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Commitment of 3-5 years towards CPM apprenticeship (this will include attendance at a mixture of office days, postpartums, and births, as well as monthly assistant meetings and other trainings.) A six month trial period will need to be completed before any signatures for NARM are acquired).
December 18, 2021
During births, a birth assistant may assist the midwife in taking the mother’s blood pressure, temperature, pulse, listening to baby’s heart tones, and setting up supplies.
December 10, 2021
For example, if the mother is having too much bleeding, the birth assistant knows the midwife’s protocol for how to control the bleeding and can help the midwife.
November 27, 2021
Birth assistants also spend this time talking with the patients informally about the typical pregnancy symptoms they might be experiencing, and they make notes to let the midwife know if there is something in particular that should be discussed further.
November 20, 2021
If there are any complications or emergencies that develop, birth assistants also know how to best assist the midwife.
November 14, 2021