14 Terrace Review — Wedsesiy, April 29: 1987 Instructors © to revamp -hospital’s prenatal program by Peggi McCleary R.N.. ‘Terrace Prenatal — _ Instructor . TERRACE — Seven Mills Memorial Hospital pre- natal instructors recently completed the teaching skills portion of - the Childbirth Educators Pro- gram which began in Nov- ember, 1986. The Childbirth Educa- tors Program offered by Vancouver Community College is a three part pro- gram consisting of core content, teaching skills and a practicum. Suc- cessful completion of the course provides a Van- couver Community Col- lege certificate. The core content por- tion is done by cor- respondence and has a written examination at its conclusion. While normal- ly the teaching skills por- tion is completed in Van- couver, the administration at Mills Memorial Hospi- tal asked Marion Clauson, instructor, to come to Ter- race so that all the pre- natal instructors at Mills Memorial Hospital could participate. Marion Clauson, R.N., B.Sc.N., C.C.E., teaches at Vancouver Community College. She. has worked and taught on various maternity wards. Current- ly she is an instructor with the Greater Vancouver Childbirth Education As- sociation. The Mills Memorial Hospital Prenatal Classes were established in Feb- ruary, 1986, to help pre- pare expectant parents for labour and delivery. The six week classes have been very well attended with ‘approximately 160 par- ticipants from February to March 1987, = =— As with any program established, it is essential to evaluate often, and im- plement changes. When the classes were begun, it was felt that after une year there. would be enough feedback to decide if changes were necessary. Marion was helpful in this, for as well as pro- viding course material, she _ shared information about current focuses of pre- natal instruction, Armed with the infor- mation from the Child- birth Educators Program and charged with en- thusiasm, the instructors . will be revamping Mills Memorial Hospital’s cur- Tent prenatal program over the next few weeks to better meet the needs of Terrace’s childbearing community. - ‘ Microwave Tips Bones reflect microwaves, 80 cuts of meat with bones will cook faster than boneless cuts of the same weight. Use lower power settings on the microwave to avoid shrinking and toughening meats, Meais at room temperature cook more evenly ina microwave oven than do cold or frozen meats,