The Healthy Mother, the Healthy Baby

Keeping Birth Normal

Normal Newborn Care, Family Bonding

Fetal development and physiology

Maternal anatomy/pelvimetry

“Management” of labor and birth

Preventing tears/techniques

Third stage

Labor complications; recognizing, preventing, consulting, and referral

Prolonged labor, dysfunctional labor

Malpresentations, posterior labor

Hemorrhage, retained placenta

Assessments and tests: 

Prolonged pregnancy/postdates

IUGR

Hypertension in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia

Gestational Diabetes

Developmental anomalies and genetics

Bloodwork problems, anemias

Complications at birth; dystocia, fetal distress/anoxia, Resuscitation, hemorrhage

Basic knowledge for education and counseling on STDs and HPV, and bloodborn pathogens such as HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis B&C

Viral and bacterial illnesses in Pregnancy; such as toxoplasmosis, rubella, mumps, varicella, Fifth disease, cytomegalovirus, and herpes. (TORCH syndromes), GBS

Lab work in pregnancy

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

Management strategies for unexpected breech or twin births.

Recognizing, consulting, or transporting for Failure to Progress, Dystocia 

Recognizing, consulting, and transporting for Emergencies including: Uterine Rupture, uterine inversion, amniotic fluid embolism, Hemorrhage, Retained Placenta, Fetal Distress, stillbirth, birth defects,  Meconium Aspiration Syndrome etc

Postpartum evaluation include educating clients about environmental, biological, occupational, and pharmacological factors affecting breastfeeding;  signs and symptoms of postpartum infections, depression and psychosis, late hemorrhage, and thrombophlebitis.

Signs and symptoms of newborn problems, including: infections, polycythemia, cardio-respiratory abnormalities, glucose disorders, hyperbilirubinemia, birth defects, failure to thrive, and early and late onset newborn hemorrhagic disease.