Understanding Birth (Ponca City)
Free
Only register one person. You may bring 1 support person.
Understanding Birth is a class covering the following information:
Pregnancy: anatomy, preeclampsia & warning signs, preterm labor, hazards, emotions, and more.
Labor: Pain theories, 5 P's of labor, signs labor is near, onset of labor, stages of labor, and the importance of skin-to-skin contact.
Birth Stories: Stories show how the stages of labor unfold in real life, inducing examples of natural coping techniques, partner support, medicated pain relief, and cesareans (varies by format).
Comfort Techniques: Birth preferences, labor support, breathing, relaxation, massage, visualization, focal points, hydrotherapy, labor & pushing positions, back labor, and partner advice.
Medical Procedures: Decision-making, induction, fetal monitoring, IVs, analgesics, epidural anesthesia, labor and pushing positions with epidural, augmentation, and second-stage interventions.
Cesarean Birth: Reasons for a cesarean, types of cesareans, risks, anesthesia, 3D animation of surgery, recovery, reducing the risk for cesarean birth
Each woman will receive a corresponding guidebook that contains a free downloadable app complete with all the videos from the class as well as other helpful features.
If you have questions, please reach out to Tammy Dexter, APRN, CNM, Tammy.Dexter@integrishealth.org
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Jun 20th, 2024
Thu from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Medical Office Building Conference Room
1908 N 14th St
Ponca City, OK 74601
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