This workshop addresses ways to support families
who experience an unexpected outcome of pregnancy, including preterm birth,
special needs baby, infant loss, loss in a multi-fetal pregnancy and in the
pregnancy that follows a loss. Information will include exploring a relationship
based prenatal attachment model of intervention that can be used in working
with families in normal pregnancy, content will move into how to use this model
with families when a baby dies and in the pregnancy that follows. Specific
emotions of fathers and children will be addressed. Interventions to
support parents as they prepare for labor and birth in their subsequent
pregnancies will be presented, including birth planning to prevent symptoms of
PTSD.
Objectives
At the end of this session the learner
will be able to:
Explore
the historical perspective of attachment and infant loss
Identify two ways the prenatal model of parenting changes when parents experience an unexpected outcome such as preterm birth, special needs baby or infant loss
Examine
an attachment based model of intervention to use with parents during pregnancy
Describe
four ways the tasks of pregnancy change when pregnancy follows a perinatal loss
Recognize three ways fathers describe
the experience of loss and their behaviors in the pregnancy that follows
Identify and discuss birth preparation interventions to support families at the time of loss during their subsequent pregnancy
Describe three unique issues when there is a loss in a multi-fetal pregnancy
Explore the importance of relaxation/alternative therapies during pregnancy
Identify three ways to help parents support children at the time of loss and in a pregnancy that follows
On-line Course for Center for Early Ed. & Development - Available in 2009
"A study of adult behavior without consideration of
its origins before birth is as incomplete as...the study of adult anatomy without
reference to the embryology of the structures considered" (Carmichael,
1954)
Description
The
ways in which children develop and interact with their parents and environment
is unique for each child. Seldom do people consider that many of children's
behaviors originate in the prenatal period and that, regardless of the outcome,
parenting begins at conception. What happens during pregnancy, birth and
early postpartum, not only sets the stage for parents, but can influence the
way children develop and interact with their environment throughout life.
This
course, designed for family educators, social workers, health care providers
and other professionals working with families in the childbearing years,
explores pregnancy through the lens of an early parenting experience.
Relationship-based practiceemphasizes the importance of building
relationships with parents as fundamental to the process of providing education
or intervention to children and promoting infant mental health. Understanding
how this can begin during pregnancy is the foundation of the course. This will
be done through on-line lecture, case studies, group discussion as well as
video segments and assigned readings. Using attachment theory as its
theoretical foundation and Gesell's stages of growth and development children
move through participants will learn a relationship based model of intervention
to facilitate prenatal attachment and ways this model can be applied to parents
in various work settings (home visitors, early head start teachers, doulas,
perinatal, parish and public health nurses).
Objective
At the end of this course the learner will:
Identify and explore your own cultural values about
pregnancy, the unborn child and the father's role in pregnancy.
Review the concept of prenatal attachment from a historical
perspective to our current understanding of the unborn child's life
Identify a relationship based model of education that helps
parents learn intuitive knowing of their unborn child to support awareness of
the emotional needs of their child from pregnancy into the first three months
of life.
Describe specific interventions for the mother, father, and
siblings at each stage of pregnancy to support awareness of the competencies of
the unborn child.
Recognize the role of fathers and learn strategies to support
them during pregnancy
Describe ways guided imagery can support parent's intuitive
knowing of their unborn child
Identify issues around the pregnancy and birth that may have
been traumatic for the parents and/or baby and how this can alter postpartum
adjustment
Explore ways this model can be used with a variety of
families including different cultures, adolescent, adoption, preterm birth,
special needs babies, infant loss and a pregnancy that follows an infant loss.
On-line Course for Center for Early Ed.
& Development - Available in 2009
This course provides information on how loss during pregnancy or the newborn period can have a life long impact on parents and children. Children experience two losses: of who their parents were before the loss and their connection to the expected sibling. Topics include a historical overview of infant loss, the pregnancy that follows, the needs of grieving fathers, and the long term implications that can hinder the mental health of parents and children without intervention.
At the end of this course the learner will:
Review how the historical perceptive of infant loss has shifted in society today
Examine a prenatal attachment based
intervention model to support parents and their children when an infant dies
during pregnancy, in the newborn period or during a multi-fetal pregnancy
Identify how infant loss changes the experience of
the next pregnancy and specific interventions to support attachment to the
child that follows
Discuss the needs of fathers at the time of loss and in the pregnancy that follows
Describe the concept of "protective parenting" in bereaved mothers and fathers and how this behavior may exhibit itself during pregnancy, early postpartum and in the preschool years.
