Fetal Palpation, Positioning, and Heart Tones Midwifery Skills Workshop

1950 Electric Rd SW STE 1,ROANOKE VA 24018

05 May, 2023

Description

Please join us our advanced birth professional skills workshop on Fetal Palpation, Positioning, and Fetal Heart Tones. This workshop is perfect for student/aspiring midwives, doulas, new midwives, and midwives wanting updates on these important topics. We will have belly models available for practice both days.  Prenatal and Labor Recognition, Implications, and Repositioning Strategies (Primarily on Friday) Learn the art of palpation.Discuss ways parents can recognize fetal position.What can be done prenatally?What specialties might you refer to?Why does position matter?Back Labor... Now what?Other signs in labor that position is affecting progress.Newest guidelines, options, and recommendations for breech presentation.Correcting positioning during labor.Pushing the baby in an unfavorable position.Babies come out... getting past emotional hangups and fears about malpositioning.Finding, Calculating, and Interpreting Fetal Heart Tones by Fetoscope and Doppler (Primarily on Saturday) Pros/Cons of FetoscopePros/Cons of DopplerLocating heart tones at various gestations.Locating heart tones in labor.Calculating heart tones.Interpreting what you hear.What is normal?What needs further investigation?What needs immediate intervention?Causes?Simple techniques to improve fetal condition and rule out false results.We will be following the NARM Skills Assessment Guidelines. 30 minute Pot Luck Lunch. Pre-Requisite Reading Required.Please also be prepared to bring a photo ID.  FAQs  How can I contact the organizer with any questions? Email - [email protected] Text - (540) 676-5872  What's the refund policy? There are NO refunds. If student is unable to attend, money paid may be transferred to a future training. If there is a birth or emergency that interferes with the instructor's availability to teach, the group will decide together the make-up date for the workshop.  Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No  Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable? Yes  Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends? Yes, but please email me [email protected] so that I can update our roster. Are there CEUs or certification options available? No DISCLAIMER THIS WORKSHOP ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TRAINING TO SUCCESSFULLY INTERPRET FETAL HEART TONES, ENSURE FETAL HEALTH, OR DIAGNOSE FETAL DISTRESS OR OTHER CONDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE SKILLS LEARNED IN THIS TRAINING ARE TO BE USED UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND ADVISEMENT OF A PRECEPTING MIDWIFE OR OBSTETRIC PROVIDER. USE OF SKILLS OUTSIDE OF A BIRTH PROFESSIONAL'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE  COULD BE INTERPRETED AS PRACTICING MIDWIFERY OR MEDICINE WITHOUT A LICENSE.