Daily Life in Pregnancy:  
 
Day 1
 
 
  • Pregnancy and Hormonal Changes, Minor Disorders of Pregnancy
  • Diet, Personal Hygiene and Clothing
  • Morning Sickness
  • Physiological Changes in Pregnancy (breast changes)
  •  Preparing for the birth experience, Forceps, Caesarian section and Normal vaginal delivery (video material is available)
  • Admission Procedure to delivery room
  • Issues related to content
  •   Emergency cases
  • Patients rights and responsibilities
  • Visit to delivery room
 
  Day 2  
 
  • Positions for labor, relaxation and breathing techniques (video material is available)
  • Communicating with your baby
  • Bathing a baby (video material is available)
  • Care of new born baby
  • Breastfeeding, positioning and attachment (video material is available)
  • Dealing with breastfeeding problem
  • Artificial baby milks, risks of formula (power point presentation is available)
  • The importance of breast milk
  • Storage of breast milk (video material is available)
  • Breast pump and hand expression of breast milk (video material is available)
 
  Day 3
Questions for expectants mothers:
 
 
  • What is my attitude towards birth
  • What do I need to know about the process of labor, physically, emotionally and practically?
  • What awareness do I have of my own bodies’ ability to give birth?
  • Who what may help me at this time?
  • How do I Cope?
  • What do I have to bring to hospital for me and for my baby? (video material is available)
  • Safe co-sleeping with your baby and how to prevent sids (video material is available)
 
  Day 4  
 
  • Post partum care
  • Wound care after caesarian section and episiotomy
  • Care of the breasts (engorged breasts and cracked nipples)
  • Advice about baby feeding, cup feeding etc; (video material available)
  • Sterilization of feeding bottles and preparation of artificial milk
    (for non breast feeding mother only)
  • Dealing with baby skin rashes, sore buttocks, etc.
  • Vaccination and neonatal screening
  • Oral thrush and treatment for the baby
  • Cord care and eye care for the baby
  • How to deal with a fussy and colicky baby.
 
  References:
Breast feeding atlas fourth edition Wilson-Clay and Hoover
Myself textbook for midwives twelfth edition edited by V. Ruth Benett & Linda K. Brown
 
     
 






Prepared by:

Karine Poghosyan
Medical Director Coordinator
 
     
  Note:
Parent craft classes on going every Wednesday at 5pm – 5th Flr. Auditorium Khalifa St. Branch.
For more details please contact Ms. Karine Poghosyan at telephone: +9712 6139806.