Preventing Birth Trauma Level 1

We know birth matters

Those of us who support birth know that the experiences of our births stay with us and have a lasting impact. How we feel about our birth begins the story of our parenting. With the COVID-19 pandemic, birth has become an even more complex experience within the system.

As a birth professional…

Do you see your clients and patients develop trauma from their births? Do you feel overwhelmed or just need some clarity about it? Do you fear that you will see an increase in trauma with the recent developments and feel powerless?

While over 30% of those giving birth describe the experience as traumatic, up to 8% will go on to develop PTSD as a result of the experience. It’s my opinion that these numbers will increase over the coming months. As birth professionals, we will undoubtedly attend traumatic births (virtually or in-person) and yet we are given little if any information about best practices for preventing trauma to our clients. What are we supposed to do here?

Can we do anything?

Description

In this class we will discuss:

• What is birth trauma?
• Who is most at risk for PTSD after birth?
• What are the signs of birth trauma?
• What can we do in the birth room (virtually or in-person) to minimize psychological trauma to our clients?

This class will emphasize therapeutic skills that can be adapted to the real world by an experienced licensed trauma therapist and certified doula who has been there.

Perfect for nurses, midwives, OBs, and doulas.

Learning Objectives for The Prevention of Birth Trauma

1. Define birth trauma and discuss statistics regarding birth trauma and co-morbid conditions
2. Discuss the major reasons why birth trauma occurs
3. Discuss ways that we can prevent or protect against birth trauma
4. Discuss specific strategies we can use to help our clients or patients prevent or lessen birth trauma symptoms

This class comes with a custom 21-page workbook to guide and facilitate learning as well as 2.75 CEs.

This class was designed for anyone working in the field of birth.

This class is a portion of the Bundle Birth Nurse Mentorship program and you may hear the instructors mention the program. If you want to know more about that program, click here.

Class expires two years from the purchase date. 

Bundle Birth, A Nursing Corporation, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17368 to provide 2.75 contact hours upon completion of this class.