Brightbirth Academy Lesson 7: Postpartum (BB-0652)
Labor, Delivery, and First Weeks
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14m
A lot of plans and preparation lead up to your baby’s incredible birth! It’s all so exciting! But what happens after delivery? What happens with your body and your baby? This final lesson goes over the baby’s first feeding, tests, and procedures. It also covers what you can expect directly after birth with your body and emotions and how the first few weeks at home will look. Congratulations, you had your baby! Topics Include: Postpartum, Feeding, Skin to Skin, Breast Crawl, Blood Sugar Level, Genetic Screening, Hearing Screening, PKU Screening, Jaundice Screening, Monitoring, Lochia, Fluctuating Emotions, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, Taking Baby Home
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