Every family experience with pregnancy, birth, and parenting is unique. You, as a birth educator, play a vital role in the family's psychosocial adaptation. This relationship is built on trust, security, validation, caring, and support. Innovative Teaching Strategies for Birth Professionals, written by the president of the International Childbirth Association, provides many examples of how you can teach about birth in a meaningful way and ease families' transition during the childbearing year.