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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 o o o o Taking care of each other Resources Meet with graduate parents Questions and answers