Language of childbirth / Childbirth English language Minority women

Weston, Fran.

Language of childbirth / Fran Weston. - Surry Hills, N.S.W. : NSW AMES, 2006. - 154 p. : ill., some col. ; 30 cm. + 2 CDs (4 3/4 in.)

"The resource has been designed to cater for the language and literacy needs of students studying the Certificate II in Spoken and Written English or aspects of the National Reporting System (NRS) at Levels 2 and 3."--P. [4] of cover.

CD 1 Units 1-2, Tracks 1-52 -- CD 2 Units 3-5, Tracks 1-41.

AU Author. Language of Childbirth is an english language resource designed for women from non-english speaking backgrounds who are having babies in Australian Hospitals. This resource assists them by: providing accessible information about antenatal and postnatal procedures, improving their languages and litaracy skills through a topic of immediate concern to them. The topics included are: Pregnancy, getting ready, labour, the birth and you are your baby.


© 2006 Commonwealth Australia.

1921075198 (pbk.) 9781921075193 (pbk.) 1921075201 (CDs)


Childbirth--Study and teaching--Australia.
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.--Australia
Minority women--Education--Australia.

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