Childbirth Class Outline Week Three

Week Three Childbirth Class – Unexpected Labor Challenges, Common Interventions in Oklahoma area hospitals, and Relaxation Techniques

Discussion of Interventions and Childbirth Choices
Introduction Exercise – Terminology and Definitions Matching Game

Inductions

EFM

Epidural

Other Drug Options

Relaxation: Massage Demonstration

IV’s – 5 minutes

Episiotomy

*Demonstration – Cloth Fabric
Cesarean Birth/VBAC discussion
Unexpected Outcomes/Cascade of Interventions
~Exercise – Dad tied with yarn and ribbon

**Video – HillRom Video

Challenges of Labor
Relaxation: Words of Affirmation and Vocalization
~Exercise – Contraction Stretch Exercise and Discussion