Monkeyblog

We had out "newborn care" class at Kaiser last night, and I don't think we will be going back for any more. I had a fellowship in medical education (curriculum development and research) at UCLA, and I can tell you that the "health educator" for the class certainly didn't. She starts the class with "Any questions?" Duh! If we didn't have questions, we wouldn't be here! We have no clue, that's why we came! It didn't improve much from there. Despite the written "no product endorsement" policy we had clear shills for Dreft and Pampers. We were told things that contradicted information in the "bible" that Kaiser distributes for pregnant women. And we were handed dolls and told to "practice diapering" and holding them, but with no instruction or followup (I could have diapered the wrong end and it would have been fine with the instructor).

I think the classes are really just a way to handle those people that would be endlessly calling with questions that are already answered in written materials. If you've already read the "bible" you are better prepared than the class will make you.

So, that means we get an extra hour of sleep each Tuesday! Hurray!