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Global Quality Maternal and Newborn Care

Instructors: Michelle Telfer

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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There are 8 modules in this course

This course is designed for administrators, advocates, policy makers, clinicians, and service users. It will give you the background, recommendations, and tools you need to address issues related to high quality maternal and newborn care in your own setting. In particular, you will learn about the evidence behind implementing the midwifery model of care as a means to advancing the health and wellbeing of mothers and babies globally. The modules in this course are structured around the Quality Maternal and Newborn Care Framework, first published in the landmark 2014 Lancet Series on Midwifery. You will learn from nearly 20 expert contributors as they discuss their research and personal experiences in low, middle, and high resource settings.

This module covers maternal and newborn health and wellbeing in a changing world. You will learn where we are and where we are going.

What's included

9 videos6 readings2 assignments

9 videosTotal 53 minutes

Welcome to the Course3 minutes
Meet Your Instructors2 minutes
Sustainable Development Goals6 minutes
Maternal Mortality 8 minutes
Maternal Mortality in the United States6 minutes
Global Stillbirth7 minutes
Stillbirth11 minutes
Child Survival: Neonates & Children Under 53 minutes
Early Breastfeeding Initiation 7 minutes

6 readingsTotal 55 minutes

Welcome to Module 110 minutes
GHM: Listening to the Baby’s Heart During Labor10 minutes
GHM: Is Your Baby Getting Enough Milk?10 minutes
References and Further Reading5 minutes
More About the Course10 minutes
Health Outcomes in Your Area10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes

Maternal Health Practice Quiz15 minutes
Module 1 Quiz15 minutes

This module makes the case for how midwives and the midwifery model of care can improve outcomes for maternal and newborn care.

What's included

7 videos7 readings1 assignment

7 videosTotal 40 minutes

Quality Maternal & Newborn Care: The Lancet Series on Midwifery9 minutes
What is a midwife?6 minutes
Midwifery Model of Care: Philosophy 6 minutes
Midwifery-Led Models of Care3 minutes
The Expanded View of Midwifery 4 minutes
Midwifery Care as Justice Work9 minutes
Quality Maternal & Newborn Care: Key Takeaways2 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Welcome to Module 210 minutes
What is a traditional midwife?10 minutes
GHM: Postnatal Care of the Mother and Baby 10 minutes
Mary Renfrew: Explaining the QMNC framework 10 minutes
References and Further Reading10 minutes
More to Watch10 minutes
Ask Stakeholders to Define Midwifery 10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 2 Quiz30 minutes

This module follows the evidence regarding practice categories. You will learn about the spectrum of services that should be provided to effectively deliver care to mothers and babies.

What's included

6 videos4 readings1 assignment

6 videosTotal 44 minutes

Too Little Too Late & Too Much Too Soon11 minutes
Quality Care: Practice Categories5 minutes
Evidence-Based Care Guidelines5 minutes
Birth Setting 7 minutes
The Built Birth Environment13 minutes
Birth Setting & Empowerment4 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Welcome to Module 3 10 minutes
GHM: Positions for Birth10 minutes
References and Further Reading10 minutes
Find Maternity Services in Your Area10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 3 Quiz30 minutes

This module discusses care that is available accessible and acceptable. You will learn about continuity and how services can be integrated across communities and facilities.

What's included

8 videos5 readings1 assignment

8 videosTotal 56 minutes

High Quality, Low Cost, Collaborative Care11 minutes
The Role of Midwifery5 minutes
Cambodia Case Study10 minutes
Integrative Midwifery Care: Rural Northern Uganda8 minutes
Integrating Midwives in the United States9 minutes
Gender Inequality2 minutes
Africa Case Study6 minutes
Care Organization: Network Integration (aka Networks of Care)3 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Welcome to Module 410 minutes
GHM: Home Visit for the Mother and Newborn10 minutes
References and Further Reading10 minutes
More to Watch10 minutes
Develop a Case Study10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 4 Quiz30 minutes

This module covers an important theme of respect for all those involved in a birth - from the individual to the provider to the families and communities.

What's included

7 videos4 readings1 assignment

7 videosTotal 29 minutes

Meeting the Needs of Individuals: Respect 11 minutes
Identifying Disrespect at the Provider-Level2 minutes
Addressing Disrespect at the System-Level3 minutes
Meeting the Needs of Providers: Barriers 4 minutes
Meeting the Needs of Families and Communities: Culture5 minutes
Culturally-appropriate Training Examples3 minutes
Care Values: Women-Centered Action Plans2 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Welcome to Module 510 minutes
GHM: Respectful Care10 minutes
References and Further Reading10 minutes
Conduct a Needs Assessment 10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 5 Quiz30 minutes

This module expands on the notion that birth should be a positive experience. You will learn how to strengthen a woman's capacity for a normal physiological birth.

What's included

8 videos5 readings1 assignment

8 videosTotal 68 minutes

Care Philosophy: What Matters to Women13 minutes
Emerging Science: Epigenetics and Birth9 minutes
Interventions at Birth8 minutes
Interventions at Birth and the Infant Microbiome6 minutes
Supporting Biological Processes and Implementing Change6 minutes
Uninterrupted Skin-to-skin Contact11 minutes
Building Capacity through Positive Birth Experience5 minutes
Care Philosophy: Creating Positive Birth Experiences 9 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Welcome to Module 610 minutes
GHM: Continuous Skin-to-Skin Care10 minutes
GHM: Giving Good Care During Labor10 minutes
References and Further Reading10 minutes
Evaluate the Care Values in a Clinical Setting10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 6 Quiz30 minutes

This module covers how to build up skilled and competent midwifery workforce.

What's included

5 videos4 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 50 minutes

Care Providers: Enabling the Workforce2 minutes
Scaling Up Midwifery Care: Impact and Cost8 minutes
Building Midwifery Workforce in India16 minutes
Building Midwifery Workforce in Africa13 minutes
Strengthening Quality Midwifery Education 11 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Welcome to Module 710 minutes
GHM: Best Practices: Labor, Birth and Early Postpartum10 minutes
References and Further Reading10 minutes
Measure the Midwifery Workforce in your Area10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 7 Quiz30 minutes

This module highlights how governments and non-profits can design policies that improve maternal and newborn health.

What's included

4 videos9 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 47 minutes

Evidence in Practice: Our Approach to Policy13 minutes
Evidence in Practice: Midwives & Policy11 minutes
Advocacy Spotlight: UNFPA11 minutes
Advocacy Spotlight: White Ribbon Alliance13 minutes

9 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Welcome to Module 810 minutes
Evidence In Practice: Toward an Integrated Approach10 minutes
UNFPA State of the World's Midwifery Report10 minutes
Advocacy Spotlight: What Women Want Campaign10 minutes
GHM: Caring for Yourself and Your Baby After Birth10 minutes
References and Further Reading10 minutes
Join Us!10 minutes
Find Allies and Partners10 minutes
Advocate for Change in Your Community 10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 8 Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Share Your Work10 minutes

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Michelle Telfer

Yale University

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Joan Combellick

Yale University

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Reviewed on Aug 14, 2022

The course has been very impactful especially the global health vedios demonstrating various delivery positions. this has greatly improved my practice.

Reviewed on Oct 17, 2021

Very detailed course with excellent information on quality of care with examples and videos. Pace of lectures is very good. Thank you to all the lecturers

Reviewed on Feb 18, 2025

A very comprehensive and informative course. Focuses on the real world situations.

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