FAMP 705H Labor & Delivery Skills

Credits: 1
This elective provides a special opportunity for interested medical students to gain a comprehensive introduction to prenatal care and labor and delivery support. Topics covered will include various aspects of prenatal care, the normal birth process, labor support techniques, dealing with stalled labor, positions, dealing effectively with shoulder dystocia, operative vaginal delivery with vacuum extractions and forceps, and neonatal transition to life.

Learning Objectives:

Describe important aspects of prenatal care and normal mechanisms of labor.
Describe effective techniques used to support a laboring mother
Demonstrate hands-on skills and familiarity with techniques used to support a laboring mother.
Describe common problems with abnormal labor and techniques used to enhance likelihood of vaginal birth
Describe common emergent situations during birth and how they can best be handled
Describe how to assess and care for the infant immediately after birth

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be repeated for credit