Baby Talk: The Videoguide for New Parents.Baby Talk: The Videoguide for New Parents is hosted by Jean Smart ("Designing Women") and her husband, actor Richard Gilliland. It is designed to take over where childbirth childbirth: see birth. Childbirth Childlessness (See BARRENNESS.) Artemis (Rom. Diana) goddess of childbirth. [Gk. Myth. classes and patient education leave off, helping new parents acquire all the skills and information they need to cope with caring for a new baby. Unlike babycare films from drug or formula companies, this one is produced by Polymorph polymorph /poly·morph/ (pol´i-morf) colloquial term for polymorphonuclear leukocyte. polymorph a colloquial term for a polymorphonuclear leukocyte. films, a leader in the area of maternal-child health with such films as Birth in the Squatting squatting /squat·ting/ (skwaht´ing) a position with hips and knees flexed, the buttocks resting on the heels; sometimes adopted by the parturient at delivery or by children with certain types of cardiac defects. Position, Gentle Birth and Labors of Love. Baby Talk offers instruction on a wide range of topics, including bathing, diapering di·a·per n. 1. a. A folded piece of absorbent material, such as paper or cloth, that is placed between a baby's legs and fastened at the waist to contain excretions. b. , breast and bottle feeding, sleep and awake patterns, personality development, crying and colic colic, intense pain caused by spasmodic contractions of one of the hollow organs, e.g., the stomach, intestine, gall bladder, ureter, or oviduct. The cause of colic is irritation and/or obstruction, and the irritant and/or obstruction may be a stone (as in the gall , temperature taking, doctor visits and a complete postpartum postpartum /post·par·tum/ (post-pahr´tum) occurring after childbirth, with reference to the mother. post·par·tum adj. Of or occurring in the period shortly after childbirth. guide for the mother. The video is organized into ten chapters which are clearly marked on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. at all times, allowing for easy location of a particular section in a hurry--a boon for harried new parents. The video comes with a handy reference booklet providing supplementary information and a colorful poster with space for important phone numbers. I watched the entire video and found it an excellent resource for new parents--unlike the videos from the formula companies, nothing was offensive to someone like myself who is a bit outside the mainstream. I found only one glaring omission--not mentioning keeping the baby in bed with you when discussing sleep patterns. keeping the bassinet next to you or having a separate room for the baby. I am happy to make my copy available on loan to inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in parents who give birth at our center, and the price is low enough that some will want to buy it to have on hand when crises arise at 2 am! The sixty-minute video costs $24.95, with a $5 discount making it only $19.95 for parents. Polymorph is offering childbirth educators this special bonus: they can show a part of Baby Talk in their classes and give their students coupons for $5 off the purchase price. In addition to couples saving $5, the childbirth educator's identification number on the coupon earns her an additional $2 credit toward purchase of any of the videos available from Polymorph (including Baby Talk, which she can lend out or resell). Childbirth education group members can pool their credits to purchase new videos more quickly. To order or to request a review copy, contact Polymorph Films at 800-370-3456 or 617-542-2004. Be sure to mention having heard about the video through IH/IBP. -- Reviewed by Rahima Baldwin |
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