Self Regulation During Labour

MoXxA is a neurosomatic micro-skills approach designed to support self-regulation and co-regulation in midwifery practice. Developed by Cluster member, Anja Guderjahn, MoXxA offers short, body-based regulation moments that help midwives and midwifery students manage the high cognitive, emotional, and physiological demands of their work.

MoXxA consists of two components:

  • NEO: Focuses on self-regulation and is structured for early midwifery education and continuing education
  • Birth: Focuses on co-regulating with the labouring woman through presence, rhythm, and body-based attunement during labour. 

The underlying premise is that a regulated caregiver creates the foundation for a calm, undisturbed birth environment, and that co-regulation may support the physiological progress of labour by reducing stress and disturbance. MoXxA is currently exploring opportunities for feasibility and pilot studies within midwifery education and practice contexts.

View presentation slides: https://scienceofbirth.ubc.ca/media/document/moxxa-cluster-talk-guderjahnpdf 
View handout: https://scienceofbirth.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2026-08/MoXxA%20UBC%20Cluster%20Handout%20EN.pdf 

Advancing the Science of Physiologic Birth Research Cluster


E-mail contact@scienceofbirth.ca

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver are funded through the Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters program.

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