Independent Study 2 Approval

1)
I'm a little iffy on this idea, but I was thinking of taking birthing classes! Like Hypnobabies, even nutritional classes, or just first time parents classes, baby classes in general.

2)
This will give me the opportunity to see all types of birthing methods, and to see how and why parents chose they way they wanted to birth their baby! I could get a chance to see the whole baby experience. It relates to my EQ because usually the midwife encourages the parents to take classes or to gain more knowledge on pregnancy, and on nutrition, and at that moment she has influenced her birth experience in so many ways!

Independent study1

 Evidence!!:)

1.Log

I have been watching videos from the start, but I began keeping a log and taking notes of all of them, starting January 7th- Feb10th.
1/7,1/15,1/17,1/19,1/24,1/26,2/01,2/03,2/05,2/09,2/10

I mainly watched videos at service learning, and at home. I would watch numerous videos through out service learning, it was never just one video. Each video was either 30 min-1hr. The longest video I watched was 2hours. So in total 20 videos, plus the timing of notes, pausing the video, asking the midwives questions, and reviewing the notes again at home.
3. Complete the LIA:
Literal

(a) “I, Valeria Iniesta, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) I watched a lot of birth videos! I saw many babies being born, and all the births were honestly very beautiful, I recall smiling through out the videos because the babies were so cute! Plus what the video meant and signified made me happy too!  I watched births in hospitals, I watched births at home, and watched births in water. (which could be at home too, or in a birth center) I saw all the birthing methods, and while I watched the videos I took notes, paused the video, asked questions to the midwives and jotted everything down.  At the end of every video I would summarize the video then compare it with hospital births.

Interpretive

The significant parts of my independent comp is the thorough notes I took, and at the end comparing both birth experiences, which is part of my goal for my senior project. Comparing both experiences so people know how different these births are and the benefits of midwifery births.  This demonstrates 30 hours of work, because half of the journal is full, its not just the 20 videos I watched, its the time I took to understand everything, write it down and review it all.


Applied

This most definitely helped me a lot answer my EQ! The independent comp served its purpose! I saw how nurturing the midwives were towards the mother, how well the baby reacted to the birth, and how much the midwife actually influenced the birth experience. The midwives supported the natural process, built a strong bond with the mother, and encouraged partner involvement. My independent component compared hospitals, birth centers, OB's and midwives.  These comparisons played a significant role in my EQ. These videos allowed me to see my EQ in a different perspective and that's how I was able to come up with my EQ answers.

Presentation 2 Rough Draft:

Essential Question: What is the most effective way a midwife can influence a birth experience?

(A) Introduction
 I want to present on the different types of birthing methods, like water birth, and hypnobabies.  I will go over what water birth is and what it exactly does, and what hypnobabies is and how effective it is.

2.
I want to let the class know and understand what these methods do for the woman and for her baby. I want them to realize that going to the hospital is not the only option and these experiences are not painful, BUT they're not exactly pain free either (depending on the experience)

(B) Body

1. Major point 1:
First I will state what different options expectant mothers have and what these options can provide for them. The options being water birth and hypnobabies. I will explain what the hospital does, to show how different these methods are. I will also state that water birth is not exactly accepted in hospitals and how water birth used to be in hospitals and is in some (very few) now.
(3 min)

2. Major point 2:
I will explain water birth and how great it is! I really like water birth, it's something that I wish to advocate in hospitals one day:) I feel that it's a very peaceful transition for the baby and a beautiful experience for both partners. Water birth provides women with shorter labors. The warm water also provides therapeutic benefits, I will elaborate on all of this.
" Your complete guide to water birth"
(5 min)

3. Major point 3:
I will explain hypnobabies and how it's full of relaxing excerises.  It's a full child education class and is before the due date, it reprograms the mind to think positive and to surround your mind, body and soul of only positive people. It's also about relaxing music you can listen to before birth and during, especially during! This class also provides scripts to read during birth, but these scripts and this special music are not listened to until that day. The other scripts and music is to prep for birth in a way, and is listened to.
(5 min)
-Hypnobabies class.

4. Activity:
I'm still a little iffy on the activity. But I was thinking of pairing up two people, and having them read the hynobabies script, while playing the music that it offers. I can dim the lights and have the class be really quiet and everyone whisper it so everyone is having there on secluded time. OR maybe I can just read it to them??

5. They can get a feel of what it says and how relaxing it is (if its done properly) the students can get hands on experience of what it does, and how it's done.
(5-7 min)
-hypnobabies class.
(C) Conclusion

1. Essential points:
-I’ll state how great these ways are, and how more people need to be informed so they can one day experience this and enjoy their labor.
-Hypnobabies and water birth is something that should not be overlooked and one day be accepted in the hospitals.
-This is connected to my EQ because midwifery offers many options that hospitals don't. Midwives care about the expectant mother, and want her to be comfortable and free enough to do what she wants and these methods offer that. If the midwife allows the expectant mother to experience her birth the way she wants, then she has most definitely influenced her birth experience.

2. What was your most important source for this presentation and why?
- The class I took of hypnobabies
-My Water birth guidebook for Aqua Natal
- The many videos I have seen!

(D) Materials needed
-Power point
-music
-Scripts for hypnobabies