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Education about birth in high schools

One of the best ways we could change attitudes to birth in our community would be to improve the information about pregnancy and birth in the high school curriculums. It is a strategy that is often mentioned in my workshops, and here and there I here about midwives who have accepted invitations to speak to high school students about birth and breastfeeding.

Core of Life is a magnificent project that was started in 1999 by two midwives at Rosebud Hospital in rural Victoria. The program takes 1 ½ hours, and involves the children in an interactive, multimedia, “hands on” session that covers the topics of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting. It aims to enable these young people to make informed choices about these issues and to take responsibility fort heir own health and well-being.

From a humble start, it has now spread to many regions of Victoria. A facilitator training package has been developed and funding has been received to enable further expansion. The evaluations o f the program and the feedback received from participants, parents and teachers have all been overwhelmingly positive, and considerable changes in knowledge and attitudes have been noted. For example, 94% of males and 89% of females completing a post-evaluation questionnaire stated that they would like their children to be breastfed in the future.

This is a wonderful program, and a great example of midwifery in action, this time as part of community education. As major suppliers of educational materials fore these programs we salute the initiative demonstrated by these dedicated midwifery leaders and look forward to continued support of their efforts in the future.

Please check out their website by clicking on their name above. Could you extends this program to the students in your area?

Posted by andrea at July 21, 2003 05:45 PM

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