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Scottish Normal Labour and Birth Course


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Scottish Normal Labour and Birth Course Background
The Scottish Normal Labour and Birth Course has been developed as part of the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme (SMMDP) - an evolving programme of courses designed to meet the needs of healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of maternity care.
The Course has been developed and organised as part of the SMMDP in an attempt to ensure midwives and other maternity care professionals have the knowledge and confidence in supporting women in labour to achieve a normal birth.  This is one of the prime functions of a midwife but requires specific psychological, physical, technical knowledge and skills. Despite this being central to midwifery practice, many midwives and other maternity care professionals work predominately in environments where higher levels of intervention are the norm and they have had to become knowledgeable and proficient in different skills and consequently are less confident supporting women in a low-risk setting.
Promoting normality was seen as one of the core competencies for all professionals in maternity care identified in the ‘Overview report’ from the Expert Group on Acute Maternity Services (EGAMS) (Scottish Executive 2002).
The range of core skills required mainly by midwives but relevant to all professionals to keep birth normal as possible are:
Promoting normality also includes the use of available evidence to support care (one-to-one care in labour). (EGAMS 2002, p.44)
The Scottish Normal Labour and Birth Course (SNLBC) has been developed and organised by the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme (SMMDP) in an attempt to ensure midwives and other maternity care professionals have this knowledge and the associated skills.

  Course Descriptor    



Course Title

Scottish Normal Labour and Birth Course
Course Aim

To give professionals in maternity care the opportunity to review current evidence and re-visit labour and childbirth in a manner that acknowledges the concept of normality in childbirth: that normal childbirth is a physiological rather than a pathological event.
Course Learning Outcomes

Candidates will be able to:
·   Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the underlying concepts in normal labour.
·   Maternity care professionals will be able to promote the practice of normal labour, whenever possible, to the benefit of the long term health of women and their babies
Indicative Content

Definitions of normality and major influencing factors. Preparation, movement, nutrition, pain relief, and assessment strategies. ‘What If’ scenarios. To facilitate normal labour in all aspects of practice.
Teaching and Learning Strategies

Course manual with ‘Activity boxes’
Lectures
Skill stations
Workshops
Discussion groups
Assessment Strategy

Pre-course work including discussion topic preparation.
Post-course report (500–700 words) reflecting on any aspect of the candidate’s practice which the course has influenced
Nominal Study Hours

Precourse reading – 10–12 hours
Taught course – 12 hours
Reflective report – 8–10 hours
Course Instructors 

Instructors must have completed a Scottish Generic Instructors Training Course or if they have previous appropriate education training experience and are on the SMMDP database as an instructor.  All instructors must comply with the SMMDP Code of  Practice for Instructors.
Minimum Number of Candidates 
8
Maximum Number of Candidates 
20
Minimum Number of Instructors to Participants

1 instructor to 4 candidates (skill stations and workshops).  To comply with the SMMDP quality measures there must be one external trainer included in the faculty.  This will be organised by the SMMDP Office.
Number of Instructor Candidates on a course

Not more than 50%
Indicate who is Likely to Benefit from the Course

Admission to the course is open to any registered maternity care professionals whose clinical work involves intrapartum care.
Equipment / Resources Required for Course

A sample equipment list is available for viewing
 
 
 
 
 





 







 
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