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.

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• 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 pregnant women*
  
  
• A synopsis of Women's History of Medicine and Midwifery
  
  * Hands-on class

Workshop for Midwives: Common Sense and Tradition: $785 - Register Now
(Discount fee of $735 for Shenandoah University students who sign up before Feb. 1, 2010)

This includes all classes and CEUs from ACNM and MEAC , plus two meals a day, breakfast and dinner for five days, plus snacks of fruit, coffee and tea anytime during the workshop.

The Farm Store provides a variety of foods, salads and homemade soups for lunches. Supper will be a delicious home cooked vegetarian meal every night. Accommodations are available within our community. See our “Accommodations” page.

Dates: May 23-27, 2010