BSBA Online Birth Assistant Course (PHASE ONE)
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Your Road Map To Success
How to use this course.
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 Resource Library
BSBA Equipment & Supplies List:
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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