sensitive midwifery labour & birth course
An in-depth study of physiological labour and birth, and risk detection and management
Midwifery management of adverse events and complications during pregnancy, labour and birth (up to six hours post-birth)
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You can do the course at your own pace and in your own time. There are no assignments and you will not receive certification for completing this course, but be ready to get fresh wind in your midwifery sails!
This course is part of the Certified Sensitive Midwife Course. If you want to become a Certified Sensitive Midwife, we highly recommend you do the full Course, which contains live Q&A’s and Zoom sessions, tests and assignments. Find out more…
Module 2
An in-depth study of physiological labour and birth, and risk detection and management
Session One
- Theoretical foundation of and evidence for physiological birth
- Reflections about and history of ‘The Midwife Way’
- Midwives as pivotal to woman-centred, physiological birthing
Session Two
- Understanding the anatomy, physiology and endocrinology of birth
- Benefits of physiological birth for Mother, Baby, midwife and society
- Updated WHO Maternal and Infant Health Guidelines (2018)
- Understanding the onset and latent stage of labour
Session Three
- Understanding and midwife monitoring of the active first and transition stages of physiological labour
- Understanding the second stage of physiological labour
Session Four
- Understanding the third and fourth stages of physiological labour
- How to make labour and birth care more woman-centred and individual
- The microbiome
- Risks and disadvantages of non-physiological birth methods
Module 3
Midwifery management of adverse events and complications during pregnancy, labour and birth (up to six hours post-birth)
Session One
- The midwife way of dealing with complications and adverse events
Session Two
- Preterm labour and post-term labour
- Adverse effects caused by medical pain relief
- Understanding and detecting slow progress of labour
- Understanding and application of the Ps of labour
- Managing posterior and other non-standard positions
- Understanding and detecting fetal distress
Session Three
- Midwifery techniques for managing more complicated labour and birth circumstances
Session Four
- Safe practice of Vaginal Birth After C-section (VBAC)
- Midwifery prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)
- Basic neonatal resuscitation for midwives
- Early initiation of breastfeeding after a complicated birth
- Supporting mothers after complicated birth and loss
sensitive midwifery labour & birth course
An in-depth study of physiological labour and birth, and risk detection and management
Midwifery management of adverse events and complications during pregnancy, labour and birth (up to six hours post-birth)
***
You can do the course at your own pace and in your own time. There are no assignments and you will not receive certification for completing this course, but be ready to get fresh wind in your midwifery sails!
This course is part of the Certified Sensitive Midwife Course. If you want to become a Certified Sensitive Midwife, we highly recommend you do the full Course, which contains live Q&A’s and Zoom sessions, tests and assignments. Find out more…
Module 2
An in-depth study of physiological labour and birth, and risk detection and management
Session One
- Theoretical foundation of and evidence for physiological birth
- Reflections about and history of ‘The Midwife Way’
- Midwives as pivotal to woman-centred, physiological birthing
Session Two
- Understanding the anatomy, physiology and endocrinology of birth
- Benefits of physiological birth for Mother, Baby, midwife and society
- Updated WHO Maternal and Infant Health Guidelines (2018)
- Understanding the onset and latent stage of labour
Session Three
- Understanding and midwife monitoring of the active first and transition stages of physiological labour
- Understanding the second stage of physiological labour
Session Four
- Understanding the third and fourth stages of physiological labour
- How to make labour and birth care more woman-centred and individual
- The microbiome
- Risks and disadvantages of non-physiological birth methods
Module 3
Midwifery management of adverse events and complications during pregnancy, labour and birth (up to six hours post-birth)
Session One
- The midwife way of dealing with complications and adverse events
Session Two
- Preterm labour and post-term labour
- Adverse effects caused by medical pain relief
- Understanding and detecting slow progress of labour
- Understanding and application of the Ps of labour
- Managing posterior and other non-standard positions
- Understanding and detecting fetal distress
Session Three
- Midwifery techniques for managing more complicated labour and birth circumstances
Session Four
- Safe practice of Vaginal Birth After C-section (VBAC)
- Midwifery prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)
- Basic neonatal resuscitation for midwives
- Early initiation of breastfeeding after a complicated birth
- Supporting mothers after complicated birth and loss