v WEEK 1
Ø Introductions
Ø THE BASICS:
§ Anatomy; Definitions; Birth place options; Nutrition in Pregnancy
v WEEK 2
Ø CHILDBIRTH
§ Overview - Cardinal Movements
§ Fight or Flight
§ Autonomic nervous system, instinct, becoming primal
§ Stages of labor: Early labor - Active labor - Transition
v WEEK 3
Ø COPING WITH LABOR
§ Review fight or flight
§ Gate control theory
§ Review primal laboring
§ Climb the Ladder
v WEEK 4
Ø PUSHING AND BIRTH
§ The "rest and be thankful" stage
§ Second Stage: Pushing
§ BIRTH!
v WEEK 5
Ø AFTER THE BIRTH
§ Third Stage:
§ Postpartum
v WEEK 6
Ø INTERVENTIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH
v WEEK 7
Ø BABY CARE BASICS
Ø Immediately After Birth; Feeding; Jaundice; Holding; Swaddling; Colic; The controversies: vaccinations, circumcision, bottles/pacifiers; Diapering; Bathing; Cord care; Burping; Nighttime Parenting; co-sleeping; sleep positions; sleeping through the night = mom or baby
v WEEK 8
Ø BREASTFEEDING
§ Why Breastfeed? - AAP guidelines, WHO guidelines
§ The Basics
§ Scheduled feedings -vs- On Request feedings; Hunger Signs; IS BABY EATING ENOUGH?; Growth Spurts; Challenges; Pumping / Storing; Going back to work; Formula Feeding; Weaning