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Program Overview: Student Agreement, Online Program Overview, Weekly Module Reviews, Monthly Skills Day, Birth Assistant Manual, Equipment & Supplies List, and Communication ***DO NOT SKIP.***

Program Orientation: What To Expect? (REPLAY)

Your Road Map To Success© (Online Program)

Your Road Map To Success© Hybrid & Program PLUS (May & December Cohort)

Before we begin…

What is a Birth Assistant?

Standard Requirements For Employment

Who Can Be A Birth Assistant?

The Most IMPORTANT Tools You Will Need To Buy To Be A Birth Assistant

What Is A Midwife?

Video: How Midwifery Works!

The Different Routes into Midwifery

Black Midwives Are On The Rise

VIDEO: The Culture War Between Doctors And Midwives, Explained

Black Midwives Build Community

VIDEO: These Black Midwives Are Building A Community of Support For South L.A. Mothers

Choosing A Home Birth

VIDEO: Choosing A Home Birth

We Are Changing Lives

Quiz #1: What is a Birth Assistant?

Assignment #1: Community Birth Workers Assignment

BSBA Resources Library

Anatomy & Physiology of Childbirth

VIDEO: Pregnancy: The First Trimester

Hormones of Labor & Birth

Quiz #2: Anatomy & Physiology of Childbirth

BSBA Resource Library

The Process of Labor & Birth: The 5"P's"

Passenger

Presentation

Lie

Attitude

Position

Station

VIDEO: Birth Stations of Presentation (-5 to +5 Positions)

Passage

Power

VIDEO: Labor and Delivery l Childbirth

Position (Maternal)

Psyche

Quiz #3: The Process of Labor & Birth

BSBA Resource Library

The Stages of Labor

VIDEO: Labor and Birth

First Stage of Labor

VIDEO: What Happens During Labor Contractions?

VIDEO: How To Time Contractions

Cardinal Movements of Labor

VIDEO: Normal Labor: The Cardinal Movements

VIDEO: Vaginal Childbirth (Birth)

VIDEO: Cardinal Movements

VIDEO: Animated Birth

Second Stage of Labor

Third Stage of Labor

Fourth Stage of Labor

Quiz #4: The Stages of Labor

BSBA Resource Library

Bloodborne Pathogens & OSHA

Prevalence

Reducing the Spread of Bloodborne Pathogens

Handwashing

Infection Control

OSHA

VIDEO: OSHA Safety Video Orientation For Healthcare Workers

Standard Precautions

VIDEO: Universal Precautions

Personal Protective Equipment

VIDEO: How To Don Clean Gloves

VIDEO: Proper Glove Removal Technique

Disinfection & Sterilization

Exposure Control Plan

Quiz #5: Bloodborne Pathogens & OSHA

Assignment #2: Handwashing

Assignment #3: Gloving and Ungloving

HIPAA

VIDEO: HIPAA

The HIPAA Privacy Rule

The HIPAA Security Rule

Patients’ Rights: The Right to Access

Rules on PHI Disclosures

Safeguarding Electronic PHI or ePHI

Preventing HIPAA Violations

VIDEO: Common HIPAA Mistakes

Breach Notifications

Compliance and Enforcement

Quiz #6: HIPAA

Medical Documentation

Medical Record Guidelines

SOAP Note

Medical Documentation: Admission Note

Medical Documentation: Labor, Birth & Immediate Postpartum Charting

Electronic Health Record Systems

Quiz #7: Medical Documentation

Assignment #4: Electronic Health Record Systems Review

Medical Terminology

Medical Term Structure

Common Obstetrics & Gynecology: Prefixes, Root Words & Suffixes

Quiz #8: Medical Terminology

BSBA Medical Terminology: Common Obstetrics: Gynecology & Medical Root words, Prefixes, and Suffixes

BSBA Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

Test Your Knowledge: Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms Quiz

Identifying Birth Related Medical Supplies, Equipment, and Use.

