Birthing School in English with first aid course - Caesarean birth

The classes take place on Sundays from 10:00 to 13:00 at the Jeannette Birthing School, Grupy AK Północ 2/33, Warszawa (Mokotów, near Czerniakowska and Al. Polski Walczącej).

You can take a course in infant first aid after making an appointment by telephone. Details will be given in the order confirmation.

During the Sunday courses, midwives from Medicover Hospital will be on hand to answer questions about the postnatal period or newborn care. Topics to be covered include:

• Breastfeeding (techniques and principles of breastfeeding, physiology of lactation, pumping techniques, etc.)
• Newborn care - skin and navel care, bathing, dressing, changing,
• Documentation and official matters to be dealt with after the baby is born,
• Preparing the baby's room.

The Sunday meeting is a good opportunity to get to know the maternity unit midwives, as they will be the ones to welcome you to our unit and you will remain under their care until the end of your hospital stay.

Since Medicover has been actively involved in promoting preventive health care for many years, our maternity school could not do without the first aid course for babies. Thanks to this course, future parents can supplement their knowledge with practical information that will come in handy in moments of danger to the health and life of their child.

Sessions are held in groups of up to 8 couples. Please bring extra socks and a snack (especially for pregnant women). Tea, coffee and water are provided.

 Class schedule

·        Sunday – Nursing and feeding 10:00-13:00

·        The first aid course in English is held on the last Saturday of the month at 13:00.

Neonatal Classes in English with First Aid Course - Caesarean section

During the one-day class we focus on three 3 thematic blocks:

AROUND CAESAREAN SECTION

• Indications for a caesarean section
• How to prepare for the operation?
• How do I pack for the hospital?
• What to do if the baby arrives before the planned caesarean?
• The day your baby is born - step by step
• Stay in the maternity ward
• Recovery after a caesarean section
• What is the puerperium?
• Emotional reactions in the postnatal period - the baby blues
• Wound care
• When and why should you see a physiotherapist?
• Returning to fertility after childbirth

NATURAL BREASTFEEDING

• The benefits of breastfeeding
• Contraindications to breastfeeding
• Composition and function of breast milk – milk variability
• Regulation of milk production
• Principles of lactation: preparation for breastfeeding, first feed, first 24 hours, stabilisation of lactation, continued feeding
• Expressing and storing breast milk
• Nutrition of the lactating mother
• Lactation stimulants and medications
• The most common lactation problems: anatomical variations of the nipples, soreness of the nipples, milk let-down, milk retention
• Breastfeeding accessories and gadgets
• Lactation crisis: where to go for help?
• Positioning the baby at the breast, breastfeeding positions – practical exercises

AROUND THE NEWBORN BABY

• Assessing the general condition of the newborn: the Apgar scale
• Transitional conditions in the newborn
• Physiological jaundice
• Protection against heat loss
• Adaptation of the digestive system
• Physiological weight loss
• Daily care of the baby
• What can a crying baby mean and how to interpret it?
• Bathing, changing, dressing and other care step by step – the practical part
• Organising a place in the house to welcome the newborn baby

Class schedule

·        Sunday – Nursing and feeding 10:00-13:00

·        The first aid course in English is held on the last Saturday of the month at 13:00.

• The classes take place on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 13:00 at the Jeannette Birthing School, Grupy AK Północ 2/33, Warszawa (Mokotów, near Czerniakowska and Al. Polski Walczącej).
• Once you have purchased the service, you have to attend the lesson on the date you have chosen in advance.
• The purchase of the service will be verified on the spot by checking the attendance list.
• Please bring extra socks and a snack (especially if you are pregnant). Tea, coffee and water are provided.
• Classes can be attended in pairs or individually.
• If you need to reschedule a class, please call the hospital helpline on 500 900 902.
• To make an appointment for the first aid course, please call the Hospital First Aid Helpline on 500 900 902.
• Newborn babies do not take part in the first aid course.
• The service does not qualify for discounts on your Medicover subscription.
• If any part of the antenatal or first aid course is not completed for reasons attributable to the participant, the price of the service will not be changed.
• For more information please check the attached Rules of Childbirth Classes
  agreement.