Workshop ​‘Wit-Gele Kruis: Care Mum and Baby’

During this small-gro­up infor­ma­ti­on sessi­on (5 preg­nant women + part­ner), a Whi­te Yel­low Cross midwi­fe will tell you everyt­hing you need to know abo­ut looking after mum and baby after giving birth.

What will be covered?

Mum’s heal­th

• After­bir­th
  
• Con­tra­cep­ti­on
  
• Womb reco­very
  
• Mater­nity dre­ssing / blo­od loss
  
• Pel­vic flo­or exercise
  
• Blo­od pressure
  
• Baby blu­es / the men­tal aspect
  
• Medi­ca­ti­on
  
• Bre­as­t­fe­eding or arti­fi­ci­al feeding?
  
• Smo­king or alcohol
  

Baby care

Stan­dard care

• Bat­hing baby
  
• Hair / nose / ears / mouth care
  
• Navel care
  
• Diapers (what types of nap­pi­es are the­re, advan­ta­ges and disa­dvan­ta­ges of wet wipes)
  
• Tran­s­por­ting your baby (car seats / prams / baby car­ri­ers or slings)
  
• Baby massa­ge
  
• Medi­ca­ti­on, vita­mins D & K…
  
• Sle­eping safely
  
• Cons­ti­pa­ti­on
  

Occa­si­onal care

• Baby sick? Fever, cram­ps, yel­low colour
  
• Heel prick
  
• Weig­ht monitoring
  
• Chec­king heart when dis­c­har­ged from mater­nity ward for 72h
  
• Baby in the sun
  
• Vac­ci­na­ti­ons
  
• Sha­king the baby
  
• Baby swim­ming