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Quarter 6

Midwifery Care 5: Postpartum and Newborn Care (4.5 credits): This course addresses breastfeeding, maternal physiological changes and psycho-social adjustments, common newborn procedures, and the midwife’s role during the weeks after the birth. Prerequisite: Midwifery Care 4.

Counseling for the Childbearing Year 4: Postpartum (1.0 credit): This section of the Counseling curriculum complements Midwifery Care 5 and includes information and skills needed to assess postpartum emotional adjustments and attachment difficulties, and to provide early parenting support and intervention. Prerequisite: Counseling 3.

Clinical Skills 4: (.5 credits): Continuation of the clinical skills series. Students will learn newborn exam techniques, newborn screening and heel sticks, breastfeeding challenges, and informed choice and teaching appropriate to postpartum. Prerequisite: Clinical Skills 3.

Perinatal Nutrition 2: Postpartum and Newborn (1.5 credits): Part 2 of the Perinatal Nutrition course explores nutrition for the new mother and her infant, from a basic understanding of how nutrition can help the mother heal and recover physically from childbirth to helpful applications to encourage her to nourish herself. Infant nutrition (breastfeeding through introduction of solids) is also explored with the emphasis on making healthy food choices that best fit the mother’s and her family’s needs. Prerequisite: Perinatal Nutrition 1.

Professional Issues Seminar 3: Midwifery Legal, Ethical and Professional Frameworks (3.0 credits): PI 3 covers state and provincial midwifery laws, processes for legislative change, quality assurance, professional liability, and ethics. The midwife’s role and responsibilities regarding current state, provincial, national and international midwifery are addressed. Particular emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to make difficult decisions in today’s complex professional and legal environment. Each student will complete a project addressing licensure requirements, standard of care, risk management, informed consent, and ethics. Prerequisite: Professional Issues Seminar 2.

Clinical Seminar (1.0 credit): All clinical seminars include onsite time when students debrief clinical experiences. Students will learn how to integrate theoretical knowledge with midwifery practice. Learning activities include case presentations, charting and case management exercises, and projects to develop cultural competency and knowledge of community resources.

Practicum (4 credits): Theoretical coursework is complemented by clinical rotations with practitioners providing midwifery and related women’s health care. For more information, see the Clinical Preceptorships page.

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