Course Overview

This certificate course provides comprehensive training on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles and practical skills for postpartum care, commonly known as 'confinement' or 'sitting the month'.

Course Content

• Understanding 'Confinement': Definition and cultural significance.
• Importance & Principles: The importance of postpartum confinement, key precautions, and TCM conditioning principles.
• Pre-Birth Preparation: Recognizing signs of labor and appropriate response measures.
• Postpartum Nutrition & TCM Conditioning: Nutritional needs after childbirth and TCM-based recovery methods.
• Confinement Meal Planning: Creating and arranging nutritious meal plans.
• Infant Feeding Techniques: Breastfeeding skills, formula preparation, and burping techniques.
• Newborn Care: Bathing techniques and essential care considerations for newborns.
• Postpartum Basic Care: Fundamental care for the mother after delivery.
• Nutritional Comparison: Differences between breast milk and formula.
• Formula Transitioning: Methods for switching infant formula.

Course Details

• Duration: 30 hours
• Schedule: Saturdays, 19:00–22:00 (From October 7 to November 9, 2017)
• Target Audience: Interested individuals
• Instructor: Macau Government Registered TCM Doctor, In-service PhD in TCM Internal Medicine
• Tuition Fee: MOP 2,990 (Government funding applicable)
• Certificate: A certificate will be awarded for attendance above 70%.

Provider Information

• Provider: Organic Art Education Centre
• Contact: 28783043
• Address: 15D, Kin Long Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai

Funding Information

This course is eligible for funding support from the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ).