This document outlines the topics covered in a ParentCraft class for expectant parents and their families. The class aims to prepare parents physically and emotionally for labor, delivery, and newborn care. Key topics include the stages of labor and delivery, pain management options, newborn care like breastfeeding, and potential pregnancy complications and signs that medical care is needed. The goal is for parents to feel informed and supported during their pregnancy journey.

1. Parent Craft
Ranjit Chakraborti
MBBS, DGO, DNB, MRCOG (Lond), CCST (UK)

2. What is ParentCraft?

3. The Emotional Roller Coaster of Pregnancy

4. Importanceof Parent CraftClass

5. By the endof the class, the parents would:

6. Who ShouldAttend theseClass?
Expectant Parents
Family Member of Expectant Parents

7. Topics
• Counselling
• Labour and Delivery
• Baby Care
• Physical and Emotional preparation for labour
and birth
• Risks and Complications to be aware
• Birth Plan

8. Counselling
• Highs and Lows of Parenthood
• Caesarean Vs Normal Delivery
• Instrumental Deliveries
• Stress Management
• Common Discomfort
• Myths and Facts

9. Antenatal Checkup& Investigations for Healthy
Pregnancy
• Antenatal Checkup
• Medical Checkup
• Screening Tests
• USG
• Foetal Heart Rate monitoring & CTG

10. Physical and EmotionalPreparation for labourand birth
• Be Informed – anatomy and physiology of labor
• Understand the medical technology
• Be fit
• Be Rested
• Remember to rest between contractions
• Be Nourished – Energy from Food and hydration from drink

11. Labourand Delivery
• Learn the signs and stages of labour
• Explore pain management options
• Discover the keys to a positive birth experience
• And much more

12. Baby Care
• Colostrum and Breastfeeding
• Postnatal Care
• Care of the newborn
• Family Planning

13. FAQ aboutPregnancyProblems
• I am stressed will that affect my body?
• Can I climb stairs and how many?
• My gum and nose bleeds.. Is this normal?
• I feel irritated and teary.. Could you tell me why?
• Do I need to attend antenatal class?
………. Etc

14. Signs ofComplication
• Bleeding
• Severe Nausea and Vomiting
• Babies activity level significantly decreases
• Contractions early in the third trimester
• Your water breaks
………etc

15. Don’t Panic…
• R.. R.. R…
• Rest
• Relaxation and
• Recumbancy

16. THANK YOU