Download Five Week Prenatal Class Series Outline for Multiples

Five Week Prenatal Class Series Outline for Multiples
WEEK ONE
Introduction, Stages of Labour & Comfort Measures
o Welcome & introduction, overview of classes
o Changes in late pregnancy
o Pre-term labour signs and symptoms
o The stages of labour
o When to come to the hospital, what to bring
o Giving birth at Mount Sinai – staff and routines
o Creating a Birth “Wish List”
o Comfort measures and role of support people
o Breathing techniques
WEEK TWO
Tour, Medications & Interventions
o Hospital tour
o Medications options for labour, including epidural
o Variations during labour & birth (fetal monitoring, inductions,
augmentations, assisted deliveries)
o Vaginal Delivery vs. Caesarean Sections
WEEK THREE
The Postpartum Experience & Your Newborn
o Mom’s physical recovery
o Post partum blues and depression
o Babies’ first few hours, hospital routines and tests
o Typical baby features
o Caring for your babies: bathing, diapering, clothing, swaddling
o Comforting your babies
WEEK FOUR
Baby Safety & Breastfeeding
o Safe sleep practices, transporting babies, babies and pets etc.
o Benefits and challenges of breastfeeding
o Learning how to breastfeed: positioning, latching, frequency
o Use of bottles, pacifiers, supplements, etc.
o Recognizing when help is needed, where to get help, BF resources
o Pumping and milk storage, supplementing
WEEK FIVE
Preparing to Take Your Babies Home *(pizza dinner?)
o Preparing the physical environment (sleeping arrangements, care stations)
o Time management/planning for help
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Taking care of each other
Resources
Meet with graduate parents
Questions and answers