Description

This customized electronic class from InJoy Health Education is a great option for families who prefer the convenience of online learning. This e-Class takes about 4-6 hours to complete and provides expectant parents with information about pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.

CONTENT INCLUDES:

• Pregnancy: Fetal development, anatomy, discomforts, nutrition, warning signs, preterm labor, hazards, emotions, strength and stretching exercises, and more.
• Labor: Pain theories, 4 P’s of labor, prelabor signs, onset of labor, stages of labor, and the importance of skin-to-skin contact.
• Birth Stories: How the stages of labor unfold in real life, natural coping techniques, medicated pain relief, and partner support.
• Comfort Techniques: Labor support, breathing, relaxation, massage, visualization, focal points, hydrotherapy, labor & pushing positions, back labor, and partner advice.
• Medical Procedures: Birth plans, decision-making, induction, fetal monitoring, IVs, pain medication, augmentation, second-stage interventions, and nonmedical alternatives.
• Cesarean Birth: Reasons for a cesarean, risks, anesthesia, 3D animation of surgery, recovery, reducing the risk for cesarean birth, breastfeeding, family-centered birth tips.
• Newborns: Newborn hospital procedures, skin-to-skin contact, first feeding, newborn appearance, senses, behaviors, SIDS, abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome).
• Postpartum: Involution, lochia, perineum care, rooming-in, baby blues, postpartum depression, healthy habits, breastfeeding, hunger signs, feeding frequency, effective latch, and getting support.

What's included?

• Videos, animations, and optional read-along audio
• Quizzes, interactive exercises, notes pages, and extended activities
• Essential pregnancy, birth, and new-parent tools
• PDF library, glossary, and web links
• Class completion certificate

We offer personalized information based on which of the Care New England hospitals (Kent or Women & Infants) you have chosen for the delivery of your infant.

Within one business day from purchase, you receive an email from Women & Infants Health Education with a code to access the e-Class. Families who purchase this e-Class will be able to view it for 270 days (from first use).

If you have questions about childbirth and parenting-related topics or giving birth at Women & Infants Hospital, please email us at asktheeducator@CareNE.org.

Pre Requisites

Expectant parents who prefer the convenience of electronic learning are encouraged to purchase this class.

Understanding Birth e-Class

Class information:

• After purchase, you will receive an email from Women & Infants Health Education containing a code to activate the Understanding Birth e-Class. You will have access to this program for 270 days from first use.
• If you have any questions, please call the Women & Infants Health Education Department at (401) 276-7800.

Insurance Information

Some insurance plans cover the cost of childbirth and parenting classes. Please contact your insurance carrier to see if your health plan covers this class.

If your health plan covers this class, please call Women & Infants Health Education Department at (401) 276-7800 to register.

Contact Information

Women & Infants Health Education Department (401) 276-7800

Ask the Educator - If you have questions about childbirth and parenting-related topics or giving birth at Women & Infants Hospital, please email us at asktheeducator@CareNE.org.