CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: WEEK 1
As shown in Table 1, the content for the first week of
class was developed in preparation for the pilot series.
At first glance, the amount of content seemed overwhelming
for the 3-hour time frame. Six hours were
typically spent in the Hartford Hospital prepared
childbirth classes covering late pregnancy, labor/birth,
and postpartum, without including the special considerations
of multiple birth. However, doing a needs
assessment of the group at the beginning of the class
helped focus content for the session, allowing reviewing
quickly the basic content that was not applicable
or already known to the group. For example, if all the
couples were already scheduled for cesarean surgeries,
content specific to vaginal birth was skipped.