Midwifery Finishing School
A 7-week online course to close the gaps in your midwifery education
Your Springboard to Confidence
So, you just spent a few years studying midwifery and you feel like you learned so much (because you did!) and now you’ve started your practice and realize there’s SO MUCH MORE to learn. Being a new midwife can be overwhelming and humbling but I don’t think it needs to take so long to go from novice to expert. So I created Midwifery Finishing School (MFS) to speed up the process!
How? MFS is a 7-week online course for newer or student midwives and its full of the un-Googleable knowledge and decision-making skills that you probably didn’t get from school or your apprenticeship; training in phone triage, miscarriage management and alternative treatments for clients with mild cervical dysplasia, even self care for birth workers, just to name a few. I didn’t include anything I remember from school, just pro-tips I’ve learned from 20 years of experience, research, courses and reading. I’ve even added client handouts and algorithms on everything from gestational diabetes to bacterial vaginosis to make this course one big midwifery hack.
When in doubt, you’ll have a handout!
Click here for a full list of topics covered and handouts provided
Class Begins January 23, 2021
MFS mean fewer feelings of helplessness for you and your clients
Do you know these stats?
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7% of people who give birth will experience postpartum thyroiditis
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Approximately 40% of people are MTHFR positive which can cause pre-eclampsia, depression, and placental abruption, just to name a few things
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About 20-25% of people will experience postpartum mood disorders (often caused by thyroid problems and contributed to by MTHFR gene mutation)
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Black and indigenous birthing people and their children (at least in the US and UK) are dying at rates 3-4 times higher than their white counterparts and those numbers are getting worse.
Yes, your clients will experience those statistics personally! Are you prepared to give excellent care? Birthing families benefit SO MUCH from a provider who is well educated on these issues, their remedies and when to refer that I believe all midwives should have a working knowledge from the get go. Together, with this knowledge, we could fill some gaping holes in OBGYN care.
This is what I get the most excited about teaching!!! I’ve included meticulously detailed instructions on how to properly test for and treat the thyroid and MTHFR gene mutation, as well as more in-depth knowledge about natural ways to address postpartum mood disorders and post-miscarriage care, giving specific doses and algorithms and siting sources as I go.
I also give the basics about black maternal and infant mortality. I don’t go nearly as in depth as the topic deserves because there are plenty of black birth workers and activists who have wonderful courses in place and they deserve the money and credit for educating us about their community. I will point you in the direction of necessary reading and courses that I have benefited from.
Click here for a full list of topics covered and handouts provided
Continued Mentorship
Apprenticeships are wonderful and necessary but you couldn’t possibly learn everything you need for your own practice in the time-span you work under another midwife. You learn a lot but if you’re like me, you completed midwifery school, 330+ births, a few apprenticeships, an internship and 1½ years of working at a busy birth center and had still NEVER managed a miscarriage or an abnormal pap, or heard a midwife discuss ways to reduce birth trauma with their clients.
If you’re like me, you then found yourself in private practice with no more mentorship but SO MANY MORE QUESTIONS.
Midwifery Finishing School is THE bridge between apprenticeship and solo practice.
It’s 7 weeks of classes and Q&A. It’s the answers to questions that aren’t google-able. It’s all the nuances I’ve collected from 20 years of attending births. For a complete list of the topics covered, check out the syllabus page here!
Class Begins January 23, 2020
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Here’s How It Works
Midwifery Finishing School trainings are held weekly, live on Zoom for 7 weeks. Each session is approx 1.5 hours
Live Q&A’s at the end of each class to make sure you get that one-on-one mentorship you need. (You can always email questions if you can’t attend the live sessions.)
One follow up call scheduled a week after the course ends.
Corresponding client education, algorithms, consent handouts and resource lists are available for many topics.
Facebook group where you can compare notes and build community with other midwives and students, plus, you’re an MFS’er for life! You can retake the program for free each year, for as long as the program exists.
For more information on Midwifery Finishing School, and to preview the curriculum, go to the Program Tour here.
Who is Midwifery Finishing School For?
