This hybrid programme (emodules, practical courses, clinical attendance) is an amazing 16 month immersion into the osteopathic care of mother and child.
The emodule / online platform is a huge resource for all things mum and bub, and looks at a whole range of osteopathic approaches and concepts for the care of mum through pregnancy, pain, movement and posture, general pregnancy ailments and problems, preparation for labour and delivery, post partum care, recovery from tissue injury and returning to function, breastfeeding and settling into the new family role and dynamics..
For both mum and baby it covers the materno-foetal interaction and which is so important – showing how their journey together through pregnancy, birth and beyond sets the scene for some many ‘presentations’.
For the babies it covers infant birth trauma, infant pain, unsettledness, autonomics, arousal, moulding, intraosseous strain, movement dynamics, neurosensory integration, feeding, ears, breathing, digestion, development, motor coordination, growth, red flags, risk assessment, examination and treatment considerations and loads more. Long term access to online resources.
There is a wider range of evidence based discussions, videos of assessments for baby and mum, and a discussion of osteopathic principles, philosophy, clinical dynamics, and how to construct a variety of care plans, management approaches, potential risk management, and also how to interact in the modern inter-disciplinary arena. You do not need ‘cranial’ to work with babies, and this course covers the physiology of the head, venous and csf flow, brain development, reflexes, infant feeding and development of posture and movement in the first year or so, looks at infant stability and autonomy, and the care of birth trauma.. For mum it explores pregnancy, optimal foetal positioning, a revision of teh ‘uterine ligaments story’, orthopaedic and biomechanical / and pain perspectives, but also the phenomenological and embodied dynamic of pregnancy, the physiology of pregnancy and birth, and considers a wide range of antenatal, perinatal an post natal considerations. Also covers a variety of birth trauma problems for mum, rehab of the abdominal cavities and abdominal walls, examination and detailed car of the perineum and pelvic floor, plus scar management and caesarean care. It also covers maternal-infant bonding, breast feeding dynamics, as well as maternal mental health. The cover also includes the assessment of the pelvic floor in terms of vaginal and rectal assessment, and helps you understand how to discuss pelvic floor exercises, rehab and osteopathic care dynamics for the post partum mum.