Continuing education units approved from Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council (MEAC).

This workshop is for women who are practicing midwives, or who have completed a Midwifery Assistant workshop, and have attended at least 8 deliveries with a practicing midwife or a doctor.

Workshop includes:

• Introduction to phlebotomy*
• Pelvic exams, pap smears, wet mounts*
• Placing a urinary catheter; reasons for procedure, and technique*
• Suturing: we will discuss and practice on a model several new technique's for suturing that decreases discomfort for the mother and aids in healing.*
• Discussion on second and third stage management: We will address ways to deliver the head and shoulders of the baby over an intact perineum, and will discuss methods to resolve a shoulder dystocia.
• Prolonged labor, inductions and augmentations: what is safe, and what is not safe in an out-of-hospital setting?
• Ina May's Quilt Project
• Group B strep: discussion of case studies and new solutions to this problem.
• Discussion and demonstration on breech and twin deliveries*
• Things we learn from Amish Birthing Traditions: tour of the Ethridge Amish Community, and a visit with a traditional Amish midwife
• Postpartum: The Year Following Birth
• Watsu: water massage for pregnent women*
• A synopsis of Women's History of Medicine and Midwifery
• Hands-on class