Class Outline
Introduction to the Class
The minutes and hour immediately following the birth of your baby is a tender time. You’ve both just been through a very big experience, and though it might not seem like much is happening, a beautiful and intricate dance of bonding, co-regulation, and laying of the groundwork for breastfeeding is unfolding.
This is the Golden Hour–the hour of (hopefully uninterrupted) skin-to-skin contact between mama and baby directly after birth.
In this class, you’ll find details about Golden Hour practices and their benefits. As well as tips for your birth plans to ensure you and your baby get this kind of physiologic care.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Visualize that golden hour from baby’s perspective
- Define: The Mama Baby Dyad: A framework for early motherhood
- What is the Golden Hour
- What are the Benefits to Mom, Baby, Both
- How to Facilitate Golden Hour
- What Can Happen to Interrupt Golden Hour and What You Can Do About It
- What the Golden Hour Is Not
- Bringing it Home