Midwife Assistant Training Course

Lesson 1 • Communication with Clients and Teams

Teaches active listening, plain-language explanation, and interprofessional communication. Effective communication underpins safe care delivery.

Lesson 2 • Regulatory and Legal Awareness

Introduces licensing requirements, liability concepts, and documentation standards. Prepares students to work within compliant practice settings.

Lesson 3 • Role and Scope of Practice

Defines what a midwife assistant does versus a licensed midwife. Anchors all subsequent training in clear professional boundaries.

Lesson 1 • Fetal Development and Positioning

Traces fetal growth milestones and explains lie, presentation, and station. Directly supports assessment tasks covered in later chapters.

Lesson 2 • Female Reproductive Anatomy

Reviews uterus, cervix, vagina, pelvis, and placenta structures. Provides the anatomical vocabulary used in all clinical chapters.

Lesson 3 • Physiological Changes in Pregnancy

Covers cardiovascular, respiratory, and hormonal adaptations across trimesters. Understanding these changes helps assistants recognise normal versus abnormal findings.

Lesson 1 • Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilisation

Distinguishes cleaning, disinfection, and sterilisation levels for different equipment. Correct processing prevents cross-contamination between clients.

Lesson 2 • Standard Precautions and Hand Hygiene

Covers the five moments of hand hygiene and personal protective equipment selection. These precautions form the baseline of all clinical safety practices.

Lesson 3 • Sterile Field and Instrument Preparation

Teaches sterile draping, instrument layout, and aseptic technique maintenance. Proper sterile fields reduce infection risk during births and procedures.

Lesson 1 • Fundal Height and Fetal Heart Monitoring

Teaches fundal height measurement and Doppler fetal heart rate auscultation. These skills allow assistants to gather key data under midwife supervision.

Lesson 2 • Nutrition and Lifestyle Counselling Support

Equips students to reinforce midwife guidance on diet, exercise, and substance avoidance. Consistent messaging improves maternal and fetal outcomes.

Lesson 3 • Common Discomforts and Self-Care Education

Addresses nausea, back pain, oedema, and heartburn with evidence-based self-care strategies. Assistants reinforce these strategies between midwife visits.

Lesson 4 • Recognising Prenatal Warning Signs

Identifies red-flag symptoms requiring immediate midwife or emergency escalation. Early recognition prevents adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.

Lesson 1 • Monitoring Maternal Vital Signs in Labour

Teaches frequency and technique for blood pressure, pulse, and temperature monitoring during labour. Timely data collection enables early detection of complications.

Lesson 2 • Assisting with Birth Delivery

Covers the assistant's role during crowning, head delivery, and shoulder manoeuvres under midwife direction. Clear role delineation ensures coordinated, safe birth.

Lesson 3 • Placental Delivery and Immediate Postpartum

Explains signs of placental separation, fundal massage, and blood loss estimation. Prompt action in the fourth stage prevents postpartum haemorrhage.

Lesson 4 • Stages and Phases of Labour

Defines the four stages of labour and their physiological hallmarks. This framework guides all assessment and support actions in subsequent sections.

Lesson 1 • Newborn Warning Signs and Escalation

Identifies cyanosis, jaundice, abnormal tone, and feeding refusal as escalation triggers. Prompt recognition prevents deterioration in vulnerable newborns.

Lesson 2 • Apgar Scoring and Initial Assessment

Teaches the five Apgar criteria, scoring intervals, and documentation. Accurate scoring drives immediate resuscitation and monitoring decisions.

Lesson 3 • Newborn Stabilisation and Warmth

Covers drying, stimulation, skin-to-skin contact, and radiant warmer use. Preventing hypothermia is the highest priority in the first minutes of life.

Lesson 4 • Airway Clearance and Breathing Support

Explains bulb syringe use, positioning for airway patency, and signs of respiratory distress. Assistants support the midwife during initial airway management.

Lesson 1 • Breastfeeding Initiation and Latch Support

Teaches positioning, latch assessment, and early feeding cues. Effective latch support in the first hours establishes long-term breastfeeding success.

Lesson 2 • Common Breastfeeding Challenges

Addresses engorgement, sore nipples, low supply concerns, and tongue-tie identification. Assistants provide first-line support and refer complex cases appropriately.

Lesson 3 • Postpartum Maternal Assessment

Covers BUBBLEHE assessment: breasts, uterus, bladder, bowel, lochia, episiotomy, Homans, and emotions. Systematic assessment detects early postpartum complications.

Lesson 4 • Postpartum Emotional Wellness

Covers baby blues, postpartum depression screening, and anxiety recognition. Emotional support and timely referral protect long-term maternal mental health.

Lesson 1 • Eclampsia and Seizure Management

Explains seizure recognition, safe positioning, airway protection, and magnesium sulfate assistance. Assistants protect the client while the midwife manages treatment.

Lesson 2 • Neonatal Resuscitation Support

Covers the assistant's role in neonatal resuscitation: positioning, ventilation support, and chest compression assistance. Timely action improves newborn survival rates.

Lesson 3 • Shoulder Dystocia Assistance

Covers recognition of shoulder dystocia and the assistant's role in McRoberts positioning and suprapubic pressure. Coordinated action reduces birth injury risk.

Lesson 4 • Obstetric Emergency Overview

Introduces the most common obstetric emergencies and the assistant's defined response role. A clear mental framework reduces panic and improves response speed.