We appreciate the sacredness of the actual birthing experience and we teach birth according to an undisturbed birthing paradigm.
We see the role of the midwife as witness rather than manager and we offer a thorough academic birthing curriculum in tandem with the skills to feel competent and confident without disturbing the birthing process.
We will study the following topics:
The Holistic Stages of Labor
Birth as an Altered State
Cardinal Movements of Labor
Undisturbed Birth
Vertical Birth
Water Birth
Unassisted Birth...Solo Birthing...Unhindered Birth...Free Birth
The Work of Michel Odent
The Power of the Quiescence
Understanding Dilation and Effacement
The Birth Atlas
Internal Exams and Non-invasive Skills
The Work of Constance Benyon
Comfort Measures in Labor
The Etiology of Pain and Fear
Variations of Normal in Birth...Posterior, Prolonged Labor, Cervical Lip, Meconium, etc...
Uterine Patterns in Labor...Normal and Variations
Assessing Fetal Wellbeing during Labor
Placenta Medicine
Concerns in Labor...including Bleeding, Exhaustion, Dystocia, etc.
Birth Politics
Birth Videos
Once again, we'll have lots of discussion and stories of birth.
We will look at the academic component and the intuitive components of birth and create our integrated model.
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