Perinatal Patient Education

PART ONE: Principles of Patient Education Chapter One: Basic Principles and Goals of Patient Education Chapter Two: Adult Learning Principles Chapter Three: Behavior Change Principles Chapter Four: Readability/Literacy/Low Literacy Chapter Five: Cultural Competence/Informed Consent Chapter Six: Methods of Providing Patient Education Chapter Seven: Development and Evaluation of Patient Education Chapter Eight: Documentation PART TWO: Patient Education Handouts Chapter Nine: Prenatal Health Education Materials - Choosing a Health Care Provider - General Information - Should You Choose a Doctor? - Should You Choose a Midwife? - Should You Choose a Nurse Practitioner? - Rights and Responsibilities of Pregnant Women - Why is Prenatal Care so Important? - When is Your Baby Due? - The AFP Triple Screen Test - Cigarette Smoking and Pregnancy - The Problem of Partner Abuse - Danger Assessment - Nutritional Guidelines in Pregnancy - Tests in Pregnancy - Fetal Movement Counting - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - What You Need to Know About Having the HIV Test in Pregnancy - Warning Signs in Pregnancy - Did You Know That Preterm Birth Can Be Dangerous to Your Baby's Health? - What is Preeclampsia? - Coping with Bedrest - 2 Babies? 3 Babies? More? - High and Low Blood Sugar: Do You Know the Difference? - Important Information for You About Health Care Proxy and Advanced Directives - Heparin Use in Pregnancy - Yeast Infections and How To Cure Them - Diabetes in Pregnancy - Your Body Needs Iron - Colposcopy - Do You Know About Lead Poisoning and What It Can Do To Newborn Babies? - Genetic Testing in Pregnancy - Fibroids- What Are They? - Do You Need to Have a Vaccination for Rubella? - HIV Infection and AIDS - Things You Need to Know About Chlamydia - Have you heard about HPV??? - Community Resources - Breastfeeding or Bottlefeeding - How Do I Choose? - Signs of Labor - Sex During Pregnancy - What is a Doula? - The Ultrasound Test - The Biophysical Profile - Non-Stress Tests - Should You Take Childbirth Classes? - Your Blood Type and Rh Disease - What About Traveling During Pregnancy? Chapter Ten: Intrapartum Care - What Should I Bring in My Suitcase? - Are You In Labor? How do you Know When to Call or Come to the Hospital or Birthing Center? - Your Rights and Responsibilities in Labor - Questions To Ask Your Provider About Labor - More Questions To Ask About Labor - Pain Relief for the Birth of Your Baby - Episiotomy - Water Tubs in Labor - Photographing and Videotaping your Birth - Cesarean Birth - Becoming a Mother - What If Your Due Date Was Last Week? - Induction Of Labor - Circumcision is Your Decision Chapter Eleven: Postpartum Care - After Your Baby is Born - Understanding Your Feelings After Having a Baby - Now That You've Decided to Breastfeed - How Your Body Heals After Childbirth - Healing after a Cesarean Birth - Kegel Exercises - Do You Know about "Back to Sleep"? - Getting the Help You Need at Home - Some Thin