Visual Aids & Handouts | Thirteen Moons

Visual aids + handouts made by yours truly.

These resources span many years of work, study, and lived experience.

They reflect different moments in time, different questions being asked, and different stages of my own understanding.

Not everything here will resonate — and it isn’t meant to.
Take what’s useful. Leave the rest.

An infographic about pregnancy due dates, featuring an illustrated pregnant woman with a heart on her belly, a pink circle with a crescent moon and the text "thirteen moons midwifery," and text explaining postdates pregnancy, postpartum pregnancy, and factors influencing baby birth timing.

Infographic titled 'The Fear-Tension-Pain Cycle: How It Impacts Your Labor' explaining the fear-tension-pain cycle during childbirth. It includes a triangular diagram with three points labeled 'Fight or Flight, Stress, Anxiety, Anticipatory Fear,' 'Tension in Jaw, Pelvic Floor, Legs; Decreased Oxygen to Uterus,' and 'Increased Pain/Pain Perception; Fear is Validated.' The text describes how fear triggers a fight-or-flight response, increasing tension and pain during labor.

Newborn baby held on a mother's chest during delayed cord clamping, with a person assisting by holding the umbilical cord.

36 free birth affirmations

An illustrated infographic showing the acronym B.R.A.I.N. with each letter representing a question: Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, Intuition, Nothing. It includes a pink cartoon brain at the top left, a character of a girl questioning with her hand on her chin at the bottom right, and a round blue and gold badge with floral design on the right side.

A colorful educational diagram explaining the cycle of fear, tension, and pain, highlighting the role of oxytocin and adrenaline, with illustrations of a girl experiencing fear, tension, and pain, and suggesting solutions like reframing thoughts, trusting your body, and surrounding yourself with support.