Assistant Midwife Clinicals

Day 1 Agenda 

 

  • 9:00am - 11:00am: Vital Signs
    • Understanding the importance and method of taking accurate vital signs
    • Hands-on practice session

11:00am - 12:00pm: Lunch Break (Catered)

12:00pm - 12:30pm: Preparing a Birth Site

    • Ensuring safety and comfort for the mother-to-be
    • Learning to create an efficient setup for midwifery care

12:30pm - 1:00pm: Sterile Technique & Universal Precautions

    • Introduction to medical hygiene and aseptic techniques
    • Understanding the role of universal precautions in infection control

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Drawing Blood

    • Basic principles of phlebotomy
    • Hands-on practice session

4:00pm - 6:00pm: Fetal Heart Tones & Palpation

    • Techniques for monitoring fetal heart tones
    • Understanding and practicing maternal abdominal examination

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2 Agenda

 

Advanced Skills and Emergency Response

9:00am - 11:00am: Emergency Procedures

  • Understanding the signs of common emergencies during childbirth
  • Learning swift and effective response techniques

11:00am - 12:00pm: Lunch Break (Catered)

12:00pm - 2:00pm: Administering Medications

  • Basics of pharmacology relevant to childbirth and neonatal care
  • Proper techniques for administering medications

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Newborn Assessments

  • Key components of newborn examinations
  • Recognizing normal and abnormal findings

4:00pm - 5:00pm: Review Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

  • Recap of NRP guidelines
  • Role-playing scenarios for enhanced understanding

5:00pm - 6:00pm: Oxygen Use

  • Learning about the equipment and techniques for administering oxygen
  • Safety considerations and potential complications

$499.00 USD

You can request a refund no later than 5 days before the course starts.

After this date you will be given a credit to attend another workshop date within 1 year.

If you are on call and leave for a birth, you will be credited for the next workshop. I suggest being off call for this weekend. 

If you are sick, we will credit you for another workshop. 

If you have a family emergency, we will credit you for another workshop weekend.