{"id":1629,"date":"2019-04-09T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thenurturingrootsa-com.ibrave.host\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2019-04-09T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T19:31:53","slug":"its-worth-your-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/its-worth-your-time\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Worth Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all covet time. We often feel like there isn\u2019t enough time in our day to get the important
\nthings done and then the \u201cextras\u201d usually wind up ignored. \u201cIt\u2019s all about prioritizing,\u201d is what
\nwe\u2019re told and that tends to ring true. For instance, engaged couples, working without a wedding
\nplanner, are estimated to spend 200-300 total hours planning their wedding<\/a>!
\nFor an event that generally lasts no more than 6 hours or so and takes place on a single day,
\nthat is an immense amount of time to prioritize.<\/p>\n

The question is, do people find it equally as important to spend time preparing and planning for
\nlabor and delivery? And even if they did, would it make any difference in the end? One\u2019s labor
\nand delivery can be a positive experience or a traumatic one. To avoid the latter, childbirth
\neducation classes can go a long way. A recent study<\/a> revealed that new mothers who had participated in a childbirth education class had a lower rate of vacuum extraction, a higher rate of normal vaginal delivery, and most notably, a significantly lower rate of cesarean section due to failed induction.<\/p>\n

So now that you know taking a childbirth class can make a big impact, what kind of time will be
\nneeded to participate in one? And why exactly is a class needed to prepare for a natural
\nbiological process? You\u2019re thinking, unlike a wedding, I have little control over the details of my
\nlabor and delivery so what exactly am I planning for anyway? The truth of the matter is that the
\nabsence of total control is exactly why preparing and planning for your birth is important.<\/p>\n

A quality non-hospital-based childbirth education class<\/a>, like Birth Boot Camp, generally lasts
\naround 10 weeks and meets a couple hours each of those weeks to prepare soon-to-be parents
\nfor what to expect during labor and delivery. A variety of topics are touched on to familiarize
\nstudents with what is to come and to prepare them for an array of circumstances. Relaxation
\ntechniques are taught and birthing options are presented and discussed. The broad spectrum of
\npotential interventions and labor experiences and what you want for your birth are discussed.
\nOther topics covered in class include pregnancy nutrition, choosing the most supportive<\/a>
\nprovider, newborn testing\/procedures, breastfeeding<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n

This ascertainment of knowledge coupled with the instructor\u2019s trust in the biology of birth, are
\ntantamount in building your own confidence and trust in the birthing process. Setting oneself up
\nfor success by prioritizing time for a childbirth education class has the potential to result in better outcomes for current pregnancies as well as less physical, and in turn, emotional trauma
\nduring\/after delivery. Each of these can act as predictors for outcomes in subsequent
\npregnancies and often have emotional and physical effects that last far longer than baby\u2019s birth-
\nday. It is well-worth your time to make a childbirth class a priority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all covet time. We often feel like there isn\u2019t enough time in our day to get the important things done and then the \u201cextras\u201d usually wind up ignored. \u201cIt\u2019s all about prioritizing,\u201d is what we\u2019re told and that tends to ring true. For instance, engaged couples, working without a wedding planner, are estimated to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,30,31],"tags":[107,106],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":15,"label":"birth"},{"value":30,"label":"Birth Boot Camp Blog"},{"value":31,"label":"comfort measures"}],"post_tag":[{"value":107,"label":"planning for birth"},{"value":106,"label":"wedding"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chayene-rafaela-790478-unsplash-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Heather Pladna","author_link":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/author\/hpladna\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":15,"name":"birth","slug":"birth","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":27,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":15,"category_count":27,"category_description":"","cat_name":"birth","category_nicename":"birth","category_parent":0},{"term_id":30,"name":"Birth Boot Camp Blog","slug":"birth-boot-camp-blog","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":30,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":30,"category_count":8,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Birth Boot Camp Blog","category_nicename":"birth-boot-camp-blog","category_parent":0},{"term_id":31,"name":"comfort measures","slug":"comfort-measures","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":31,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":31,"category_count":3,"category_description":"","cat_name":"comfort measures","category_nicename":"comfort-measures","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":107,"name":"planning for birth","slug":"planning-for-birth","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":107,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":106,"name":"wedding","slug":"wedding","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":106,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}