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MDWF 144b Midwife's Assistant Orientation/Second Attendant Orientation



How can I take the Second Attendant Course offered through the Midwives College of Utah?

Contact MCU at office@midwifery.edu and request enrollment in the MDWF 144b course.  You will need to provide a credit card number over the phone or send a money order to the school.  You will then be sent the syllabus on line! All the information about the required texts etc. is included in the syllabus.

You will have access to a live instructor via email as you work your way through this course.

Is this course only for Canadian Students?

No this is an excellent course for student planning to apply for a preceptorship at a clinical midwifery site. It orientates students to be a competent assistants during labor, delivery and postpartum.

What is the cost of taking the course form MCU and how many credits is this course?

MDWF 144b Midwife's Assistant/Second Attendant Orientation is a three (3) credit course. Tuition for the course is $555.00 not including books and materials.
Course materials may run $250.00 and wil require a DVD player.  You may contact the instructor for VHS suported materials if necessary.
You can view some of the text material at www.midwifesassistant.com

How long do I have to complete the course?

You have one (1) year from the date of enrollment to complete the course.

What material does this course cover?
  • Introduction: Ethics & Obligations
  • Teamwork: Philosophy & Communication
  • Midwifery Model of Care
  • Confidentiality
  • Availability while on call
  • What to bring to the birth: How to practice good self-care
  • Reading Requirements
  • Certificate Requirements
  • Other Requirements: training & education
  • Locating the client's home
  • What to do when you first arrive at the birth
  • Duties at birth
  • Assisting the midwife
  • Care of the Mother
  • Duties at the delivery
  • What to record
  • Samples of all forms and records
  • In case of Emergency
  • Neo Natal Resuscitation
  • CPR
  • Transport Procedures
  • Clean up duties
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Shoulder Dystocia
  • Hemorrhage
  • Undiagnosed Breech
  • Non-reassuring fetal heart tones
  • Fetal Heart Patterns
  • Intermittent Auscultation of fetal heart tones
  • Assisting at a Water birth
  • IV set up and demo
I still have further questions regarding this course. Who should I contact?

You can contact our distance director distancedirector@midwifery.edu or lainna@shaw.ca




Midwives College of Utah
1174 E 2700 S STE 8
SLC, UT 84106-2671
1-866-680-2756
1-801-649-5230
Fax: 1-866-207-2024
office@midwifery.edu