Childbirth Education Series – Small Group Classes
Instructor: Kim Amos, ICCE, LCCE, CBE, 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