August 15, 2002

Elective in Childbirth Education

I've just finished putting together a package for a Victorian University that requested we develop an elective in childbirth education for their students doing their Graduate Diploma in Midwifery.

It seems that the electives they are currently offering their students were not seen as very relevant or exciting by the students, who were looking for an opportunity to gain skills in an area that would be of more benefit for them when they graduate.

The elective we will offer in fact is part of our Graduate Diploma in Childbirth Education that we offer as a stand alone postgraduate program for anyone and everyone who wants accredited qualifications in this field. The elective will involve 5 days of experiential workshop sessions and two assessment tasks, that are practical in nature and will involve (amongst other tasks) facilitating a session for expectant parents. We will also make the elective available at the University and it will probably be offered as a summer school subject later this year.

This is an exciting development for us. I have often been dismayed that the undergraduate education programs for midwives include very little about education for parents, yet this is an area that will involve all midwives at some point in their careers. Offering this elective will at least give some students the chance to obtain some real skills in facilitating adult educaton groups and will hopefully enable them to see the huge potential of working with parents during pregnancy. There is no doubt in my mind that parents who have had the opportunity to explore the benefits and practicalities of normal birth are more open to working with the midwifery model of care during labour. Fulfilling your dreams as a mdiwife rests on women being open to exploring their own instincts and innate capabilities, rather than just accepting the medical model without question. Awakening parents to their potential should be a major goal of the pre-natal educator.

Parents don't learn how to get involved with the experience of birth by listening to the didactic lectures (often called "discussions") that form the basis of many parenthood education programs. They need need to be part of a well managed adult learning group that sets its own agenda and works to solve its own problems. We hope to show at least one bunch of midwifery students how to do this through this participating in this elective. We are looking forward to working with them!

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