Childbirth Education

First Trimester

❥ Philosophies of birth Class one

~Medical Model Vs. Midwifery model

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❥ Caring for Yourself and your Baby Class two

~Diet, exercise, meditation, education

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❥ Second & Third trimester Class Third

~What to expect and signs of danger

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❥ Psychological Aspect Fourth class

~Facing fear, and conflicting emotions

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❥ The Unexpected Fourth Class

~When plan "B" must be implemented

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❥ Signs and symptoms of labor Fifth Class

~Know when to call the midwife,

~Tools for coping with the hard work of labor

~Stages of labor Preparation

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❥ Labor and Delivery Sixth Class

~Early vs active labor, transition to the second stage of labor,

~The great Push - Natural ejection reflex, positions of labor, positions for the push and delivery

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❥ Postpartum Seventh Class

~Postpartum the immediate hours after delivery, newborn, mommy and breast care, healing

~Postpartum days and weeks, care of baby, care of mommy, care of breasts

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❥ The Newborn Eighth Class

~Physical appearance, transition to life on the outside

~ Normal breathing pasterns, sleep and alert patterns

~ Feeding and elimination patterns, care of the penis

~ the five S-s how to calm your baby

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❥ Breastfeeding Ninth Class

~Normal breast variations, normal  colostrum to breast milk changes, breastfeeding positions, normal breastfeeding patterns, 

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Six weeks Post partum 

❥ Return to sexual activity and fertility 

~Feeling normal again and natural child spacing and fertility awareness