Evidence-based, bilingual, & multicultural childbirth education in Lancaster, PA
Nativitas (nah-TEE-wee-tahs) noun
Birth, nativity.
Latin
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate * in the developed world. It continues to rise, tripling within the last 30 years. Nearly all these deaths are preventable.
The United States ranks behind all other developed nations in neonatal mortality rates **.
*maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days at the termination of the pregnancy.
** neonatal mortality is defined as the death of a live-born baby within the first 28 days of life.
The United States ranks behind all other developed nations in neonatal mortality rates **.
*maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days at the termination of the pregnancy.
** neonatal mortality is defined as the death of a live-born baby within the first 28 days of life.
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Childbirth education is an underutilized tool that has been shown to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies. Some of these benefits include:
- Increased patient safety
- Improved health during and after pregnancy
- Increased family engagement
- Increased health literacy
- Increased rates of breastfeeding initiation & duration
- Significant short & long term benefits for mothers & babies who breastfeed
- Patients are more satisfied with their care
- Decreased postpartum complications
- Decreased health disparities
- Decrease in unnecessary cesarean births, both elective and unplanned
- Reduced health care costs
However, this tool remains inaccessible to many people in our community. Barriers to education may include language, financial, geographical, and other group specifics such as age, religion, or culture.
With the help of our community, Nativitas seeks to make this valuable tool accessible for all pregnant individuals.
How?
However, this tool remains inaccessible to many people in our community. Barriers to education may include language, financial, geographical, and other group specifics such as age, religion, or culture.
With the help of our community, Nativitas seeks to make this valuable tool accessible for all pregnant individuals.
How?
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Community Benefits
This model creates benefits that extend beyond the immediate family and well into our community. Healthier families are healthier employees, students, and community members. Childbirth education lowers health care costs to all stakeholders.
Creates Jobs
Childbirth educators earn anywhere from $25-$50 per hour and are often self-employed or work for various hospital organizations. This career path does not require a degree or prerequisites, though the training is comprehensive and rigorous. It is a small financial investment and affordable certification to maintain. The rewards are endless.
Healthier Parents
Parents who participate in childbirth education have healthier outcomes than those who do not participate in childbirth education. Research consistently shows that childbirth education improves mental health both during and after pregnancy. It also improves breastfeeding initiation and duration which has short and long term benefits for both moms and babies. The risk of cesarean and postpartum complications is reduced in parents who participate in childbirth education, as well as overall health care costs.
Healthier parents return to work/school with fewer sick days.
Healthier Children
Parents who participate in childbirth education have babies with fewer complications, and who are more likely to breastfeed. Breastfeeding has short and long term benefits for children making them better students, with fewer sick days. Breastfed babies have fewer sick visits to the doctor, reducing costs and missed work/school days.
This model creates benefits that extend beyond the immediate family and well into our community. Healthier families are healthier employees, students, and community members. Childbirth education lowers health care costs to all stakeholders.
Creates Jobs
Childbirth educators earn anywhere from $25-$50 per hour and are often self-employed or work for various hospital organizations. This career path does not require a degree or prerequisites, though the training is comprehensive and rigorous. It is a small financial investment and affordable certification to maintain. The rewards are endless.
Healthier Parents
Parents who participate in childbirth education have healthier outcomes than those who do not participate in childbirth education. Research consistently shows that childbirth education improves mental health both during and after pregnancy. It also improves breastfeeding initiation and duration which has short and long term benefits for both moms and babies. The risk of cesarean and postpartum complications is reduced in parents who participate in childbirth education, as well as overall health care costs.
Healthier parents return to work/school with fewer sick days.
Healthier Children
Parents who participate in childbirth education have babies with fewer complications, and who are more likely to breastfeed. Breastfeeding has short and long term benefits for children making them better students, with fewer sick days. Breastfed babies have fewer sick visits to the doctor, reducing costs and missed work/school days.
How Can You Help?
Are you a stakeholder in healthy communities? Do you have employees, patients, or students who will benefit from this service? Nativitas will work with your organization to bring this vital education to you and your families. Here are some ways we can partner together:
Are you a stakeholder in healthy communities? Do you have employees, patients, or students who will benefit from this service? Nativitas will work with your organization to bring this vital education to you and your families. Here are some ways we can partner together:
- Host & provide classes and/or support groups at your facility (our instructors come to you!)
- Pay for your employee/patient/student to attend these classes
- Allow time-off for your employee/student to attend a class series
- Provide transportation or a transportation voucher for your employee/student/patient to attend class
- Sponsor a childbirth educator to attend a training or certification costs
- Purchase teaching supplies for our educators
- Advertise with us
- We welcome your innovative ideas on how to best partner!
Interested In Teaching Childbirth Education?
If you are interested in teaching childbirth education for Family Trees Nativitas, please fill out the contact form below and join one of our information sessions.
Our next information session is:
Nativitas is seeking bilingual and multicultural certified childbirth educators, as well as those who wish to become a childbirth educator to teach childbirth classes to various communities in Lancaster, PA.
Applicants must be bilingual (fluency in English plus another language), and reside in Lancaster County, PA.
If you are interested in teaching childbirth education for Family Trees Nativitas, please fill out the contact form below and join one of our information sessions.
Our next information session is:
- Wednesday, April 19, 2024 at 12 pm or 6 pm
Nativitas is seeking bilingual and multicultural certified childbirth educators, as well as those who wish to become a childbirth educator to teach childbirth classes to various communities in Lancaster, PA.
Applicants must be bilingual (fluency in English plus another language), and reside in Lancaster County, PA.
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