Education is key for a positive birth experience.
Learn what you need to know for the best possible start to your baby’s life!
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Childbirth Educator(s):
Misty Johnson, RN, CCE
Jenna Wight, RN, CCE
Mary Wishall, RN, CCE
Five class courses covering
· Nutrition · Tour of the Family Birth Place/Operating Room
· Discomforts of pregnancy · Cesarean birth
· Terminology · Postpartum
· Warning signs · Breathing and relaxation
· Prenatal exercises & body mechanics · Labor rehearsal
· Delivery of baby and placenta · Sexuality/Contraception
· Signs of approaching labor · Getting off to a good start
· False vs. true labor · How to know if baby is getting enough?
· Contractions · Positioning
· Stages and phases of labor · Problem interventions
· When to go to the hospital · Nutrition
· Film on childbirth · Pumping and storage
· Fetal heart monitor · Characteristics of breast milk
· Pushing – positions and breathing · Lifestyle
· Pumping and storage · Assessment
· Delivery of baby and placenta · When to seek help
Infant Care
· Characteristics of newborn
· Bathing
· Cord care
· Circumcision care
· Feeding cues
· Family life with baby
· S.I.D.S.
Participants should complete the class, if possible, 6 weeks before due date.
Register early to guarantee a place in class.
(Each Session consists of 5 classes and is located in the RMH Conference Rooms.)
2013 Classes - (Class time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm)
Session One
January 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2
Session Two
April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3
Session Three
July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16
Session Four
October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1
Class Fees
$60.00. If delivering at RMH, participants will receive a voucher for $60.00 to be applied to your RMH bill after delivery. Please call Merilee Queen at (785) 229-8310 to preregister.
Preregistration
Preregistration and prepayment is required for all courses. (Registration will not be completed until payment is received.) Please call Merilee Queen at (785) 229-8310 if you have any questions concerning this or any Educational Courses provided by Ransom Memorial Hospital. Register early to guarantee a place in class.
Cancellation
A full refund will be given if a complete session is cancelled within 48 hours of a scheduled session. RMH reserves the right to cancel a course due to low enrollment or extenuating circumstances with facilities equipment and instructors.