Online Maternity Care in the
Context of a Developing Country

MEAC Accredited Continue Educating Units

This course, Maternity Care in the Context of a Developing Country, worth five (5) MEAC accredited continuing education hours, will cover the various aspects of providing maternity care that is different in the context of a low resource developing country. Using the adage “Same Same But Different”, and based on decades of experience, the presenter goes over what is unique and divergent, yet vitally important to survival, about providing Prenatal Care, Labor and Delivery Care, Postpartum Care, and Newborn Care outside of a Global North model. This course is for anyone who wants to learn about global best practices in midwifery.

PRICE

Online Maternity Care in the
Context of a Developing Country: $149

CEU: 5 hours

Accredited by MEAC

Purchase anytime you are ready. You have access to the full course for 30 days after you purchase

COURSE TAUGHT BY
Vicki Penwell, LM, CPM, MSM, MA

COURSE OUTLINE
I. Prenatal Care in the Context of a Developing Country

a.     Food and Water

b.     Easy Access

c.     Diseases of Deprivation

d.     Warning Signs

e.     Fundal Height

f.      Birth Spacing

g.     Maternity Waiting Homes

h.     Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness

II. Labor and Delivery Care in the Context of a Developing Country

a.     On-the-spot Risk Assessment.

b.     Rapid Lab Testing and Treatment.

c.     Grand Multiparity

d.     Humble Surroundings.

e.     Cultural Differences

f.      Emergency Assisted Delivery.

g.     IV Antibiotics

h.     Corticosteroids for Premature Labor

i.      Avoid the Three Deadly Delays

III. Newborn Care in the Context of a Developing Country

a.     Smaller Babies

b.     Sepsis

c.     Unique Birth Defects

d.     Disease Risk

e.     Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B

f.      Colostrum—Early and Exclusive

g.     The First 1000 Days

 
IV. Postpartum Care in the Context of a Developing Country

i.      Cultural Differences

j.      Parenting Advice

k.     Preparing for After Birth

l.      Postpartum Warning Signs

m.   Treating the Postpartum Big Four

n.     NASG: Don’t Leave Home Without It

o.     Postpartum Apgar Score (PAS) for Measuring Post-Birth Risk

p.     Honor the MotherBaby—Family Triad

q.     Respect National Health Care Laws