CLASS SCHEDULED FOR PARENTS-TO-BE.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA -- A course for parents-to-be will meet monthly starting Saturday at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Transitions to Parenthood will meet through December and to provide information to help expectant EXPECTANT. Having relation to, or depending upon something; this word is frequently used in connexion with fee, as fee expectant. couples dispel myths, set realistic expectations and understand the changes involved within their relationship following the birth of their children. ``We live in a culture that romanticizes pregnancy and childbirth without accounting for any of the stress of this extraordinary life change,'' said Diana Lynn Diana Lynn (October 7, 1926 – December 18, 1971) was an American actress. Born Dolores Marie Loehr in Los Angeles, California, Lynn was considered a child prodigy because of her exceptional abilities as a pianist at an early age, and by the age of 12 was playing Barnes, licensed marriage and family therapist. ``As a result, most parents fail to prepare themselves for the tremendous psychological changes that do occur during this time.'' Those changes can include postpartum depression Postpartum Depression Definition Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that begins after childbirth and usually lasts beyond six weeks. Description , a topic that is often misunderstood. Transitions to parenthood will delve into the psychological and environmental circumstances that predispose pre·dis·pose v. To make susceptible, as to a disease. women to this type of depression, as well as the risks posed for fathers, who can also get it. Infant development and the importance of building support systems to help new mothers will also be covered. ``Childbirth education classes should not be limited to preparing for labor and delivery or learning fundamental baby care,'' Barnes said. ``The physiological gestation period Gestation period In mammals, the interval between fertilization and birth. It covers the total period of development of the offspring, which consists of a preimplantation phase (from fertilization to implantation in the mother's womb), an embryonic phase is also a time of psychological gestation GESTATION, med. jur. The time during which a female, who has conceived, carries the embryo or foetus in her uterus. By the common consent of mankind, the term of gestation is considered to be ten lunar months, or forty weeks, equal to nine calendar months and a week. as parents move towards this transitional period. Their emotional well-being needs to also be considered a priority.'' Transitions to Parenthood seminars will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16 in the Greeley Building at Newhall Memorial, 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia. Cost is $35 per person. For information or to register, call (661) 253-8607. |
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