Mothers and Newborns class: Information for Mothers
We are looking for pregnant women of all ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities who are:
- Due to give birth between March 1 and July 31
- Planning to give birth at Stanford
- Interested in being paired with a first or second year medical student
- Willing to share their experience of pregnancy to contribute to a medical student’s education
- Looking for additional support through pregnancy and childbirth
Course Objective
Peds/OB 282 is a student-led medical school elective course that gives preclinical students the unique opportunity to follow a woman through her experience with pregnancy, childbirth and early infant-rearing. This elective is open to all preclinical students. While some students in the class have expressed an interest in OBGYN, this class is recommended and valuable to ALL medical students, regardless of the career path they choose to pursue.
Overview
Students are matched with a pregnant woman in the community, attending their prenatal OB appointments and, with approval of the mother, the childbirth. It is our hope that the mothers participating in the program will also invite their student to attend other activities as they feel comfortable (i.e. childbirth education classes, post-partum OB checkups, early pediatric visits). How deep of a relationship you form is completely up to the student and participating mother. While some students only see their mothers during the prenatal appointments and birth, others will form a closer relationship and talk/meet outside of the medical appointment times.
