Recommended resources

Recommended resources for birth and the first weeks

Outside programs and reading we point families to, alongside what TandemBirth makes for free. Some are paid links, and each one says so right next to it.

How we make money from this page

These are other companies' products. TandemBirth has not tried them all and cannot vouch for them. We earn a commission if you buy through these links. A paid link is marked "Paid link" beside it; everything else on this page earns us nothing.

Courses with a TandemBirth code

Childbirth courses

Hypnobabies

A home-study childbirth course built around self-hypnosis for labor.

20 percent off most courses in the Hypnobabies Academy store with the code TANDEMBIRTH (Hypnobabies LITE is not included).

Visit Hypnobabies

Paid link. TandemBirth earns a commission if you buy.

More programs will be added here as they are set up, each with the same note beside it.

Free from TandemBirth

What we make, at no cost

The free birth planner

For the person giving birth and the person supporting them, each on their own phone. Your answers become your birth preferences, a quick card for the labor room and a postpartum plan.

Open the free planner

Newborn Prep for Dads & Partners

A live online class for dads and any partner or support person: your role at the birth and the first two weeks at home.

See the class

Guides and printables

Birth plan templates, the partner's checklist and hospital bag, and how to write a birth story. No email required.

All guides and printables

Free reading

Reading we point families to

From midwives, doulas and obstetricians. We earn nothing from these links. For anything about your own care, ask your own midwife or doctor.

Labor and birth

After the birth

Questions

Does TandemBirth earn money from these links?

Only from the ones marked "Paid link". If you buy through one of those, the company pays us a commission. The free reading links and our own free tools earn us nothing.

Does a paid link cost me more?

No. The price is the same as going to the company's site yourself, and with a TandemBirth code it is lower.

Have you tried everything on this page?

No. These are other companies' products, and TandemBirth cannot vouch for them. We list programs that fit what families tell us they want help with. Look at each one yourself before you buy.

This page is for education and preparation only. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment, individualized medical advice or emergency guidance, and it does not replace care from your own licensed healthcare professionals.