"If you're interested, you'll do what's convenient. If you're committed, you'll do what's necessary."
With this course you will learn how a baby suffers injuries through the traumas of birth and positional problems of uterine lie.
Instructors: Dr. Dustin Costescu, OB-Gyn & Joanne Lynne, OMP, B.Sc., MALAT (in progress)
Certificate for 3 hours
Ā Birth
- Normal birth
- Forces of birth
- Complications during delivery
- Medical interventions
- Practitioner roles during birth
Anatomy
- Female bony pelvis
- Soft tissue considerations
- Fetal positions
- Fetal presentations
- Types of breech positions
- Birth through the pelvis
Medical Procedures
- External Cephalic Versions
- Forceps & vacuums
- Cesarean sections
Types of Injuries to Babies
- Cephalohematomas
- Cranial plate compressions
- Shoulder dystocia
- Neck injuries
- Throat injuries & cord wraps
- Palsies & nerve problems
- Chronic issues in babies
- Fetal heart rate decelerations
Understand the forces on baby
- Bony resistance on the head
- Soft tissue resistance
- Contration forces
- Direction of forces
- Forceps forces
- Vacuum forces
Learn the differences between:
- Planned & unplanned C-sections
- Midwife & Obstetrician births
- Normal & "Non-normal" birth
- Optimal fetal lie vs. Non
- Optimal fetal head position vs. Non
Hear from a professional medical doctor, first hand
Dr. DustinĀ explains what really happens during birth.
Parents feel a great sense of trust when they are convinced of your understanding of their most recent life-altering event.
New referrals will sky-rocket!
