Polona,
I think you will find the book 'Leading antenatal classes - a practical guide' (2nd edition, 2002) by Judith Schott and Judy Priest very helpful. It covers the essentials (what to cover; how to organise sessions) in a very helpful way. Will you be able to get hold of a copy?
By the purest coincidence, I will be in Ljubljana next week with my family and 2,500 other Scots.
Best wishes,
Andrew Symon
University of Dundee
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Hello!
It is me again. With new question. I am very sorry but in my country is midwifery at the stage of rapid development (after a long period of non-existence) and and we are facing a lot of questions and problems; or I would rather call them challenges.
I was invited to work in a national survey (conducted by a ministry of health) about organization of antenatal classes in Slovenia. Our results were not very flattering, therefore we decided that we need to develop some kind of a basic standards.
I am interested which contents do you discuss in antenatal classes and how do you organize antenatal classes (how big the groups are, who is financing the programme, who are the lecturers, are classes organized by maternity hospitals,...). Are there guideliness for this field of practice that you use?
The very burning topic is also sexuality issues - most of our antenatal classes do not discuss them. Can you recommend me a book or an expert in sexual issues/problems during pregnancy and postpartum.
Polona
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