Education for child birth is important to prepare both mother and father for the changes that come with a new life. Proper education can teach mothers about anatomy, relaxation techniques to reduce stress, and methods to reduce labor pain. It also provides knowledge of the stages of labor, available medicines, and newborn and postpartum care. The benefits of childbirth education include a higher likelihood of natural birth, avoidance of unnecessary drugs, preparation of body and mind, the father's active participation as a coach, immediate breastfeeding, and preparation for unexpected situations.

1. Education for child birth

2. • Child birth is a unique and special experience for mother
as well as father. Both are experiencing a change in their
lives with coming of new life amongst them.
For a women, education for child birth is essential as;
• Most of the women are not have much of the needed
knowledge regarding. They also lack a positive
experience with birth.
• Sometimes the women’s own emotional issues interfere
with her ability to birth freely.
• Nowadays in nuclear families, when women can not
receive much of the knowledge from her elders or any
other, she depends on the media for much of the
guidance. Most of the times her idea and vision of birth
is distorted by the media.
• During this crucial period, sometimes the couple has to
make some very important decisions, which they can not
make, if they don't have the proper knowledge.

3. The things which are to be taught for a
happy child birth may include,
• Telling about mother about the anatomy of her
reproductive organs and how the changes occur in the
physiology of these organs during and after pregnancy.
• Relaxing techniques can be told as this is the period of
great stress and the mother feels discomforting this
period.
• Methods of reducing the pain of labor are told to the
mother.
• Careful attention to the emotional aspects of
pregnancy, birth, and parenthood has to be paid.

4. • Stages of labor and birth are also told so that mother gets
psychologically prepared for that period.
• Knowledge is provided regarding various medicines, which can be
given to mother for various reasons such as pain releif, easy
delivery.
• Information has to be provided related to the cesarean delivery
also.
• The period after the delivery of the baby is puerperal period.
Mother has to be taught regarding the changes.
• Newborn care is an essential part for which many are anxious
about.
• The nutrition of the baby is maintained by the proper breast
feeding.

5. BENEFITS OF CHILD BIRTH EDUCATION
ARE
• More possibility of natural child birth.
• Avoidance of illegal drugs or medicines during pregnancy and birth,
unless it is absolutely necessary.
• Mother opts for relaxation techniques and deep breathing during
pregnancy and labor.
• The body and the mind of the mother gets prepared for the birth.
• There is active participation of the husband , not as an observer or
witness, but as a coach.
• Mother begins the breast feeding right at birth.
• Parents get prepared for any unexpected situations like, cesarean
section or an emergency birth.
• Couple has an immediate and continuous contact with the new
baby.