Thread: Safe Sleep FAIL
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Cat Herder 04:02 AM 05-23-2019
Originally Posted by Pestle:
I gave birth in an excellent hospital in one of the most affluent regions of the United States. I had to sit through a class on sleep safety and feeding, and they checked the car seat.
Me, too. Well, except the affluent part. They also taught diaper changing/skin care, breastfeeding, diet, Lamaze and touched on communication for couples during high-stress times (AKA: Don't shake the baby). We were also told about WIC and other community services should we ever need them. All of it was part of our birth plan, we were rewarded for completion with a private birthing room. This was from 1990 (1st child) to 1999 (3rd child).

I loved those classes. Meeting other couples in our town having babies at the same time gave me an instant community. I think that was their goal since it meets the "5 characteristics of resilience" program. There are federal grants for it.
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