This is a course for aspiring midwives, interested doulas, women and mothers who want to explore some of the skills of midwifery and to investigate for themselves whether the path of midwifery is something they would like to consider further.
If you are already a doula, this workshop will add to your knowledge.
Things we will be covering during this 5-day course:
- The Basic Needs of a Woman in Labour and Authentic Midwifery
- What equipment and supplies are used to take care of a mother during pregnancy, birth and postpartum? How to use this equipment.
- Preparing the birthing environment.
- Introduction to record keeping and medical terminology
- Introduction to basic midwifery assistant skills, such as taking blood pressure, vital signs, fetal heart rates and fundal measurements – this will be with a live model
- How to monitor the baby’s fetal heart rate
- If you are assisting at a birth, what is your role during labour, birth and postpartum?
- Nutrition, Herbs and Homeopathy to support pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum
- Immediate postpartum care of mother and baby
- Introduction to care and assessment of the newborn
- Helping the breastfeeding mother
- Urine testing
- Cultural competency in childbirth and care of women
- Universal Precautions
- An introduction to Neonatal Resuscitation
- An introduction to Obstetric Emergencies
“I feel honoured to have befriended such a wonderful woman… For me, Ruth is a powerhouse, a driving force that humanity needs so desperately to transform the order in place and nonsense we live in. She inspires me to empower myself and reach my highest goal. Her feminine, intuitive and non-invasive way of honouring birth is the example I want to follow. I feel hope when I know Ruth is one of the leading midwives on earth and hope any woman in the path of birth gets to meet her and experience the elegant simplicity of her courses. ” – Alex Ilanga, doula and aspiring midwife, Portugal
Read this blog post by Nanna Schneidermann, a student on the 2016 South African course. She shares her experience of the course.
The course comes with a signed certificate of attendance from True Midwifery.
Please note: this course does NOT qualify you as a midwife or prepare you to practice as a midwife, this course is purely for those who are interested in embarking on the path to midwifery to explore the idea in a safe space.
Recommended reading:
- A Book for Midwives by Susan Klein
- Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery by Pam Weaver and Sharon Evans
- The Basic Needs of a Woman in Labour by Ruth Ehrhardt
- Any book by Michel Odent
Space is limited to 12 participants so book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Upcoming Courses:
- 11 – 15 November 2019
Cape Town, South Africa
R4500 for Early Chicken who book and pay before mid-October, R5300 thereafter. This course is an optional residential.
(This course will be run in collaboration with fellow midwife and dear friend Caitlyn Collins)
To book your place please fill in the form below:
For more information, feel free to contact me
Previous courses:
- 26 November – 30 November 2018
5 Rose Way, Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa
(This course was run in collaboration with fellow midwife and dear friend Caitlyn Collins)
- 28 June – 2 July 2017
24 Grace Road, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 12 – 16 October 2016
Bloublommetjieskloof Farm, Western Cape, South Africa
(this course was in collaboration with fellow midwife Caitlyn Collins)
- 20 – 24 May 2016
Vale dos Homens, Rogil, Faro, Portugal