Independent Component 1

(a) I, Ariami, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 34 hours of work.
(b)  Jennice Burris (909)342-0827
      Amanda Woolery (909)609-7558
      Deborah Nakielski (626)485-9344
(c) Updated
(d) For my first independent component I took two birthing classes. I took a prepared childbirth class which focused on what to expect during pregnancy and during the labor. I also took a Bradley class which focused more on natural birth, nutrition, exercise, and coaching. The Bradley class was more detailed and provided more in depth information because it had more sessions than the prepared childbirth course.
Applied: Taking these classes for my independent component further helped me understand the pregnancy aspect of midwifery because I was able to work closely with expectant mothers. I was able to see the sort of things midwife's advice their patients to do such as take childbirth classes to educate and prepare themselves for labor. These classes also helped me learn more in depth about pregnancy in an emotional,physical, and physiological way. These classes helped me work on my answer for my essential question as well because I learned more about the knowledge a midwife needs to possess in order to help their patients.
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