Prenatal, Intrapartum & Postpartum Equipment & Supplies

Birth Instruments & Supplies

VIDEO: Care Of The Cord

IV (Intravenous) Supplies

Venipuncture & Labs

Newborn Resuscitation Equipment

VIDEO: How to Perform Neonatal Resuscitation

Oxygen Equipment

VIDEO: Instructions for Using Your Oxygen Tank

Newborn Evaluation: Equipment and Supplies

Postpartum Supplies

VIDEO: How to give a Bed Bath in the Home

VIDEO: How to Care For Someone On Their Menstrual Cycle

VIDEO: How to Use a Bed Pan

VIDEO: Indwelling Catheter Insertion: Female

Suturing Instruments and Supplies

Disinfectant & Sterilization Items + Cleaning Items

Birth Pool and Accessories

Quiz #9: Identifying Birth Related Medical Supplies, Equipment, and Use

Performing & Recording Maternal Vital Signs

Temperature

VIDEO: How To Take A Temperature: Under Arm, Oral, Ear, Rectal, Skin, Temporal

Respiration

VIDEO: Counting Respirations

Oxygen Saturation

Pulse

VIDEO: 9 Pulse Point Assessment On The Body

Circulatory System

VIDEO: The Heart & Circulatory System- How They Work

Blood Pressure

Equipment Used To Measure Blood Pressure

How To Check A Blood Pressure

How to Use a Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor

VIDEO: Blood Pressure Measurement: How To Check Blood Pressure Manually

VIDEO: Blood Pressure: Audio-Visual Coordinator Skills

Quiz #10: Performing & Recording Maternal Vital Signs

Assignment #5: Performing & Recording Maternal Vital Signs

Performing & Recording Fetal Assessment

Fundal Height

VIDEO: How to Measure Your Fundal Height

Leopold's Maneuver

VIDEO: Leopold's Maneuver

Fetal Heart Monitoring

VIDEO: How to Monitor Your Fetal Heart Rate

VIDEO: Pregnant Abdominal Assessment

Fetal Heart Rate Interpretation

VIDEO: Fetal Heart Rate Interpretation

Quiz #11: Performing & Recording Fetal Assessment

Assignment #6: Fundal Height Measurement

Assignment #7: Leopold's Maneuvers

Assignment #8: Performing & Recording Fetal Assessment

Birth Room Set Up

The Midwife's Bag(s)

Birth Center Set-Up

Home Birth Set-Up

On-Call

Check-In

Birth Room Set-Up

Quiz #12: Birth Room Set Up

The Birth Assistant’s Role During Labor & Birth

Responsibilities During First Stage of Labor

Responsibilities During Second Stage of Labor

VIDEO: What to Expect in Labor

VIDEO: Somersault Maneuver Demo

VIDEO: Cord Around the Neck

VIDEO: Birthing the Baby

Quiz #13: The Birth Assistant’s Role During Labor & Birth

The Birth Assistant's Role During Immediate Postpartum

Responsibilities During Third Stage of Labor

VIDEO: Managing the Third Stage of Labor

Responsibilities During Fourth Stage of Labor

VIDEO: Immediate Care After Birth

Quiz #14: Birth Assistant’s Role During Immediate Postpartum

Water Birth

The Benefits of Water Birth For Mother & Baby

VIDEO: Setting Up The Birth Pool

VIDEO: How to: Install Tap Adapter

VIDEO: Instructional Video Tap Couplings

VIDEO: Instructional Video Filling the Birth Pool

Management of the Mother & Baby During a Water Birth

Birth Time

VIDEO: Instructional Video Emptying the Birth Pool

VIDEO: Instructional Cleaning the Birth Pool

VIDEO: Care of the Drain Pump

Quiz #15: Water Birth

How to Handle Obstetrical Emergencies

Umbilical Cord Prolapse

How to Manage An Umbilical Cord Prolapse

VIDEO: Prolapsed Cord: Complications in Labor

Shoulder Dystocia

How to Manage A Shoulder Dystocia

VIDEO: Shoulder Dystocia Delivery, Maneuvers, Management, Simulation

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Management of a Postpartum Hemorrhage

VIDEO: How To Prevent And Manage Bleeding After Birth (Postpartum Hemorrhage)

