If your practice provides maternity care or is thinking about providing this care, the AAFP may have just the course for you. Learn more about what you and your practice can do for expectant and new mothers at the Family Centered Maternity Care course, to be held July 19-23 in Providence, R.I.
Learn How to Expand FPs' Role in Maternity Care
By News Staff
5/17/2006
The course is designed to provide state-of-the-art, evidence-based education about all phases of pregnancy. Attendees can learn how to
- apply the latest advances in preconception, prenatal, birthing and newborn care;
- balance technology and tradition in a patient-centered care approach;
- apply practical strategies to meet the medical and emotional needs of families during pregnancy, childbirth and new parenting; and
- discuss the economic and quality assurance issues of providing perinatal services in a family practice.
Save money by registering by June 16. Registration may be done online. Optional hands-on sessions on episiotomy repair and on labor positions and pain relief also will be offered at an additional cost.
