Sensitive Midwifery - Issue 44 - October 2019

Sign up for the Certified Sensitive Midwife Course There is vast evidence to support the need for more midwife specialists in South Africa and the world. That’s why Sensitive Midwifery Academy is proud to o ff er to all midwives its new post-basic Certified Sensitive Midwife Course , which was successfully pioneered in the Eastern Cape. REASONS TO DO THE CERTIFIED SENSITIVE MIDWIFE COURSE 1. Current and future nurse-midwife training doesn’t yield midwives experienced or knowledgeable enough to be fully confident practitioners in any sphere of midwifery 2. Advanced midwifery does not suitably address the expert but ‘basic’ midwifery skills that make for the safest, most satisfying experience of labour and birth 3. No o ffi cial qualification teaches the profound value or the positive outcomes of being an authentic midwifery specialist WHO SHOULD DO THE CERTIFIED SENSITIVE MIDWIFE COURSE? All basic-trained nurse-midwives in any sector (independent practice; private and public hospitals; education; government), in the antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, or parenting advice fields. BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE CERTIFIED SENSITIVE MIDWIFE COURSE MODULE ONE: Holistic preconceptual and antenatal education, care, risk detection and management MODULE TWO: An in-depth study of physiological labour and birth, risk detection and management MODULE THREE: Midwifery management of adverse events and complications during labour and birth (up to six hours post-birth) MODULE FOUR: Holistic postnatal mother and baby hospital and home care, and breastfeeding support (from six hours to six weeks post-birth) MODULE FIVE: Holistic clinic and independent practice education, support and care of the mother and baby (from six weeks to six months post-birth) ENDORSEMENT FROM EASTERN CAPE MIDWIVES • This course taught me that the calmer and more respected the mom, the better the birth, post- birth bonding time, and postnatal adjustment. I can now confidently let her experience unfold. Michelle van der Westhuizen (Independent Midwife) • This is the right way to prevent complications and embrace a midwife’s real role - midwives won’t even need to become advanced midwives! I feel empowered to help my community. Nondi Gaba (Manager of the Eastern Cape’s Maternal and Child Health Programme) • Great to see how important to midwifery natural postnatal care is. Carin Espag (NPO Postnatal Clinic Sister) • The course imparted 30-40 years of Sister Lilian’s wisdom, gave me trust in women being built for natural birth and showed that it’s important to get back to basics. Else Vooijs (direct entry trained Dutch midwife) • The course was incredibly enriching for a medically trained midwife, and created a safe, normal place for women and midwives. Juanita Mackenzie (Independent Midwife) TO FIND OUT MORE, REGISTER FOR THE ONLINE COURSE, OR BOOK THE COURSE FOR A GROUP, visit www.sensitivemidwifery.co.za, email info@sensitivemidwifery.co.za , or call +27 (0)12 809 3342 Posterior 59 eSensitive Midwifery Magazine Issue 44