Chiropractic Doctor CE Course - Chiropractic and Pregnancy 215

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Chiropractic Doctor CE Course - Chiropractic and Pregnancy 215 - 217 :

Chiropractic and Pregnancy 215 - 217

Credit Hours(s)6.0

Instructorsmultiple

Price$120.00 USD

Format(s)AudioVisual Course, Multiple Formats, Text

Educational Objectives

Hour 1

Utilize a more comprehensive knowledge of primitive birth practices and outcomes in a clinical consultation setting with a prenatal patient.
Integrate a deeper understanding of the contextual nature of women’s attitudes toward childbirth in the 17^th Century as a continuum between more primitive and modern birth.
Describe the key environmental factors that negatively impacted childbirth outcomes in the 16-20^th Centuries.
Describe the impact of the lithotomy position on birth outcomes.
Analyze the significance of the puerperal fever epidemic of the 19^th Century and its iatrogenic origins.

Hour 2

Describe the state of obstetrical practice and performance in the late 19^th and early 20^th Century.
Describe the state of midwifery practice and performance in the late 19^th and early 20^th Century.
Communicate the three elements of the DeLee protocols and how they each impacted childbirth outcomes in the early 20^th Century.
Analyze the current state of maternity care in the United States in the context of the industrialized world.
Utilize the information concerning the history of the emergence of universally medicalized childbirth to empower patients to advocate for their optimal birth experience.

Hour 3

Describe the three primary tangents from indigenous birth experiences that the development of agrarian and industrial societies generated.
Describe the origins of the early pioneers of natural childbirth in America in the 1940’s-1970’s.
Communicate the relationship between economic and industrial considerations and the development of universal obstetric intervention in childbirth in the U.S.
Analyze the concept of ‘pasmo’ as it relates to the effect of the external environment on a laboring woman.
Communicate the current evidence comparing home and hospital births in terms of safety and efficacy.

Hour 4

Evaluate the evidence for chiropractic care for pregnancy-related low back pain and pelvic girdle pain
Assess the effectiveness of treatments within the chiropractic scope of practice for low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, or combination pain during the postpartum period
Summarize best-practice recommendations for chiropractic care of pregnant and postpartum patients

Hour 5

Summarize the three stages of pregnancy.
Recognize common pregnancy abbreviations.
List the benefits of exercise during pregnancy.
Explain how the hormones, relaxin and hCG, can impact physical activity.
Design a subjective and history taking examination for a pregnant patient.
Complete a physical examination on a pregnant patient including common complaints such as pelvic girdle pain and low back pain.
Assess patient positions to ensure comfort and safety during physical assessments and/or rehabilitation.
Recognize when to refer a pregnant patient to another specialty for evaluation and treatment.
Identify pelvic health dysfunction and determine appropriate referral.

Hour 6

Differentiate between low back pain and pelvic girdle pain.
Address low back pain, pelvic girdle pain and pelvic floor dysfunction in a pregnant patient.
Discuss appropriate supportive devices for back pain, pelvic girdle pain and lower extremity edema.
Recognize alternative non-analgesic methods of pain relief through massage, acupuncture, and chiropractic care.
Assess sleep positions to reduce hip and back discomfort.
Identify red flags while treating a pregnant patient.
List contraindicated treatment modalities for the pregnant patient

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