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JOURNAL OF PERINATAL EDUCATION
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 33-42Publisher
SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
DOI: 10.1624/105812408X364152
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childbirth education; antenatal education; expectant parents; pregnancy; adult learners
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Antenatal education is a crucial component of antenatal care, yet practice and research demonstrate that women and men now seek far more than the traditional approach of a birth and parenting program attended in the final weeks of pregnancy. Indeed, women and men participating in this study recommended a range of strategies to be provided during the childbearing year, comparable to a menu in a restaurant. Their strategies included three program types: Hearing Detail and Asking Questions, Learning and Discussing, and Sharing and Supporting Each Other. The characteristics of each type of program are identified in this article. The actual learning methods the study participants recommended to be incorporated into the programs were Time to Catch Up and Focus, Seeing and Hearing the Real Experience, Practicing, and Discovering.
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