THE PROGRAM

The Birth Social Sustainable Midwifery Program

Sustainable Midwifery

We make it easy for you. Birth Social is a turnkey system for group prenatal care ready to be implemented once you complete the steps in the 192-page manual, “Birth Social Program: Sustainable Manual for Midwives.” The self-study manual walks you through each step to begin and sustain a group prenatal practice. Once completed, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.

Sustainable Midwifery

Completion

Throughout the Sustainable Manual for Midwives, each student is guided by checklists and asked to respond to questions through journal writing. The program is self-paced, requiring creativity, self-reflection, and motivation to think concepts through to the end.

1. 1. Complete all steps in the manual.
  2. Keep a record of your participation by ticking the checkboxes.
  3. Complete the questionnaire at the back of the book.
  4. Answer the journal questions at the back of the book.

What You Will Learn

The Birth Social Manual is divided into twenty-two chapters and several topics. I assure you will have the following:

A good foundation in the theory, philosophy, and model of Birth Social.
A sound understanding of the process of Birth Social group prenatal care, including organizing your office, schedules, paperwork, space, and lifestyle for conducting group care.
A comprehension of facilitation and story-telling skills. You will love interacting with your clients in a different way. You are now building a community!.
An understanding of integrating the book, Your Birth Journey: a Holistic Guide for Pregnancy, into the group practice model.Birt

Course Outline

Lesson One: Getting Started

Certification Process
Your Group Care Space
Materials and Resources
Additional Midwifery Supplies
Develop a Strategy

Lesson Two: Sustainability

Concepts of Sustainability
Birth Social Foundation
Sustainable Midwifery Practice
Shifting Your Focus
The Concept of Burnout
The Martyr Midwife
Boundary Alerts

Lesson Three: The Chemical World

Environmental Health
Paradigm Shift
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Fragrance-Free in the Modern World
Fragrance Policy

Lesson Four: Scheduling

Practice Considerations
Selecting Days for Groups
Calendar Method Madness
The Formula
Creating Schedules from the Calendar
Parent Schedules

Lesson Five: The Business of Midwifery

Sustainable Office Hours
Scheduling Conflicts
When Clients Need Extra Attention During Group
Communication

Lesson Six: The Heart of Group Care

Creating a Client Chart
Checklist
The Prenatal Form
Teaching Self-Care
The Private Visit
The Five-Minute Belly Check
Midwife Charting
Follow-Up Charting
After the Belly Check

Lesson Seven: Sorting It All Out

Gathering Your Documents
The Process of Sorting
Educational Material
Practice Documents
Informed Consents
Client Concerns
Client Permissions
Birth Journey Templates

Lesson Eight: The Initial Visit

Preparing for the Initial Visit
Helpful Paperwork
The Initial Visit Folder
Signing Informed Consents in Group
Reviewing “Your Birth Journey”
Early Pregnancy Care and Planning

Lesson Nine: New Concepts

Consult Plan
Integrating Birth Social with Private Care

Lesson Ten: Facilitation

Facilitating Birth Social
The Magic of Facilitation – It’s Magic

Lesson Eleven: Storytelling

The Art of Storytelling
Navigate Between Fact and Story

The next eight lessons center on using facilitation and story-telling skills in the Chapters of Your Birth Journey: a Holistic Guide for Pregnancy. The topics listed under each chapter do not include all the topics covered in the book. Instead, we select a handful of topics to help you find your bearing when facilitating group care.

Lesson 12 (Chapter 1): Facilitating A Healthy Pregnancy

Introductions
Health Tips

Lesson 13 (Chapter 2): Facilitating Nurturing Baby

Co-sleeping
Breastfeeding

Lesson 14 (Chapter 3): Facilitating Parenting Decisions

Finding a Pediatrician
Circumcision
Vaccinations

Lesson 15 (Chapter 4): Facilitating Birth and Postpartum Prep

Gathering Supplies
Support

Lesson 16 (Chapter 5): Facilitating Call the Midwife

When to Call the Midwife
Broken Water
Stages of Labor

Lesson 17 (Chapter 6): Facilitating What If

Complication Levels
Transport
Processing Complications

Lesson 18 (Chapter 7): Facilitating Postpartum

Postpartum Instructions
Newborn Assessment

Lesson 19 (Chapter 8): Facilitating Waiting for Baby

The Waiting Game
Bishops Score

Lesson 20 Wrapping it Up

Staying on Track
Where in the Book
Guidelines and Protocols
Post-Session Visits

Lesson 21: Completion

Questionnaire
Journal Questions

When you purchase the Birth Social Program, you get the years of experience, wisdom, and knowledge it took to develop a repeatable group prenatal program for home birth and birth center midwives.

Sustain Your Practice

Purchase

Purchase the manual, the parent book, & supporting documents.

Follow the steps in the manual to implement group care.

Complete

Complete the workbook assignments, journal writing & questionnaire.

Integrate

Integrate group prenatal care into your midwifery practice.

Who Should Partake in the Program?

This program is beneficial for Certified Professional Midwives, Certified Nurse Midwives, Traditional Midwives, and midwifery students. Staff may also benefit from learning the program. The program is suitable for small and large practices.

How Long Will it Take?

You set your own time, pace, and goals for tracking your progress, so you can take as little or as much time as you want. On average, a midwife can complete all of the steps needed to conduct group prenatal care in about three to six months. Others may take longer. It all depends on your motivation, time frame, and personal life.

Support Along the Way

The program is meant as a self-study guide only. If you have questions or need guidance in any way, sign up for a consultation package.

Birth Social® Trademark

The words “Birth Social®” are our registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Our mark (logo) and all artwork associated with Birth Social are copyrighted.