Understanding Cesarean Birth USB
Great for childbirth classes, this video program on USB is ideal for explaining why a cesarean birth may be necessary and what happens during a cesarean. The program features the Understanding Cesarean Birth chapter from InJoy’s Understanding Birth program and follows a planned cesarean birth story as well as an unplanned cesarean birth story. Information is presented in an easy-to-understand, positive, and relatable way, including a 3-D animation of a cesarean procedure. Covers why cesareans are performed, risks to mother and baby, benefits of skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding, recovery tips, and ways to reduce the likelihood of needing a cesarean. Contains two program versions: Full version is 19 minutes; express version for time-sensitive teaching is 12 minutes. Comes with parent handout. Grade 8–Adult. ©2016 [closed captioned]