This free healthcare course teaches you the basic values, duties and functions of effective maternity support workers. Do you aspire to support mothers and their babies by providing them with care around pregnancy and birth? An individual who supports the midwifery team and is qualified to carry out duties supporting expectant mothers, new moms and newborns, is referred to as a maternity care assistant or support worker. This course helps you develop the necessary abilities to excel in maternity care and experience private and professional fulfillment.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188187 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the concept of maternity care in the society • Define the importance of appropriate medical terminology usage • Describe the importance of breastfeeding • Discuss newborn immunity and prevention of infection • Explain the proper care during the third stage of labour • State the different roles and responsibilities of a Maternity care assistant (MCA) • Recall the influence of proper antenatal care for childbirth and motherhood • List the steps involved in support required during labour • Identify the quality standards influencing postnatal care provision |
| Course Code | 6010 |

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