1st meeting

We will talk about all sorts of ways to prepare for birth. We'll talk about accompanying your partner to the birth - what role you both see in it, and some specific ideas that can help both partner and parent afterwards. We can also go through a list of things to have ready in your bags for the birth and generally for the first few months for baby. We also start talking about labour, how it starts and when to go to the hospital. We will go through a list of things to have in the medicine cabinet for the baby.

2nd meeting

We will look at how birth physiologically takes place, what the pelvis, uterus, amniotic sacs look like and how the baby is placed in the uterus (we may even try to palpate this through the abdomen if you wish). We will then talk about how admission to the hospital for birth takes place and talk about the interventions that take place in the delivery room. For all topics, we will discuss the positives, negatives, and options for refusal. As part of this, I will introduce you to WHO (World Health Organization) recommendations and others where you can look up additional information on your own.

3rd meeting

At the last meeting we will go on to discuss what happens after birth, whether in the delivery room or with the baby - what it will look like after birth, you will know the importance of bonding and know what is essential in the first few hours. We will demonstrate handling the baby and possibly try out how to bathe the baby. We will remind ourselves of the importance of the now neglected six-week period and talk about breastfeeding, its importance and its undeniable benefits. We will try how to attach the baby to the breast and we will outline what to do in case of the most common difficulties.