor, hazards, emotions, and more. 
  • Labor: Pain theories, 5 P’s of labor, signs labor is near, onset of labor, stages of labor, and the importance of skin-to-skin contact. 
  • Birth Stories:  Diverse families and situations show how the stages of labor unfold in real life, inducing examples of natural coping techniques, partner support, medicated pain relief, and cesareans. 
  • Comfort Techniques: Birth preferences, labor support, labor hormones, breathing, relaxation, massage, visualization, focal points, hydrotherapy, labor & pushing positions, back labor, and partner advice. 
  • Medical Procedures:  Decision-making, induction, augmentation, fetal and maternal monitoring, IVs, analgesics,  nitrous oxide, epidural anesthesia, other pain relief options, and second-stage interventions. 
  • Cesarean Birth: Reasons for a cesarean, types of cesareans, anesthesia and preparation, 3D animation of surgery, family-centered birth tips, recovery, reducing the risk of cesarean birth, breastfeeding, risks, VBACs. 
  • Newborns: Newborn appearance, hospital procedures, skin-to-skin contact, first feeding, rooming-in, senses, SUID and safe sleep, crying, shaken baby syndrome (abusive head trauma), car seat safety. 
  • Postpartum Health & Breastfeeding: Hospital experience, involution, lochia, perineum care, postpartum preeclampsia and hemorrhage, baby blues, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, self-care, breastfeeding basics, and postpartum warning signs. 
  • Expanded Learning: Natural Birth, Going Solo, Birth Over 35, Not Your First Birth, Multiples, and Teen Parents 
  • Resources: Prenatal Exercises, Labor Breathing Techniques, Birth Preference Plan, Hospital Packing Checklist, Postpartum & Newborn Warning Signs 

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