Pregnancy is an exciting time, but the physical changes an expectant mom experiences often bring inconvenience and varying degrees of discomfort. Our With Child Simulator is a fun and memorable way for expectant dads to get a bit of firsthand knowledge about the physical discomforts and changes his partner is undergoing throughout pregnancy. The simulator provides wearers the opportunity to experience approximately 25 pounds of pregnancy weight gain and many of the accompanying pregnancy discomforts an expectant woman feels. While participating in the discussions and activities detailed in the teaching guide, wearers can experience multiple pregnancy-related discomforts, including increased breast size; inability to get comfortable; pelvic tilt; waddling gait from shift in posture; pressure on the bladder, stomach, and lungs; abdominal distention; decreased mobility; shortness of breath; abdominal aches; and much more.

Created by childbirth educator and Childbirth Graphics Advisory Board Member Theresa Erichsen, RN, BSN, LCCE, FACCE, IBCLC, the Womb to Grow Model Set of nine weighted, pillowlike models is a great teaching tool to use with expectant teens or adult couples. Each model represents the average size and weight of a fetus at one of nine stages of development. The front of each model features a simple drawing of the developmental stage. The back has information on the developmental stage of the fetus illustrated on the front. Although the embryo model (4–6 weeks) is larger and heavier than the actual size and weight of a human embryo, the other eight models depict the actual size and weight of fetal development at the stage they represent, ranging from 0.4 grams to 7 pounds. Detailed presentation notes offer a variety of teaching applications, from prenatal care to the stages of labor and delivery.