Overview - check out freeby video at end

What you can expect from the programme:

• a one year programme that will take you from a 'novice' in the field (or substantially enhance your current competence) of care of mother and infant from an osteopathic perspective
• high quality educational resources and well developed curriculum at post graduate level
• evidence informed practice guidelines and frameworks
• understanding of scope, roles and boundaries and interprofessional care and a patient oriented approach to care
• critical appraisal of osteopathic constructs and relevant scientific rational and exploration of evidence for and regarding osteopathic care: from the literature in the fields of
  • obstetrics, manual therapy, midwifery, maternal mental health, physiology, psychology, paediatrics and infant development, maternal and infant feeding, transition physiology for mother and infant, neuroscience including the autonomics and developmental neuroanatomy and function, pain science, endocrine immune function, gastrointestinal, cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal medicine, developmental anatomy and other relevant fields.
• Clinical observations and supervised clinical engagement and instruction, in a separate, proposed week in Israel
• As above, Practical technical sessions to develop and extend your examination and clinical assessment approaches and your technical expertise in the fields of maternal and infant care.This will be negotiated with the group, and suitable dates for 2023 determined. Cost is extra.
• Regular support and tutorials once a month

Your outcomes:

• You will leave the programme with your skills considerably enhanced, and with a more developed and critical awareness of relevant evidence in support of the osteopathic approach to the care of mother and infant.
• You will now be competent to undertake osteopathic care of the mother and infant across a range of common clinical presentations and dynamics, and be aware of risks, possible benefit, referral dynamics and be aware of the limits and boundaries to osteopathic interventions in these fields of care
• You will become experienced in approaches to optimal foetal positioning, maternal and infant interaction during pregnancy, the process of birth, musculoskeletal pain and other physiological problems in pregnancy, maternal and infant birth outcomes, management of perineal injury and surgical interventions such as caesarean, infant transition, common birth injuries for the infant, development of the infant, sensory processing and primitive reflexes and infant feeding, latch and breastfeeding dynamics, tongue tie considerations, head shapes and other infant molding and postural dynamics, musculoskeletal movement and development, infant communication, maternal and infant bonding, social engagement dynamics, and neuro-endocrine-immune and visceral function dynamics, unsettledness, sleep dynamics, digestive and respiratory dynamics
• You should expect to set aside at least 20 hours over a 9 month period to cover core learning materials online in your own time, and to be aware that there is additional supplementary material online in support of the programme, all of which is available as a long term resource after qualification
• You will be expected to attend the majority of the live zoom tutorials (which are recorded for later review)
• You will have the option to attend a separately costed Israeli based week of practical lectures with some clinical observations / demonstrations.
• You will need to complete the online assessment requirements of 3 written essay / reflective case discussions, to undertake a series of forum chats/ discussion within the group, and to complete an initial and a final learning needs analysis.
• You will be in a collegiate and supportive environment which encourages interaction with all your fellow students, enhancing your learning journey with the CNMO.

CHECK OUT THIS BROCHURE - SCAN CODE TO ACCESS FLIPBOOK, OR VIEW LOWER ON PAGE) Please note this is for a UK version.

CONTENT AND PROGRAMME DETAILS - also see brochure below. If you want to do this only online, then this is possible too.

This pictogram gives some insight into the range of topics covered in the mother and baby programme.  Check out the brochure also, and the notes below for further details dates of the Friday clinics, venue, costs and so on.

This programme is highly focused on the maternal experience, the evidence base for osteopathy ion pregnancy and initial post partum care, in breastfeeding and in infant dynamics.

Infant sleep unsettledness, feeding, colic, and comfort / wellbeing issues are hugely important considerations, as many practitioners are sought out for helps with these issues.  Supporting the new family unit, and the mum on her journey towards this is a very special component of osteopathic scope,. and this programme covers all essential elements in a highly focused, evidenced and osteopathic philosophical perspective.  You do NOT need involuntary mechanisms skills for this programme and it is incredibly important to realise that paediatrics does not equal 'cranial' and that there is more to the infant than its sphenoid, and there are more factors that determine molding, autonomic tone, visceral function and so in in the infant than the dural functionality or a primary respiratory mechanism.  These elements are discussed but alternatives are given, which enables you to understand how osteopathic interactions are really working, and how you can put things together to construct evidence informed care plans across a range of presentations.

You will get instruction into a wide range of examination and assessment protocols for mum and baby, and you will be given the clinical tools to gently interact with the maternal and infant dyad, so that they can support each other better and can both recover and also move forwards in as positive and healthy dynamics as possible.

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