Believe Midwifery Services
118 West Main Street
Thorntown, IN 46071
ph: 765-436-7527
fax: 765-436-7114
Midwifery Assistant Workshop
Day One of the Workshop consists of:
Detailing the job description of the birth assistant, her role, gaining skills for out-of-hospital birth, and managing the life-style. The midwifery model of care is thoroughly discussed and integrated into later discussions: early labor, active phase of labor, and pushing through postpartum assessments.
Questions such as how do we discern early labor from false labor, or how can the midwifery assistant optimize fetal positioning are discussed during the early labor discussion.
What assessments and documentation is pertinent for the midwife's assistant during active labor? How do we determine progress? How best can the midwife's assistant support the mother, the father and the midwife?
What is the role of the midwife's assistant through the pushing phase, birth of baby and placenta? When is it appropriate for the midwifery team to leave the birthing environment? What assessments are vital during the postpartum and newborn period?
Day One also offers a skills component in which attendants will be split into groups to discuss more thoroughly documentation skills, including fetal heart tone assessment and the AAT; and basic assessment of mother and the newborn.
Day Two of the Workshop consists of:
What are professional organizations and which one might the midwifery assistant actively participate? What are practice guidelines? What skills are within the scope of an unlicensed assistant and what situations would take you outside of that professional boundary?
Waterbirth is discussed: when, how, why and what ifs.
Breastfeeding Basis: optimizing your support skills and preparing you for a thorough assessment within the postpartum home visit.
Break-Out Sessions are specific to birth emergencies: shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, fetal distress & cord prolapse, and precipitous birth.
Day two closes with a discussion in assisting the midwife in the event of a transport, and birth etiquette - making yourself invaluable to the midwife.
Attendants at previous workshops have shared:
"Lots and lots of really good info this weekend! Learned so much!"
"Loved the models, loved the blood loss visuals, loved break outs and everything hands on..."
"The practical experiences of listening to heart tones, feeling the 'pillow' abdomen and learning injections was helpful and gave confidence. You guys do a great job."
"Very thorough and helpful! Loved the hands-on work."
"Very well taught! So thankful I took the course. I enjoyed the hands on experience. This gave me a clearer view of what goals to reach for and what the future holds. I really can't think of anything to do different during the workshop."
Penny teaching a group of participants the Leopold's technique and fetal positioning, particularly how to prevent and manage the occiput posterior position which often leads to challenging back labor and birth.
Participants practicing the sterile water application as one technique for helping mom manage significant back labor.
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you. Jim Rohn
Attendants learning to take vital signs in our first midwife assistant course.
Believe Midwifery Services
118 West Main Street
Thorntown, IN 46071
ph: 765-436-7527
fax: 765-436-7114
