• Identify learning objectives
• Develop value-specific study strategies
• Read critically and objectively
• Locate available resources and experts
• Initiate relationships with mentors
• File information so that it is retrievable and revisable
• Judge academic suppositions against the science and physiology of birth
• Cultivate consistent study habits
• Organize data for multiple purposes
• Set immediate and long-term goals and execute a plan for achieving them
• Prioritize multiple tasks
• Determine what information necessitates memorization and what information can be filed
• Create a customized encyclopedic resource
• Conduct independent research
• Challenge medical and obstetrical protocol
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Evaluate data for academic integrity
• Document and appropriately credit all sources
• Establish review habits
• Develop test-taking skills
• Practice meticulous record-keeping
• Develop confidence in her ability to handle emergencies
• Plan and organize for optimal time and resource management
• Integrate “head” knowledge with “hands on” experience
• Hone critical thinking and decision making ability
• Translate life experiences into the learning process
• Fine-tune communication skills
• Assess needs of individual clients
• Prepare on every level for any possible birthing scenario
• Explore related areas of interest toward development of specialties
• Establish counseling guidelines and parameters of responsibility
• Organize support for parents’ rights
• Inspire confidence in birthing couples as competent decision-makers
• Develop a comprehensive practice plan
• Create and publish original educational material for parents
• Assess and improve community resources
• Navigate the politics of midwifery
• Investigate alternatives to reliance on technology
• Stay current with developments and trends in women’s health
• Encourage the pursuit of health and wellness in her family, friends, and clients
• Prepare for the business aspects of an independent midwifery practice
• Create community identity as home birth advocate
• Exercise an extreme degree of accountability and professional integrity
• Accept the responsibility of the historical legacy of midwifery
• Articulate and promote the “with woman” midwifery philosophy

And you thought it was just a midwifery course!!!!

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