E71: Four Essential Tools Every Birth Partner Needs

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Partners can provide deep and meaningful support during pregnancy, labor, and birth by developing specific skills beyond vague advice to "just be supportive."

• Learn together through childbirth classes, videos, books, or apps to build knowledge and realistic expectations
• Discover what birth goals are important to your pregnant partner, even if they differ from what you would choose
• Prepare concrete comfort measures and tools so you never feel helpless during labor
• Be prepared for preferences to change quickly during labor and adapt accordingly
• Serve as an advocate by attending appointments and asking questions when things aren't clear
• Remain fully present both physically and emotionally—avoid distractions like phones
• Consider hiring a doula who can help you be a better support person and give you breaks when needed
• Understand that being supportive doesn't mean fixing everything—labor is challenging by nature
• Remember your partner's experience of you during birth will impact your relationship as new parents

Please reach out and make a human connection today, whether in person through touch or eye contact, or to someone online—it might make a world of difference to them and will help you too.

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Show Credits

Host: Angie Rosier 
Music: Michael Hicks 
Photographer: Toni Walker
Episode Artwork: Nick Greenwood 
Producer: Gillian Rosier Frampton
Voiceover: Ryan Parker