The Forez Hospital Centre offers various workshops for pregnant women. Most of them can be covered by social security in the 8 childbirth preparation sessions to which you are entitled.
To participate, you must sign up at the maternity reception at 04 77 96 78 59.
A workshop to better understand the delivery process with postures, use of a balloon, breathing techniques, the partner’s role, relaxation, and aids like using water, heat, etc.
A workshop to get information on when to come to the maternity ward, how to recognize the early signs, vaginal birth, on caesarean section, and the first two hours after delivery.
A workshop to allow a discussion with a midwife or a psychologist on the fears that might have arisen or the questions as a future father, for example, his place during the delivery and the changes in the relationship and the family with the arrival of a newborn.
A workshop to discuss going back home, on the way it is possible to create a secure environment and to broach the subject of preventing sudden infant death, domestic accidents and the risk of shakken baby syndrom.
A time for discussion and information to think about the ways to feed the baby, the spouse’s place, going back to work, but also the rhythm of the newborn, their competences, their needs, the signs of effective breastfeeding and the benefits of skin-to-skin contacts.
A workshop on environmental health with advices on the choice of diapers, feeding bottles, etc., on cooking and alimentation, on indoor air, on household products and on cosmetics.
A workshop on the theme of sleep with the security rules when you share your room or your bed, which environment can promote falling asleep, and sleep’s physiology in children but also in adults.
A workshop on babywearing techniques and benefits, whether in a sling or in a baby carrier while addressing safety rules and the limitations.