Digitally published by New Beginnings Childbirth Services, LLC. Maricopa, Arizona, United States /April 2016 Copyright ©2011 – 2016 by Rachel E. Leavitt All Rights Reserved. First Web Edition. 3rd Major Edition. First edition originally published in 2011. … Read More
Case Studies to supplement main course materials and assignments.
This is a detailed explanation of all the various skills and techniques that can be performed by doulas to assist with prenatal and labor support.
This unit discusses postpartum care including Newborn Transition, Cord Clamping, Third Stage of Labor, Newborn Procedures, and Breast Feeding.
This unit presents a view of the birthing process outside of the medical model and definitions traditionally associated with laboring and birth.
This unit addresses the period of pregnancy. It contrasts the difference between the medical model of prenatal care verses the midwifery model of care.
This course presents childbirth in a way that is slightly different than a normal childbirth course. I pay particular attention to how our bodies physiologically develop and labor. Our current system of the stages of labor is not a very … Read More
A definition for anxiety as it relates to pregnancy and child birth are presented in this unit. Causes of anxiety are addressed, along with the physiology of anxiety and the effects of anxiety. The unit also addresses how to assess … Read More
This unit offers a definition and overview of pain and the different causes of pain. After addressing the causes of pain, the unit proceeds with a discussion on the effects of pain and how to access pain.
Once you have had experience in assessment and interview skills, you can then begin to pull your information together to form a plan that can be used by you, your client, and care provider to make sure your client’s needs … Read More
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