I\u2019m not saying that prenatal education should only focus on how to take care of the infant. There are studies that show that expectant parents, sometimes when they\u2019re so focused on labour and delivery that maybe they\u2019re not ready to hear anything else. But as I\u2019ve said, in my experience and my research I\u2019ve found that parents want both. They want to know what to expect in labour and delivery; they want to know more about prenatal infant development; fetal development; which aspects of fetal development are the most critical stages; what sorts of things can they do or shouldn\u2019t do that can enhance development and ensure that their child is developing healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And of course they want to know how to look after a baby when it comes home. What are some common things that they might see with the newborn baby? What can they do to encourage healthy development? What shouldn\u2019t they do? They like to hear common things that others do and whether that\u2019s the right thing or wrong thing. And they\u2019re usually interested in things that are in the news so whether it\u2019s, you know, breastfeeding issues, the bed sharing issues, discipline, nutrition \u2013 they come with a lot of questions and I think that\u2019s the ideal opportunity, especially first time parents. They don\u2019t have little babies to care for at that moment or young children to run around and distract. They just want to learn so it\u2019s an ideal captive audience that they\u2019re really, really interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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