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Topics Include
- Nutrition and exercise
- Coping with discomforts and changes during pregnancy
- Warning signs to report to your health care provider
- The process of labor and birth
- signs of labor approaching
- pre-term labor
- true vs. False labor
- stages of labor
- timing contractions
- when to leave for the hospital/call your midwife
- Comfort measures, pain management and coping techniques
- relaxation techniques
- birth tubs
- massage
- breathing techniques
- positioning and movement
- medication options
- Labor support techniques for partner
- Medical interventions including
- induction of labor
- augmentation of labor
- cesarean birth
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)
- Postpartum care and change
- mother’s physical recovery
- relationship changes
- dealing with fatigue
- how partner can help the mother
- distinguishing between postpartum blues and depression
- Newborn basic care
- normal newborn characteristics
- newborn behavior and communication
- the importance of sink-to-skin contact
- bathing
- diapering
- baby wearing (Slings)
- soothing a crying baby
- signs of illness
- Breastfeeding basics, including;
- anatomy and milk production
- benefits for baby and mother
- Establishing your milk supply
- Baby hunger cues
- Proper "latch" and positioning
- How to know if baby is getting enough
- Expressing/pumping
- Storing, freezing and thawing breast milk
- resources/Help for expectant and new parents
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