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	See What You Read: Understanding Birth Web-Enhanced Parent Guide 8 Chapters • 72 Pages • 8" x 11" Quantity : Discount Pricing

Expectant parents have a lot to learn—the right materials make all the difference! See What You Read: Understanding Birth is the most effective way to prepare parents for childbirth. This one-of-a-kind booklet comes with free access to SeeWhatYouRead.com, our award-winning, commercial-free website. Here, dozens of online video clips (including several complete birth stories) and printable labor-preparation worksheets are available for use in class, at bedside, and for parents to view at home.

COMPLETE YOUR CURICULUM
Use See What You Read: Understanding Birth with our companion Understanding Birth DVD (2nd Edition)or PowerPoint

Benefits:

• 62 online video clips – reinforces learning, whether used bedside, in class, or at home
• Complete curriculum – use with Understanding Birth DVD or PowerPoint
• Reinforce learning – information you cover in class is accessible to parents once they get home
• Birth stories – real-life experiences make learning memorable

Topics Include:

• Chapter 1: Understanding Pregnancy
Third trimester overview, changing emotions, anatomy of pregnancy, discomforts, nutrition, warning signs of problems, hazards to avoid, body mechanics, strength & stretching exercises, special-attention pregnancies
• Chapter 2: Understanding Labor
  Birth is natural, the 4 P’s of labor, signs of prelabor, onset of labor, stages of labor, early labor, active labor, transition, pushing, birth, placenta delivery
• Chapter 3: Christina’s Birth
  Unmedicated vaginal birth story, hospital packing checklist
• Chapter 4: Understanding Comfort Techniques
  Labor support team, breathing, relaxation, massage, visualization, focal points, hydrotherapy, positions, back labor, long labor, providing support
• Chapter 5: Understanding Medical Procedures
  Birth planning & decision making, induction, augmentation, monitoring, IV, medical pain relief, analgesics, epidural anesthesia, other types of medical pain relief, making decisions about pain relief, second stage interventions
• Chapter 6: Understanding Cesarean Birth
  Reasons for cesareans, surgery, family-centered birth, recovery
• Chapter 7: Understanding Newborns
  Newborn procedures, choosing your baby’s healthcare provider, newborn appearance, a newborn’s world
• Chapter 8: Understanding Postpartum
Physical changes, emotions, lifestyle changes & tips, breastfeeding basics

11 Printable Handouts and Worksheets at SeeWhatYouRead.com

• Baby Information Sheet
• Baby’s Daily Feeding Log
• Birth Plan: Checklist Style
• Birth Plan: Worksheet Style
• Contraction Timing Chart
• Daily Food Log & Tips
• Fetal Movement Count Chart
• Kegel Information Sheet
• Labor Partner’s Cheat Sheet
• Personal Relaxation Chart
• What to Pack for the Hospital

The following products are highly recommended as teaching companions to the See What You Read interactive booklets and website. Incorporating these titles into your classroom or discharge procedure, along with the See What You Read booklets, will help deepen your parents' comprehension and retention of each topic covered: The Stages of Labor 2nd Edition: A Visual Guide Your Healthy Pregnancy: 3 Volume Set Complete Childbirth Class: Password to Customize Understanding Birth 2nd Edition: A Comprehensive Guide