Birthing School with a First Aid Course - natural childbirth

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).

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

The Maternity School at Medicover Hospital offers courses for women preparing for natural childbirth. Classes with our qualified staff include discussion of topics related to childbirth, such as:

• Signs of impending labour,
• The stages of labour,
• The role of the father-to-be in the delivery room,
• Pain relief techniques,
• Types of anaesthesia used during childbirth,
• The postnatal period - its physiology and hygiene.

What's more, during the weekend 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 weekend 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

·        Saturday – Childbirth 10:00-13:00

·        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.

During the two days of the neonatal classes we focus on three 3 thematic blocks:

SATURDAY

CHILDBIRTH AND DELIVERY

• How to prepare emotionally for childbirth?
• When is it worth coming to the hospital?
• Characteristics of the various stages of childbirth
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain relief
• Participation and tasks of the accompanying person
• Communication with staff during childbirth
• Discussion of pushing positions
• When to make an incision? When to protect the perineum?
• When to have a surgical birth? Caesarean section – why?
• The first breath and releasing the baby
• Importance of close contact with the baby: kangaroo care
• Stay in hospital, timetable for the day, day of discharge home
• What is the puerperium? Evolutionary processes
• Physiology and pathology of the puerperium (what should I pay attention to?)
• Care of the incised perineum, caesarean section wound (depending on the method of birth)
• Family after childbirth
• Emotions in the postpartum period: baby blues
• Return of fertility after childbirth

SUNDAY

CARING FOR YOUR NEWBORN BABY

• What is the newborn like after birth?
• Adapting to the new environment, transitional stages in the newborn
• Physiological jaundice
• Physiological weight loss
• Screening tests
• Protection against heat loss
• Adaptation of the digestive system
• Daily baby care
• Bathing your newborn baby – step by step
• Organising space at home for your newborn
• Safety of mother and baby in the car
• Newborn physical and psychomotor development
• What can a crying baby mean and how to interpret it?
• Bathing, changing, dressing and other care routines - the practical part
• How is the baby cared for in hospital?

NATURAL FEEDING

• Benefits of breastfeeding
• Contraindications to breastfeeding
• Composition and function of breast milk; variability of milk
• Regulation of milk production
• Principles of lactation: preparation for breastfeeding, first feed, initial 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
• Breastfeeding crisis: where to seek help
• Feeding the baby at the breast, breastfeeding positions - practical exercises

• The classes take place on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 16:00 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.
• 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.