Spanish for Health Care and Childbirth Workshop Topics
	Spanish for General Health Care Terminology for record keeping, medical, social & mental health histories, complaints and symptoms, physical examinations, diagnosis and treatment, prescriptions and medications, hospital admissions and discharge,  culture and health Spanish for Childbirth Terminology for prenatal record keeping, obstetric histories, pelvic exams, pregnancy education, hospital admission, labor/delivery, neonatal death & bereavement, culture and comfort, mother/infant care, & breastfeeding. Spanish for Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Terminology for gynecology & well woman care, family planning, STD interviews, gynecological cancer screening, menopause, teenage pregnancy, culture and woman's health decisions. Spanish for Home Health Care Terminology for mother/infant outreach, prenatal care,  nutrition & breastfeeding, initial postpartum and infant care, and teen pregnancy prevention. Spanish for Newborn and Pediatric Care Terminology for communicating with parents in NICU, neonatal demise, NICU/Pediatric discharge, well baby exams, general milestones, pediatric chief complaints, pediatric emergency care, suspected child/sexual abuse, behavioral / emotional changes in children. Spanish for Emergency Care Terminology for pre-hospital and hospital emergency care patient assessment, pediatric emergencies, perinatal emergencies, complaints and symptoms, record keeping, medical histories, physical examinations,  diagnosis, treatment and medication, hospital admissions and discharge. Other topics may be presented upon special request.
					Learning another language is seeing life from a new perspective.
				Cultural Sensitivity in Health Care Studies diverse perspectives on health and healing and analyzes areas of potential conflict. Childbirth in Latin-American Cultures Studies diverse perspectives on birth in various Hispanic cultures by exploring the myths, taboos, traditions, family roles, challenges and joys of birth in a variety of Latin-American communities. Comfort, Care and Culture Studies the intricate connection between  comfort, care and culture by exploring the vocabulary and grammar of caring among a variety of Latin-American cultures.   Creative Childbirth Education for Latinos Presents creative teaching strategies to reach Latino couples attending childbirth education classses.  Incorporates spiritual and linguistic elements specific to the Latin-American community and encourages involvement of the father.
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