Learn what to do in the situation of an emergency birth when higher care is not available. This two-day skills course will be taught at our Taos Mtn. Campus in Taos, NM July 29-30th. Students will learn in-person how to facilitate a safe and respectful birth, even in remote and post-disaster settings. **This course is not intended as a substitute for qualified medical care.
**This 2 day on-site course includes a 24-hour online training module prior to the online course – read more below.
STEP 1: Complete online module before the on-site training and assessment in July.
STEP 2: Students completing Doula Certification must also complete an online doula module before the on-site training.
STEP 3: Attend the 2-day on-site training session for full completion of the Emergency Birth Course.
The Emergency Birth Course covers the following topics:
| – Delays in Care during Emergency/Disaster scenarios – Blood Pressure, Pulse/Heart Rate, Temperature – Why Mothers die (Maternal Mortality): – Urinalysis – Care during Eclamptic Convulsion – Emergency Antepartum Scenarios – Leopold’s Maneuver and Fetal Heart tones – Obstructed Labor – Normal Birth in Emergency Situations – Cord cutting – Placental expulsion – Shoulder Dystocia – Management of Breech Birth – Vacuum Assisted Delivery – Hemorrhage/Shock – Why Babies die. Causes of Neonatal Deaths – Helping Babies Breathe – Relactation & Supplemental | – Acupressure and Massage in Labor – Repositioning Baby – Breech in Antepartum – Management of OP, Back Labor and Stalled Labor – Herbal Tinctures in Labor – Labor Positions – Rebozo and Bengkung Wrap – Birth Ball & Peanut Ball – Water Birth – Postpartum Herbal Support – Labor, Birth & Postpartum Scenarios – Newborn Care & Lactation – Prenatal Exercise – Pain Strategies – Breathing Techniques – Visualization, Affirmations & Relaxation Techniques – Journaling & Coloring as Therapeutic exercises – Power of Music – Antepartum Scenarios |
