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Understanding Birth 2Nd Edition Facilitator's Guide understanding facilitator’s guide birth 2nd edition a comprehensive guide Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Understanding Birth, the most popular, comprehensive childbirth education video available! You can rely on the second edition of this flagship InJoy program to teach all facets of your core childbirth curriculum. This powerful, versatile teaching tool provides eight stand-alone chapters covering late pregnancy through early postpartum and features a variety of labor experiences, including natural birth, medical procedures, and cesarean birth. The instructive animations, compelling birth footage, and illuminating parent commentary will ultimately help viewers have more confident, informed birth experiences, while the seamless organization of the material will allow you teach with ease. This guide will CONTENTS help you use the program to its fullest potential. 1 Introduction If you used the first edition of Understanding Birth, you will easily adapt to 2 Suggested Facilitator the second edition. For your convenience, we have organized the material in Presentation the same chapter format as the first edition, and we cover the same content. 4 Program Overview You will find all new footage, animations, and a fresh look throughout the 6 Family Biographies program. You’ll also see a new birth story and unplanned cesarean story. In 8 Discussion Questions fact, your viewers will appreciate seeing a beautiful new birth sequence in 14 Internet Resources almost every chapter! InJoy Birth & Parenting Education, Inc. 7107 La Vista Place, Longmont, CO 80503 Phone (303) 447-2082 • (800) 326-2082 x2 Fax (303) 449-8788 • injoyvideos.com ©2009 InJoy Birth & Parenting Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Understanding Birth 2nd Edition facilitator’s guide Suggested Facilitator Presentation Navigating the DVD Menus Both discs contain easy-to-use DVD menus so you can Choosing Which Disc to Use quickly find the topic you need. You probably noticed that there are two DVDs From the Main Menu, included with your purchase. you can play the program The Understanding Birth DVD (135 itself or the credits. It also understanding s s nd edition e c o connects you to our contact r P g birth 2 n i a comprehensive guide minutes) contains the complete y p o C - i t n A n a page. Or, you can select h t i w d program with eight full-length e d o c n E • e t 7107 La Vista Place a c i Longmont, CO 80503 l Chapter Menu. p u (800) 326-2082 x2 D t InJoyVideos.com o N chapters and is intended for use © InJoy Productions, Inc. o D Program Length: Main Menu 135 minutes in standard childbirth classes or The Chapter Menu contains for parents to watch at home. a list of all of the chapters. Certain chapters can also be used in related classes. Select your desired chapter. For instance, Chapter 7: Newborns and Chapter 8: Postpartum would be helpful inclusions in your baby Once you select a specific care and breastfeeding classes, while Chapter 1: chapter, you will be taken Pregnancy could also be shown in your prenatal care to a sub-menu where you can choose to play the classes. Chapter Menu entire chapter or select A group of seasoned childbirth 2nd edition from a detailed list of sub- understanding s s e c o instructors helped us narrow down the r P birth g n i EXPRESS topics. Once you select your y p o C - i t n A n a content to create the Understanding h t i w d desired segment, simply hit e d o c n E • e 7107 La Vista Place t a c Longmont, CO 80503 i l Birth EXPRESS DVD (48 minutes). p (800) 326-2082 x2 u D t InJoyVideos.com o N ‘pause,’ ‘stop,’ or ‘menu’ on © InJoy Productions, Inc. o D Program Length: 48 minutes It contains an edited version of the your remote control to stop program condensed into four shorter playing. chapters. It is designed to be used in express childbirth classes or other time-sensitive teaching situations Chapter Sub-Menu Use the arrows at the because it delivers only the essential topics in less bottom of the sub-menu time. page to access the previous or following chapter, or See the Program Overview on page 4 of this guide for select ‘back’ to return to the a more detailed, side-by-side comparison of the two Chapter Navigation Chapter Menu. DVDs. Class Presentation Ideas It is recommended that you play a chapter or portions of a chapter at a time to keep your presentation brief and focused. Then, use the Discussion Questions on pages 8-13 of this guide to stimulate discussions of the various chapters. Biographies of the featured families are included on pages 6-7 of this guide, in case you’d like to provide more information about the couples as you lead your class discussions. ©2009 InJoy Birth & Parenting Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Understanding Birth 2nd Edition facilitator’s guide Complete Your Curriculum With information presented in the video. Each booklet also InJoy’s See What You Read Web- gives students exclusive access to our easy-to-use