Course curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME!

    • STEP 1 - Start Here!

    • Syllabus - Austere & Disaster Birth Worker Course 2021

    • Live Class Schedule & Zoom Link

    • Assignment List

    • How To Submit Assignments In Slack

    • Slack HW Submission Instructions (With Screenshots)
  • 2

    Capstone Project Guidelines

    • Introduction to the Capstone Project

    • Assignment- Final Community Resources List

    • Handout- Hazard-Risk and Vulnerability Template

    • Handout- Estimating the Number of Pregnant Women in a Geographical Area

    • Handout- Prenatal Clinic

    • Lecture - Prenatal Clinic Assignment (40:25)

    • Resource- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Workbook
  • 3

    Week 1 - Introduction

    • Austere & Disaster Birth Workers Course - Step 1

    • Week 1 - Syllabus

    • About Your Instructor

    • Lecture - Introduction to Emergency Childbirth (21:01)

    • Lecture - Four Phases of Disaster Management (31:19)

    • Handout - Course Vocabulary - May, 20, 2021

    • Handout - A Midwives Guide

    • Handout - A Book for Midwives: Care for Pregnancy, Birth, and Women's Health

    • Handout - References
  • 4

    Week 1 - Issues in Maternity Care

    • Resource - Why did Mrs. X die? (14:31)

    • Lecture - Global Maternity Mortality (9:11)

    • Lecture - Racial Disparity in Childbirth in the USA (22:41)

    • Lecture - Maternal Considerations During a Disaster (14:11)

    • Lecture - Interview with Mel Bailey- Post Katrina (25:17)

    • Lecture - Three Delay Model (24:28)
  • 5

    Week 1 - Resources, Assignments, & Q&A Recordings

    • Reference - Resources for Week 1

    • Week 1 - Recording 2020

    • Week 1 - Video Recording 2021 (2hr, 7 sec)

    • Week 1 - Audio Recording 2021 (2hr, 7 sec)
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    Week 2 - Prenatal Care During Crisis

    • Week 2 - Syllabus

    • Lecture- PAHO Recommendations for Prenatal Care (16:57)

    • Lecture- WHO Antenatal Care, Positive Pregnancy- Part 1 (13:07)

    • Lecture- Importance of Prenatal Care (21:49)

    • Lecture- WHO Antenatal Care, Positive Pregnancy, Health System Interventions- Part 2 (16:02)

    • Lecture- WHO Antenatal Care, Positive Pregnancy, Maternal Fetal Assessment- Part 1 (28:12)

    • Lecture- WHO Antenatal Care, Positive Pregnancy, Maternal Fetal Assessment-Part 2 (25:09)

    • Lecture- WHO Antenatal Care Common Symptoms (37:44)

    • Lecture- WHO Antenatal Care Prevention (10:34)
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    Week 2 - Nutrition During Disaster

    • Lecture - WHO Antenatal Care, Nutrition Interventions (25:02)

    • Lecture- Nutrition Introduction (31:44)

    • Lecture - Maternal Nutrition During Disaster (27:53)
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    Week 2 - Resources, Assignments, & Q&A Recordings

    • Handout- Midwifery Equipment

    • Handout- Prenatal Flow Chart- Casa Geburt

    • Handout - Bonus - Safety of Herbs During Pregnancy

    • Handout- PAHO Recommendations - Prenatal Delivery Care in Emergencies

    • Handout- Discomforts during Pregnancy Download

    • Week 2 - Video Recording (1 hr, 51 min, 59 sec)

    • Week 2 - Audio Recording (1 hr, 51 min, 59 sec)
  • 9

    Week 3 - Childbirth in Low Resource Settings

    • Week 3 - Syllabus

    • Lecture- Basics of Birth, Solo Attendant (34:26)

    • Lecture - Preperations for Birth (27:06)

    • Lecture- Background Basics on Labor and Birth (35:44)

    • Lecture- First Stage of Labor (19:10)

    • Lecture - Second Stage of Labor (18:14)

    • Lecture - Third Stage of Labor - Including Active Management (17:33)

    • Lecture - What to do with the Cord (13:23)

    • Lecture - Immediate Postpartum - Just After the Baby is Born (13:23)
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    Week 3 - Complications During Birth

    • Lecture- Complications: Introduction (3:26)

    • Lecture- Complications: Hemorrhage (30:30)

    • Lecture- Complications: Stuck Shoulders (12:43)

    • Lecture- Complications: Helping Babies Breathe (13:44)

    • Lecture- Complications: Unusual Presentations (20:03)

    • Lecture- Complications: Other (18:18)
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    Week 3 - Resources, Assignments, & Q&A Recordings

    • Resource - Simple Birth Kit for Mothers in the Developing World

    • Handout - Global Health Media Videos on Childbirth

    • Week 3 - Video Recording (2hrs, 13 min, 44 sec)

    • Week 3 - Audio Recording (2hrs, 13 min, 44 sec)
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    Week 4 - Breastfeeding in Austere Situations

    • Week 4 - Syllabus

    • Lecture - Instructor Introduction: Maureen Farrell (10:35)

    • Lecture - Breastfeeding Anatomy and Physiology Basics Download (19:46)

    • Lecture - Breastfeeding Considerations During Emergencies (13:00)

    • Lecture (Audio) - WHO Podcast - Breastfeeding in Emergencies (5:44)

    • Lecture - Breastfeeding Benefits (11:56)

    • Lecture - Myths and Misconceptions about Breastfeeding during Emergencies (18:31)

    • Lecture - Breastfeeding How-To Basics (28:42)

    • Lecture - Breastfeeding Concerns, Issues and Solutions (43:10)

    • Lecture - Dangers of Artificial Feeding in Emergencies (24:55)

    • Lecture - Skin-to-Skin and KMC (35:39)

    • Lecture - Relactation, Cross Nursing, and "Do I have Enough?" (24:32)
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    Week 4 - Resources, Assignments, & Q&A Recordings

    • Resources - Videos from Global Health Media Breastfeeding Series Videos

    • Resource - WHO Fact Sheet Infant and Child Feeding

    • Handout - Infant Feeding During Disasters Infographic

    • Week 4 - Video Recording (1hr, 48 min, 25 sec)

    • Week 4 - Audio Recording (1hr, 48 min, 25 sec)
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    Week 5 - Postpartum Considerations During Disaster

    • Week 5 - Syllabus

    • Lecture - Maternal Postpartum Issues (27:41)

    • Lecture - Newborn Postpartum Issues (34:50)
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    Week 5 - Resources, Assignments, & Q&A Recordings

    • Resource- First Embrace Video

    • Resource- Kangaroo Mother Care Video (WHO)

    • Handout- Kangaroo Mother Care-Practical Guide - WHO

    • Resource- Thermoregulation of the Newborn

    • Week 5 - Video Recording (2hrs, 5 min, 22 sec)

    • Week 5 - Audio Recording (2hrs, 5 min, 22 sec)