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Hospital Childbirth Preparation Class

Class Outline
The Basics 

-Anatomy, Definitions of terms, Pregnancy Nutrition (prevention of pre-eclampsia) 
Child Birth 
-Recognizing Labor, Cardinal Movements, Mind/Body Connection, Stages of Labor, When to go to the hospital, Writing a birth plan Coping with labor 
-Gate Control Theory, Primal Laboring, 19 Labor coping techniques 
Pushing and Birth 
-“Rest & Be Thankful Stage”, Pushing, Catching Baby, Cutting Cord, Looks & Behavior of newborns, Vernix 
Third Stage 
-Cord Traction, Pitocin, Fundal Massage, Cord Blood Banking 
Interventions 
-The Benefits, Risks & Alternatives of the top 15 interventions in hospital birth 
Infant Care 

-Vitamin K, Hepatitis B, Eye Ointment, Newborn Screen, Feeding, Jaundice, Calming an infant, Cord Care, Night Time Parenting, Sleeping through the night, Sleep positions 
Breastfeeding 
-Latch, Positioning, Supply & Demand

Serving Families in the Phoenix Metro Area

Sally Stevens
480-323-0735 (Receives Texts)
Sally@BlessedExpectations.com

 

Your birth is a one of a kind experience and I would be honored to provide you support through the process.

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