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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1977
Lamaze ‘graduates’ reunite episcopal Jiftabent (Center
By LARRY PARKER
Lamaze makes childbirth easier
for men — as well as for their wives.
Sunday, Sept. 18, a class reunion
day was held for the parents and
babies from a Lamaze class that
began on June 28, 1977. The discus
sion centered around the Lamaze
method of childbirth and any prob
lems that might have occured dur
ing labor and delivery.
“LAMAZE or prepared childbirth
is fairly new in the Bryan-College
Station area, but the number of par
ticipants is growing rapidly”, says
Barbara Doleshal, Lamaze instruc
tor. Men learn breathing tech
niques, instructions on pregnancy
and childbirth, exercises to tone
muscles of expectant mothers, and
information concerning medication
right along with the mother-to-be.
The course also included a tour of
the labor and delivery rooms at St.
Joseph’s Hospital and a question-
and-answer session with a labor
nurse.
“The primary purpose of Lamaze
is to prepare women for labor and
delivery , said Doleshal.
THE IDEA of the pain associated
with child-bearing is played down
by referring to labor pains as con
tractions, but the reality of the situa
tion is not forgotten.
“A positive response is taught in
coping with contractions’ , she said.
Most fathers are uneasy at first and
some attend class just to please their
wives, but after delivery they have a
different attitude, she said.
Doleshal stated that there are
currently three Lamaze instructors
in the Bryan-College Station area
and one more in training.
“FIVE TEACHERS are actually
needed to keep the class size around
ten couples”, she said.
There are a number of require
ments for becoming a Lamaze
teacher, and standards for the
American Society for Psychopro
phylaxis (mind prevention) must
be met. These include: application
to ASPO, observing a series of
campus
activities
Monday
TAMU Social Club, 9:30 a.m., 224
MSC
Graduate Student Council, 12 noon,
MSC Conference Room
Accounting Department, 1 p.m., 301
Rudder
Scona Interviews, 6 p.m., 216M, N, O,
MSC
Crafts — Spinning, 7 p.m., 139 MSC
Crafts — Macrame “A, 7 p.m., 140
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Free U, 7 p.m., 401, 404, 607, 305A, B,
Rudder
MSC Council Faculty Advisors, 7 p.m.,
145 MSC
classes, student teaching, required
reading, a degree in a related field
(nursing, health and education or
physical therapy, for example), pass
ing an obstetrics exam, attending an
ASPO workshop, and completing a
take-home teaching exam.
“The process takes about three
months at the earliest and usually
six months”, said Doleshal.
“WE STRESS self-confidence
through education about
childbirth,” Doleshal said, “more
than perfection in technique.”
“Many people think Lamaze is
magical or mystical and that it will
make labor shorter, easier, and
painless,” said Doleshal. “But this is
not true — it will only make it toler
able. Doleshal also said that she
had mixed feelings about medica
tion.
“It does go through the baby, but
you should not feel guilty if you
need something to help with the
pain,” she said.
THE COMMENTS from new
parents varied but were in unanim
ous approval of Lamaze.
“I had a negative attitude at first,”
said John McGowen, “but I would
recommend the course highly and I
don’t recommend things very of
ten.’’ Kathy Berry, a Lamaze
mother said, “It made childbirth
rewarding and gave me more confi
dence than I had with my first
child.” She also said she and her
husband enjoyed the association
with the other prospective parents.
PARENTS said the greatest ben
efit was knowing what exactly was
supposed to happen and wnat to do
in certain situations.
“There are very few experiences
in life that can compare to seeing
your own child born”, said Ricky
Rigsby.
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