Meeting parents in antenatal classes - a model of interactive teaching

1. Divide into teams Promote interaction Open atmosphere “I have no silent groups anymore” (midwife) “I used to control my group, now they control me” (midwife) “We talked about things I didn’t know were so important” (parent) Exchange experiences Discussions “Good methods that made us talk” (parent) “Subjects that we talked about led to good discussions at home” (parent) Breast- feeding Birth Breathing How can I be supportive? Pros and cons How does it feel ? Pain relief How do I cope? Our groupYour child What do we need? First days together Relations Parents´ leave Parentship The child Meeting parents in antenatal classes - a model of interactive teaching Kajsa Nyström, RN, RM, BSci, Lund, Sweden Anna-Karin Dykes, RN, RM, Associated professor, Dep.of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden Background Meeting parents in antenatal classes is challenging for midwives. In order to satisfy parents´ needs and to meet the goals of antenatal education, other ways of teaching are needed. To coach teams to learn themselves rather than to transfer information by lecturing might mean taking on a new role for many midwives. To support the interactive antenatal classes and to make the midwives feel comfortable in the role as group leaders we have developed “easy to use tools”. To create a learning atmosphere Easy to use tools • Making an agenda together • Mindmap it • Meeting parents needs • Groups are different Pain • Choose a picture • Picture it • An easy way to talk about things that might be hard to handle • We see things differently • Find solutions together • Feelings about the delivery • Post-it • Put words to feelings and worries • Get all voices heard • Anonymous • Identify issues for discussions Based on the book “Midwives Dare and Care” (2005) K. Nyström, K. Roth, L. Svensson Contact person: kajsa.nystrom@telia.com