Second Nature Childbirth and Lactation

This package includes all five self paced courses below and covers everything you need to know about pregnancy, birth, lactation, postpartum care and newborn health. Video rich, this award winning content is presented in a way that is entertaining and informative.

This self paced virtual course offers parents the opportunity to learn from the comfort of their own homes. Video rich, this award winning content is presented in a way that is entertaining and informative. Topics include but are not limited to:

• Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation
• Preparing for Nursing and Pumping
• Basic Newborn Intake Needs and Behavior
• Feeding Positions, When and How to Feed Your Baby
• Care of The Lactating Parent

This self paced course covers everything you need to know about the perinatal period with gentle evidenced based content. Parents come away with a better understanding of the following topics: 

• The Progress of Pregnancy
• Stages and Phases of Labor
• Comfort Measures
• Birthing Techniques and Positions
• Cesarean Birth 
• Medical Procedures 
• Advocacy 
• Newborn and Postpartum 

The course is customized, so please allow 1 business day for it to be sent to you. Often turn around time is only a few hours. 

You've had a baby, now what? This self paced course prepares parents for what to expect after birth. After taking this course, parents will feel more confident about the following topics:

• Postpartum Health and Wellness:  Pain management, lochia, involution & afterpains, constipation & hemorrhoids, perineal care, postpartum emotions, perinatal mood & anxiety disorders, partner emotions, cesarean birth recovery. 
• Baby care: Appearance, jaundice, breathing, cord care, penis & circumcision care, diapering, infant crying, SUID & safe sleep, car seat & hot-car safety, bathing, taking baby’s temperature, sleep patterns, senses, basic safety, dressing & nail care, well-baby visits.
• Feeding: Importance of breastfeeding, how your body makes milk skin-to-skin contact, when to feed & cues, how to breastfeed, signs of feeding well, engorgement, hand expression, getting support, nipple care, swollen ducts, mastitis, using a breast pump, milk storage, and more.

The course is customized, so please allow 1 business day for it to be sent to you. Often turn around time is only a few hours. 

This self paced course provides students with the information they need to enter parenthood with more confidence. Topics include: 

• Is That Normal? Newborn Traits
• Why Do They Do That? Newborn Behaviors
• What Do I Do? Crying and Comforting
• Input and Output: Feeding and Diapering
• Bathing, Nail Care, & Dressing
• Newborn Health
• Newborn Safety Tips 

The course is customized, so please allow 1 business day for it to be sent to you. Often turn around time is only a few hours.