In addition to mothers, fathers as well as mothers come to the Pregnant Information Class at the Çukurova Healthy Life Center operating in Adana, wearing “maternity overalls” to understand their wives and performing commands such as bending and rising.
Specialists from many branches work at the Çukurova Healthy Life Center, which was opened by the Ministry of Health in 2017 in Yurt Neighborhood of the central Çukurova district. Those who apply to the center are directed to the relevant polyclinics after comprehensive evaluations and examinations. Pregnant women also receive a 9-hour training in the 'Pregnant Information Class' at the center. During the training, expectant mothers are encouraged to have a normal birth and are provided with information on prenatal, birth and postnatal issues. In addition, fathers-to-be are also dressed in a maternity jumpsuit and given commands such as bending, standing, sitting, tying shoes so that they can understand their spouses.
“Our trainings do not end after birth”
Midwife Türkan Şeker, who is in charge of the Pregnant Information Class at Çukurova Healthy Life Center, spoke to İhlas News Agency. Şeker said, “Our trainings consist of 3 sessions. In 3-hour sessions, each pregnant woman receives 9 hours of training here. We give a certificate of participation to our pregnant women who complete this training and this remains as a nice memory for them. After our trainings, we call our pregnant women and they can request support from us after the birth. In the following times, our trainings continue for our clients such as transition to supplementary food and weaning.”
“It is important to participate as a couple”
Explaining that they recommend expectant mothers to attend the trainings as a couple, Midwife Şeker said, “This way, they have a healthier process. Here we ensure that they spend that beginning in a healthy way. We make the fathers participating in the training wear the outfit consisting of a sandbag so that they can feel the difficulties experienced by their wives during the pregnancy process to some extent. We ask them to tie their shoes. We also tell the fathers what they should do during the birth process.”
“I got pregnant with the IVF method and gave birth normally”
Meltem Kayagil, who got pregnant with the IVF method and had a normal birth after receiving training at the center, said, “I wanted to be informed after I got pregnant. I thought that I could only have a cesarean section because I got pregnant with the IVF method, but I learned that I could have a normal birth with the trainings I received. I had a normal birth and did not have any problems. Immediately after birth, I adapted to my life easily and breastfed my baby. I am glad I had a normal birth. The trainings I received here had a great effect.”
The mother named Masal Özgümüş, who gave birth normally after receiving training at the center, said that it is a very good practice that such a service is free and accessible to everyone.
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