Birth

1
Birth

• Medical and cultural aspects

2
Sequence of events

• Stages of labour
• What can go wrong

3
Medical aspects of birth

• Different interventions
• Effect on mother
• Effect on baby

4
Newborn babies - health

• Assessment
• Effect of birth process
• Effect of neonatal care
• Can we assess behaviour?

5
Premature babies

• How early can they survive?
• New practices
• Life after the hospital
• Low birthweight

6
Cross-cultural practices

• Different places
• Different times

7
Attitudes to newborns

• Gender roles
• Bonding
• Older siblings