Quiz #16: How to Handle Obstetrical Emergencies

Assessment of the Placenta

Examination of the Placenta

VIDEO: Examination of the Placenta

Quiz #17: Assessment of the Placenta

Blood Loss Estimation

Blood Loss Estimation in Water

Quiz #18: Blood Loss Estimation

Assignment #9: Blood Loss Estimation

Assisting the Midwife with Suturing

Instruments & Supplies Used For Suturing

Job Responsibilities During Suturing

Setting Up A Sterile Field

How To Properly Open & Put On Sterile Gloves

How To Handle Suturing Instruments & Supplies

During Up Analgesic Medication

Assisting With Suturing

Quiz #19: Assisting the Midwife with Suturing

Initiation of Breastfeeding

The Anatomy & Physiology of Breastfeeding

VIDEO: Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Positions

Latch

VIDEO: Latch-On & Breastfeeding Instructions

Role of a Birth Assistant When Assisting with Breastfeeding

VIDEO: Early Initiation of Breastfeeding for Birthworkers

Lactation Documentation

Quiz #20: Initiation of Breastfeeding

Newborn Assessment

VIDEO: Newborn APGAR Test

Tools Used For A Newborn Assessment

Newborn Vital Signs

Heart Rate

VIDEO: How to Assess an Infant's Heart Rate

Respirations

VIDEO: How to Assess an Infant's Respirations

VIDEO: Adventitious Breath Sounds

Oxygen Saturation

Temperature

VIDEO: How to Assess an Infant's Axillary Temperature

Newborn Examination

Gestational Assessment

Measurement

Birth Weight

VIDEO: Newborn Exam

Documentation

Quiz #21: Newborn Assessment

Assignment #10: Newborn Assessment

Newborn Discharge Teaching

Newborn Behavior

Newborn Reflexes

Sleeping Patterns & Positions

Breastfeeding

Weight

Urination Patterns & Stooling

Diapering

Cord Care

Bathing

Skin Care

Signs & Symptoms of Illness

When To Call the Midwife (Newborn)

Quiz #22: Newborn Discharge Teaching

Postpartum Discharge Teaching

Care Measures

When To Call the Midwife (Postpartum)

Quiz #23: Postpartum Discharge Teaching

Herbal Medicines Used in Midwifery Care

Herbal Medicines Used In Labor

Herbal Medicine During The Pushing Phase

Herbal Medicines During The Immediate Postpartum

Quiz #24: Herbal Medicines Used in Midwifery Care

Common Medications Used in Obstetrics

Six Rights of Medication Administration

VIDEO: Medication Routes of Administration and Medical Abbreviations

Obstetric Medicine Intrapartum

IV Solutions (IV Fluids)

Antibiotics

Obstetric Medicine Postpartum

Uterotonic Medication

VIDEO: Giving Rectal Medication: Medication Administration

Pain Relievers

Analgesics

Obstetric Medicine Newborn

Quiz #25: Common Medications Used in Obstetrics

Administration of Injectable Medications

Supplies Used For An IM Injection

Types of Medication Containers

How to Give an IM Injection (Adults)

VIDEO: How To Give Yourself An Intramuscular Injection

How to Give an IM Injection (Newborns)

Documentation

Quiz #26: Administration of Injectable Medications

Venipuncture & Phlebotomy

VIDEO: Basic Phlebotomy Anatomy

The Equipment Necessary To Perform Phlebotomy

Steps To Phlebotomy

VIDEO: Safe and Effective Blood Draw

Documentation

Quiz #27: Venipuncture & Phlebotomy

Intravenous Therapy

How To Prime An IV Line

VIDEO: How To Prime IV Tubing

How To Start An IV

Step To A Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion

VIDEO: IV Insertion

VIDEO: How To Flush An IV Line

VIDEO: How To Remove An IV Line

Documentation

Quiz #28: Intravenous Therapy

Birth Room Clean Up

Trash Disposal & Pulling of Linen

Cleaning The Birth Space

Bathroom

Cleaning, Disinfecting & Sterilization of Tools

Laundry

Restocking The Room

VIDEO: Disinfection, Sterilization & Bloodborne Pathogens

Packing Up Your Bags

Final Tasks Before Exiting

Quiz #29: Birth Room Clean Up

Business Basics & Job Interviewing For Birth Assistants

VIDEO: Independent Contractor Explanation

VIDEO: Hiring Employees vs. Contractors

VIDEO: What is a 1099 form?

Requirements For Employment

Job Interviewing For Birth Assistants

Quiz #30: Business Basic & Job Interviewing For Birth Assistants

Black Sisters Birth Academy® Online Birth Assistant Course Exit Exam

External Certifications Submission

CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Program Certification Submission

NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification Submission

Phlebotomy, Venipuncture, and IV Techniques Certification Submission

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Certification Info & An Extra Resource For You