Before

• All preoperative instructions including pre admission and what to bring to the hospital.
• Preparing to breast feed after Cesarean or choosing a formula
• Finding a pediatrician
• The pre-operative hours
• Anesthesia for Cesarean birth (Spinals, Epidurals and General Anesthesia)
• The Cesarean birth process

After the Cesarean

• The postoperative hours in the recovery room, hospital policy and protocols.

 Your hospital stay for the next three to four days

• Couplet care. Understanding the hospital dynamic, newborn nursery and the role of the nurses
• Pain medication, advancing diet and ambulating
• Taking advantage of teaching tools before you leave the hospital
• Begin to take care of your baby in the hospital

Going home

• Preparing your home for your new baby
• Taking care of yourself and how to ask for help
• Nutrition
• Recognizing PPD (post partum depression)
• Warning Signs and when to call your Obstetrician