iBirth

This application can accurately be described as a “pocket doula” and “childbirth class in a nutshell”. iBirth focuses mostly on preparing for the childbirth experience by providing videos clips with different positions-of-labor, a prenatal nutrition guide, and tips and lists to get ready for a baby’s birth. It fits a unique niche and nicely supplements most pregnancy application resources I’ve experienced that mainly contain information spanning the months prior to delivery. I especially appreciate the spiritual, enlightened tone to this application with soulful insights and positive affirmations that help to build confidence in mothers and their partners before and during labor. I also value how the publishers are open, supportive, and respectful of different birth plans and embrace a women’s choice or necessity for different modes of childbirth (from natural to medicated).