Whether you’re a CNM, CM, CPM or LM, this course was made with student or new-ish midwives in mind! A more experienced midwife who wants to learn how to test and treat the thyroid, provide MTHFR testing, follow up testing and treatments or what follow up testing is applicable for clients experiencing recurrent miscarriage would also learn a tremendous amount. Some doulas have even enjoyed taking this course. Basically, it’s for anyone who wants to:
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Gain more confidence in their practice
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Enjoy midwifery mentorship and community
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Elevate and add services to their care
Who Teaches Finishing School?
Karly Nuttall, Licensed Midwife, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and Peri Hydrosteam Therapist.
Karly has been studying midwifery and attending births since 1999 and wants to give you the short cuts to confidently providing the highest level of care right from the start!
What’s the investment for finishing school?
The investment for Finishing School is
$497
3-month payment plans available with monthly installments of $175.00
$347
This is a discount for midwives and students of color. A 3-month payment plan is available with monthly installments of $125. 00.
Email us for the discount code!
Tour the Program Curriculum:
Algorithms and guidelines for your practice
Developing your midwife brain
Setting realistic expectations for your clients
MTHFR gene mutation testing, follow up testing, effect on pregnancy and treatment
Thyroid testing, interpretation and treatment
Miscarriage management and follow up testing
Decreasing complications through the perinatal experience with nutrition and supplementation
Thorough education on prenatal testing
Hyperemesis management
Natural remedies (including herbs and a few homeopathics) for pregnancy discomforts
Developing sensitive communication skills to increase client satisfaction
Common misconceptions to watch out for in your clientele
Removing guilt and shame around changes in a birth plan before birth and parenthood happen
Decreasing birth trauma with realistic expectations and education
Decreasing racial disparities in birth outcomes (a short course you should follow up with a teacher of color)
Triage
Management of irritable uterus/prodromal labor
Protracted labor
Recognizing a posterior labor pattern
Support through a Cesarean section
Vaginal seeding
How to educate clients on postpartum sex
Referrals and recommendations for painful sex postpartum
Vaginal steaming
Post cesarean scar care
Perinatal mood disorders and appropriate use of natural treatment options
Screening for pelvic floor dysfunction
Diastasis
PAPs and alternative treatments for cervical dysplasia
Birth control options, in depth health risks and nutrient deficiencies caused by birth control and how to mitigate the negative effects for those who want/need hormonal birth control or a copper IUS
Identifying tongue tie
NBS education
Stridor
Birth Marks
Hip dysplasia
Transient Tachypnea
Menstrual Health
Improving Menstrual Cramps
Improving Short or Long Cycles
Common abnormalities you may see during a pap
Ectropion
Alternative treatments for Cervical Dysplasia
Endometriosis
Effects of stress on the body
Being on Call
Adaptogens
Diet and Lifestyle Habits to Support a Healthy Endocrine System
Signs and symptoms of uterine rupture
Ultrasound
Cold and flu remedies
UTI remedies
Birth tub prep
If the midwife doesn’t make it for the birth
Newborn hearing screen
Postpartum instructions
Endometriosis help
GBS consent
MTHFR significance in pregnancy and management
Client history
Informed refusal list
Checklist
Pediatrician summary
Calcium tea
Postpartum vaginal steam instructions
Eye ointment consent/refusal
Vitamin K informed consent
Signs and symptoms of VKDB
Danger signs in pregnancy
Mastitis management
GDM test instruction handout for clients
GDM help
GBS informed consent
Supplements for a lower risk pregnancy and birth
Prenatal nutrition
Thyroid evaluation and treatment
Gall sludge management
Cholestasis management
Preeclampsia prevention and testing
Diastasis and body mechanics
SIDS prevention
PRICING
INVESTMENT
$497
Or 3 Payments of $175
6 weekly trainings
Live Q&A’s
One Bonus follow up call
Complete library of resources and handouts
Private Facebook group
STUDENTS OF COLOR
$347
Or 3 Payments of $125
6 weekly trainings
Live Q&A’s
One Bonus follow up call
Complete library of resources and handouts
Private Facebook group
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.