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Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives

Learn how quality relationships between mothers, midwives and other health professionals transform maternity care and save lives.

Taught by Affecting change from a grassroots level - the power of individuals and groups
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What You'll Learn in This Course

Master key concepts and practical skills through structured learning modules. By completing this curriculum, you'll gain valuable expertise applicable to real-world scenarios.

Learning Outcome 1

Research unequivocally shows that providing a woman with the same midwife before, during and after birth, results in less preterm birth, fetal death and other complications.

Learning Outcome 2

This course explains why we need relationship-based care in maternity services. You’ll discover how to create successful relationships, and how this produces better outcomes for the mother, baby and midwife.

Learning Outcome 3

You’ll learn about organisational healthcare models, and what you and your local community can do to contribute to the transformation of maternity care globally.

Skills You'll Develop

This comprehensive Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives curriculum is designed to take you from foundational concepts to advanced implementation. Each module builds upon the previous, ensuring a structured learning path that maximizes knowledge retention and practical application.

Hands-on LearningPractical ExercisesReal-World ProjectsIndustry Best Practices

Course Requirements & Target Audience

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Prerequisites & Requirements

What you need before starting this Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives course:

  • No specific prerequisites required
  • Just bring your enthusiasm to learn!

Beginner-Friendly Course!

This course is designed for absolute beginners. No prior knowledge needed.

Who This Course Is For

This course is perfect for:

  • Motivated learners at any level
  • Self-paced students
  • Anyone interested in the subject

This course might not be suitable if:

  • • You're looking for a quick tutorial rather than comprehensive learning
  • • You prefer learning without structured curriculum
  • • You need highly specialized or niche content

Course Information & Details

Everything you need to know about this online course, from duration to certification

Course Instructor

Affecting change from a grassroots level - the power of individuals and groups

Expert instructor with industry experience

Subject Category

Healthcare & Medicine, Fertility & Birth, Nursing

Part of our Healthcare & Medicine, Fertility & Birth, Nursing curriculum

Course Language

English

All materials in English

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What's Included

  • The current state of maternity care and its effect on women, babies and families, as well as midwives, other health professionals, and the health service
  • The case for reform – why moving to a relationship-based maternity care model significantly improves outcomes across all areas
  • The evidence behind the efficacy of relationship-based maternity care – it really does save lives
  • What relationship-based care involves - the overarching principles and what it means in the context of maternity care
  • An outline of the relationship framework (organisational model) that best facilitates quality relationship-based care
  • Demonstrations of relationship-based maternity care in practice
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