Curriculum Summary

Childbirth Education Series – Small Group Classes

Instructor: Kim Amos, ICCE, LCCE, CLC, CD (DONA), PCD(DONA), BDT(DONA)

Location: Instructor’s home at 6004 Columbia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139 (see map page)

Format: Classes are typically offered on Tuesday evenings for four weeks from 6:15 PM until 9:00 PM. Class sizes are limited so register early.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital tour available at no additional cost. Check out the Barnes-Jewish Tours link on the left for dates and times.

Curriculum:

Teaching aides - videos, posters, handouts, massage tools, model pelvis and baby

Week 1

• • Urban Legends, old wives tales

  • Childbirth…what comes to mind

  • A & P of pregnancy

  • Nutrition

  • Body mechanics

  • Relaxation exercises (Massage, Lotion, Imagery)

  • Labor (Practice vs. True Contractions, Water Breaks, How to Tell, Pre-term Labor)

• Early labor

Week 2

• • Active labor (Dilation, effacement, station)

  • Interventions and hospital procedures

  • Coping techniques

  • Comfort measures

• Breathing techniques

Week 3

• • Cesarean birth

  • Medication options (Narcotics , Epidural)

  • Informed decisions

  • Questions to ask

  • Transition

Week 4

• Pushing

• Birth

  • Recovery

  • Postpartum

• Newborn care

Week 5

• • Breastfeeding

Contact Us: kim@birthnbabies.info or (314) 518-5724 or 6004 Columbia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139