This comprehensive package supports your entire childbirth program by providing real-world video examples for all of your teaching points. With the all-new third edition you can be sure you are presenting the most recent evidence-based information in a way that appeals to today’s parents.

Current guidelines - Includes ACOG’s revised labor and early-term pregnancy guidelines, current AAP circumcision and SIDS policies, and up-to-date breastfeeding information

Modern animation - Uses the latest animation techniques to explain anatomy, labor, and medical procedures in a way parents will understand

Relatable stories - Engages parents with story-based education that features other families’ birth experiences and feelings

Objective voice - Explores a variety of birth choices in a positive, respectful way that does not dramatize the labor experience

CONTENT INCLUDES:

PREGNANCY - fetal development, emotions, anatomy, discomforts, nutrition, preterm labor, hazards, exercise
LABOR - signs labor is near, onset, stages overview, early labor, active labor, transition, 2nd stage, 3rd & 4th stages
BRANDY'S BIRTH STORY - unmedicated birth story shows stages of labor, comfort techniques, and partner support
COMFORT TECHNIQUES - support team, massage, visualization, vocalization, breathing, relaxation, hydrotherapy, labor positions, pushing positions, pushing techniques
MEDICAL PROCEDURES - birth plans, BRAIN acronym, induction, monitoring, analgesics, epidurals, augmentation, 2nd stage interventions
CESAREAN BIRTH - reasons for cesareans, risks, surgery preparation, anesthesia, surgery animation, breastfeeding, recovery
NEWBORNS - appearance, procedures, first feeding, senses, crying, Abusive Head Trauma, sleep, SIDS safety
POSTPARTUM - involution, lochia, perineum care, emotions (PPD), support, healthy habits, breastfeeding

*** This package includes:
Complete disc 8 Chapters 146 minutes
Facilitator's Guide on disc with 7 parent handouts you can print