<p> Childbirth Class Syllabus</p><p>One Gentle Beginning www.onegentlebeginning.com</p><p>Class 1 Part 1- Birth As We Know It Part 2- Pregnancy: Nutrition and Exercise</p><p>Introductions; Personal views of birth and how these views have been shaped by culture & the media; 2 models of maternity care; Birth in America, Cesarean rate and ways to lower risk of Cesareans; Nutrition and prenatal exercises </p><p>Hw: Relax, 20 minutes/day Read chapters 1-3 in Part II (Essentials of Birth) (Ina May) Read: http://www.ican-online.org/education/home http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10168 Log everything you eat for 3 days and total up protein for each day Protein counter: www.innerbirth.net/upload/pprotein.doc Suggested film: The Business of Being Born</p><p>Class 2- The Process of Birth</p><p>The stages of labor, emotional signposts of labor, laboring positions, pushing positions, giving birth without drugs, avoiding unnecessary pain in labor, breath awareness</p><p>Hw: Relax, 20 minutes/day Read chapters 4-6 (Ina May) Emotional Signposts article http://www.angelfire.com/nb/doulaamanda/Labor.html</p><p>Class 3- The Psychology of Birth</p><p>Adrenaline/Oxytocin in labor, comfort measures, Laborland, partner’s role and encouragement during labor, birth art, relaxation exercises</p><p>Hw: Relax, 20 minutes/day Read chapters 7-10 (Ina May) What will your labor project be?</p><p>Class 4- Routine Procedures, Interventions and Your Birth Preferences</p><p>Choices of care providers and birth settings, common hospital procedures, possible interventions</p><p>Hw: Relax, 20 minutes/day Read chapters 11-14 (Ina May) List your birth wishes (rough draft)</p><p>Class 5- Feeding, Nurturing and Postpartum Care</p><p>Postpartum care for mother and baby, breastfeeding, realizing expectations</p><p>Hw: Relax, 20 minutes/day Read Birth Stories in Part I (ina May) Read the following articles: http://www.notmilk.com/101.html http://kellymom.com/bf/normal/newborn-nursing/ http://kellymom.com/pregnancy/bf-prep/milkproduction/ http://kellymom.com/ages/newborn/bf-basics/hunger-cues/ http://kellymom.com/ages/newborn/bf-basics/latch-resources/</p><p>Proper Latch videos: http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=13</p><p>Class 6: Review, questions, discussion, guest speaker</p>