Not exact matches
So, the term «extended breastfeeding» assumes that the specific cultural and material conditions that middle - and upper -
class contemporary Westerners experience — widespread misunderstanding and stigma surrounding women's breasts and children's biology; widespread availability of commercial formula; clean water to
prepare it with; the time and
space to wash, sterilize, and store bottles, and so forth — are «normal,» while literally everything that has ever existed outside of this limited cultural experience and relatively short, unique period in time is somehow abnormal.
Home birth supplies, birth pool set - up, feeling safe at home, reasons for and how to handle a hospital transfer, how to feel supported in the immediate postpartum period at home... these are all topics that can be given the energy and
space in
class they deserve when you have a room full of people
preparing for a home birth.
This
class creates a safe and inviting
space for women, allowing them to open and share similar experiences with one another while
preparing for child birth.
No kitchen is too small to teach in, but also be
prepared to use tabletops in living or dining areas as extra
class space.
Similarly, a well -
prepared teacher may perform poorly when asked to teach outside the field of his or her preparation or under poor teaching conditions — for example, without adequate teaching materials, in substandard
space, with too little time, or with
classes that are far too large.