An Introductory Course to Midwifery

This is a course for aspiring midwives, interested doulas, women and mothers, who want to explore some of the skills of midwifery and to investigate for themselves whether the path of midwifery is something they would like to consider further.

If you are already a doula, this workshop will add to your knowledge.

Things we will be covering during this 5-day course:

-The Basic Needs of a Woman in Labour and Authentic Midwifery
-What equipment and supplies are used to take care of a mother during pregnancy, birth and postpartum? How to use this equipment.
-Preparing the birthing environment.
-Introduction to record keeping and medical terminology
-Introduction to basic midwifery assistant skills, such as taking blood pressure, vital signs, fetal heart rates and fundal measurements – this will be with a live model
-How to monitor the baby’s fetal heart rate
-If you are assisting at a birth, what is your role during labour, birth and  postpartum?
-Immediate postpartum care of mother and baby
-Introduction to care and assessment of the newborn
-Helping the breastfeeding mother
-Urine testing
-Cultural competency in childbirth and care of women
-Universal Precautions
-Neonatal Resuscitation
-Obstetric Emergencies
 
The course comes with a Helping Babies Breathe certificate as well as a signed certificate of attendance from True Midwifery.

400 Euro if you book before 15 April 2016 (early bird fee)
450 Euro after 15 April 2016
100 Euro non-refundable deposit required to book your place, final payments must be made by the 10th of May 2016

For more information please see www.truemidwifery.com

or contact Ruth at ruth@homebirth.org.za