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Multiple birth pregnancies have been rapidly increasing due to advancements in infertility treatments. Twin births over the past decade have risen by 33 percent, while higher order multiples have increased 178 percent. More than half of all multiple births are low birthweight. Over 50% of twins and upwards of 90% of triplets are born premature in the U.S. In contrast, approximately 11% of all singleton births are premature. Twin births are 7 times more likely to result in death during the first month of life, and on average, require longer hospital stays resulting from preterm delivery complications. Proper childbirth education and prenatal care during your high risk pregnancy will assist you in achieving your goal of delivery of healthy, term multiples.
The only program of its kind in Colorado, the resources offered to expectant parents by Multiple Birth Resources LLC ("MBR") focuses on increasing birth weights and decreasing the preterm delivery rates for multiple births. Statistics for those parents attending MBR's classes show a dramatic improvement in gestation and birth weights as shown below. With hospital costs averaging $4,600 per day for twins in a neonatal intensive care nursery, proper prenatal education and preventive care offered through MBR's class instruction and video series can save patients, insurance companies and hospitals considerable costs.
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Because of the overwhelming popularity of the Expecting Multiples video series, Health Educators approached MBR to develop a film that would decrease the anxiety that many couples experience with cesarean births. This C-Section tape is warm, friendly and promotes a family-centered positive birth memory for every pregnant woman!
"The most effective way to make my clients feel comfortable was to personally show them each step of the delivery process of my first singleton baby born in both a warm and uplifting atmosphere." The first comprehensive C-Section tape of its kind, from pre-operative counseling through anesthesia, the birth, recovery room, and postpartum care, complete with suggestions for mother’s healing and well being. This film promotes and shows bonding with mom and dad and their newborn baby in the operating room! Follow along as dad takes his new baby for his first bath, initial feeding, his weigh-in and measurement. Tour the newborn nursery to learn what takes place in this special environment. A C-Section Birth Day!, will prepare all parents for delivery of their new baby whether it’s a planned c-section, or it happens unexpectantly during a trial of labor. |
Leslie A. Montgomery, R.N., a registered labor and delivery nurse and mother of two sets of twins, began teaching in 1994. MBR also publishes and provides up-to-date articles and other valuable resources on a variety of topics relating to all aspects of the multiple pregnancy and parenting to expectant parents, hospital educators, OB/GYNs, insurance companies and others. Contact MBR for your multiple birth education needs.
"Through enthusiastic instruction, experience and a genuine concern I hope to instruct parents how to give their babies the best opportunity to come into this world healthy."
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