New Releases by Julie Olson

Our Newborn Curriculum helps you plan and teach a well-rounded newborn/infant care class. It includes guidance for all components of a class including setting course goals, lesson plans and specific teaching strategies. In addition, there are printable handouts and engaging class activities included.

Settling In with Baby includes three chapters: Postpartum Recovery, Newborn Care and Breastfeeding. This well-rounded resource is the perfect discharge guide for hospitals and birth centers to provide to new parents.

Pocket guide with visuals to give instructions for breastfeeding a newborn.

Learn the basics of breastfeeding to help you get started.

Envisioning a new future for LUMCON, a graduate student takes a closer look, from an architectural approach, at what it would take to save Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium from the inevitable environmental impacts of residing on the Gulf of Mexico.

Preparing to give birth and welcome a new baby brings many changes to your life, and you may feel excited or anxious when you think of what lies ahead. Learning as much as you can will help you feel confident and reassured. This guide will help you prepare for labor and birth, learn what to expect during your recovery and guide you through caring for yourself and your newborn baby after birth.

Our curriculum will help you hit the ground running as you prepare to teach an amazing childbirth class using Plumtree Baby materials and resources. With nearly 200 pages, our curriculum includes detailed lessons and specific teaching strategies for each of our booklets, as well as activities and resources to supplement your course. In addition to the printed copy, you will receive a CD containing resources, handouts and marketing materials that you may print for your personal use or for distribution to your clients.

Gus the groundhog desperately needs to scratch his back after a mouse tickles him with a feather, but the stick, bush, and log he tries to scratch against are not what they appear to be.

The complex anatomical, physiological and psychological changes that occur during labor and birth are broken down in the easy to understand and visually-rich pages of this booklet. Gain gain understanding, confidence and reassurance as you learn what to expect during labor and birth. Learn to recognize the signs of labor, understand the physical and hormonal changes that occur during labor and birth, and appreciate how the mother and baby work together during the process.

A young boy describes what it is like to have diabetes, how it makes him feel and how it can be treated and controlled.