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A must for every antenatal teacher, the Linear Contraction Chart is a visual aid for parents which illustrates the journey of labour, indicating typical intensity, shape and patterns of contractions. Obviously, no labour is the same, but this tool gives parents a general understanding of what contractions ‘look like’ in an average labour.
Having a linear timeline of labour measured by contractions gives you a powerful tool to demonstrate labour’s journey. Each contraction can be seen as one less until the birth of the baby. Also, the visual picture of the smooth lines conjures up images for parents that they can use as powerful metaphorical tools during labour—imagining a hilly road in the country, waves on an ocean, a roller coaster, etc. Let the parents decide what it looks like for them.
This chart is made of coated, lightweight paper with scrolls for easy rolling and storage. The scrolls can be detached for permanent fixing to a wall for teaching, or their are hooks on the scrolls. Some teachers just use pegs to attach to curtains!
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