website, Enhanced Parent Guides www.SeeWhatYouRead.com, where they can reinforce their learning by watching any of the dozens of video Create a unified class curriculum clips from this program in the comfort of their own home. by providing See What You Read: Educators and parents can also download and print handy Understanding Birth printed guides PDF worksheets like a contraction timing chart, fetal to all of the expectant mothers in movement count chart, birth plan, and more. Call InJoy’s your class. These colorful, easy-to-use Customer Care Department at 1-800-326-2082 x2 for more guides are the perfect companions to the Understanding information about See What You Read: Understanding Birth, Birth DVD because they reinforce and expand on the or visit our website (www.InJoyVideos.com). Use this chart to see how the book complements the DVD. See What You Read: Additional Material Related Downloadable Understanding Birth PDFs Chapter 1: Understanding Tips for discomforts, MyPyramid, food Daily Food Log & Tips Pregnancy (pp. 5-14) warnings, body mechanics, preterm labor Fetal Movement Count Chart story, strength and stretching exercises, Kegel Information Sheet special-attention pregnancies Chapter 2: Understanding Labor Purpose of labor pain, 4 P’s of labor, true Contraction Timing Chart (pp. 15-26) vs. warm-up, contractions, pelvic station, birth reactions Chapter 3: Christina’s Birth Hospital packing checklist, three What to Pack for the Hospital (pp. 27-30) additional birth stories on website Chapter 4: Understanding Comfort Practice-along breathing, relaxation, and Personal Relaxation Chart Techniques (pp. 31-38) visualization exercises, tips for long labor Labor Partner’s Tip Sheet Chapter 5: Understanding Medical Sample birth plan, induction and Birth Plan: Checklist Style Procedures (pp. 39-48) augmentation methods chart, Birth Plan: Worksheet Style contraindications to epidurals, spinal block, local anesthetics, medical decisions about pain relief Chapter 6: Understanding Cesarean Reasons for planned and emergency Birth (pp. 49-54) cesareans with descriptive illustrations, preparation procedures Chapter 7: Understanding Car seat installation video, choosing Baby Information Sheet Newborns (pp. 55-60) baby’s healthcare provider, including interview questions Chapter 8: Understanding Helpful survival tips, information on Baby’s Daily Feeding Log Postpartum (pp. 61-66) intimacy, tips for dads, breastfeeding positions, breastfeeding challenges, glossary, personal contact information page ©2009 InJoy Birth & Parenting Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Understanding Birth 2nd Edition facilitator’s guide Program Overview This table shows you the program content of both This side-by-side comparison can help you determine DVDs in detail, including times for each chapter and which DVD to use for various teaching situations. sub-topic (times below are notated in minutes:seconds). 2nd edition understanding understanding s s nd edition s e s c e o c r o r P P birth g birth 2 g n i a comprehensive guide Understanding Birth n Understanding Birth EXPRESS i y EXPRESS y p p o o C C - i - t i t n n A A n n a a h h t i t i w w d d e e d d o o c c n n E E • • e e t 7107 La Vista Place 7107 La Vista Place t a a c i Longmont, CO 80503 c Longmont, CO 80503 l i l p p u (800) 326-2082 x2 (800) 326-2082 x2 u D 135 min. D 48 min. t InJoyVideos.com t InJoyVideos.com o o N N © InJoy Productions, Inc. © InJoy Productions, Inc. o o D D Program Length: Program Length: 135 minutes 48 minutes Chapter 1: Understanding Pregnancy (13:14) Chapter 1: Understanding Pregnancy (4:11) • Third Trimester Development (1:09) • Anatomy of Pregnancy (1:32) • Emotions (2:09) • Warning Signs (0:55) • Anatomy of Pregnancy (1:32) • Preterm Labor (1:10) • Discomforts, Nutrition* (2:09) • Warning Signs (0:57) • Preterm Labor, Hazards (3:12) • Exercise (0:50) *Note: Each sub-topic that is separated by a comma is a skip point on the DVD for easy access (i.e. you can skip from Discomforts to Nutrition). There is also a skip point at each chapter’s conclusion. Chapter 2: Understanding Labor (18:25) Chapter 2: Understanding Labor (15:20) • Birth Is Natural, Prelabor Signs (3:31) • Prelabor Signs (2:55) • Onset, Stages of Labor (2:14) • Onset, Stages of Labor (2:14) • Early Labor (1:48) • Early Labor (1:34) • Active Labor (1:53) • Active Labor (1:43) • Transition (2:12) • Transition (1:39) • Pushing & Birth (4:16) • Pushing & Birth (3:38) • Placenta Delivery (0:55) • Placenta Delivery (0:55) Chapter 3: Christina’s Birth (11:56) • Onset, Early Labor (2:41) • Active Labor (2:49) Not included on the • Transition (1:34) EXPRESS DVD • Pushing, Birth (2:46) • Breastfeeding, Newborn (0:43) Chapter 4: Understanding Comfort Techniques (17:46) • Labor Pain, Support Team (2:13) • Breathing, Relaxation, Massage (4:43) • Visualization, Hydrotherapy (2:40) • Labor Positions (3:32) Not included on the • Back Labor (1:38) EXPRESS DVD • Labor Companions (1:36) ©2009 InJoy Birth & Parenting Education, Inc.
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