Understanding Birth DVD, English 3rd Edition

This comprehensive program follows families from pregnancy to the postpartum period. Contents Include:

• Pregnancy—fetal development, emotions, anatomy, discomforts, nutrition, preterm labor, hazards, exercise

• Labor—signs labor is near, onset, stages overview, early labor, active labor, transition, second stage, third and fourth stages

• Brandy’s Birth Story—an unmedicated birth story that shows stages of labor, comfort techniques, and partner support

• Comfort Techniques—support team, massage, visualization, vocalization, breathing, relaxation, hydrotherapy, labor positions, pushing techniques

• Medical Procedures—birth plans, BRAIN acronym, induction, monitoring, analgesics, epidurals, augmentation, second stage interventions

• Cesarean Birth—reasons for cesareans, risks, surgery preparation, anesthesia, surgery animation, breastfeeding, recovery

• Newborns—appearance, procedures, first feeding, senses, crying, Abusive Head Trauma, sleep, SIDS safety

• Postpartum—involution, lochia, perineum care, emotions (PPD), support, healthy habits, breastfeeding