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PREGNANCY COURSES

(Before Birth ) - For you & your baby

Prepare for baby's birth & care with practical birthing and child care skills

When you are 3 to 4 months pregnant 

Course  - Pregnancy Health

When you are 6 to 7 months pregnant 

Prepare for baby’s birth & care with practical birthing and child care skills

IN ENGLISH OR SINHALA - PLEASE SPECIFY

Course - Birth 
Natural Birth (with free recap breathing class) or

Caesarian Birth (Strategies for fast recovery and early lactation)

DURATION - 1 SESSION - 3 HOURS

Course Content

SESSION SAT 10.30 - 1.30PM
BIRTH 


Stages of labour with anatomy
Signs and Symptoms of onset of labour
When to go to hospital
All about Foetal movements and monitoring
Per vaginal examination
Break - Snack provided
Inducing labour
Use of forceps and vacuum extraction
Pain relief in labour – Tens Machine, Entinox, Pethadine and Epidural
Coping with Birth – Practicing natural strategies for first stage, transition and second stage labour, including relaxation and meditation as well as how Mum can cope and co-operate and Dad can help as birth partner.
Safe Exercises for Mother for easy Birth – Natural or Caesarean.
Better nutrition and oxygenation of baby

Course 2 Breast Feeding , Baby Care.
Successful breast feeding,
Taking care of newborn
Identifying needs and observation of newborn 

Pregnancy yoga classes conducted weekly at om space

Post birth class for you (one free)

To reshape your body and reduce excess weight

Post birth breast feeding support at your home

Course - Breast Feeding , Baby Care.
Successful breast feeding,
Taking care of newborn
Identifying needs and observation of newborn 

DURATION – 2 SESSIONS – 3 HRS EACH
 

Course Content

SESSION 1 -  SAT -10.30 -1.30 PM

BREAST FEEDING 

Care of breasts in pregnancy
What to buy for breast feeding
Breast-feeding techniques, Do and don’ts, 
Baby feeding regimes and mother’s diet in breast-feeding
Break- snacks provided 
Preventing / Managing Sore nipples , Engorged breasts
Sterilizing methods
Sleep, Sleep patterns, 
Understanding needs of baby through baby signals, 
Bonding / Attachment behaviour
Adjusting to the needs of your new born baby.

SESSION 2 -   SUN- 10.00 -1.00PM 

​BABYCARE  
Reasons why babies cry and how to deal with it, calling patterns.
Taking temperature of baby and what to do if baby has fever.
Sleeping positions – 
Cord cleaning
Nappy change, Diarrhoea and vomiting.
Break-with snacks
What to ask the paediatrician
When should baby be seen again by the paediatrician.
When should immunization be given
Parental Observations of the newborn

(After Birth) - For you

One Complimentary post-natal exercise class

Tummy massage (can be booked separately)

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