Education/Training Topics

Knowledge Areas

1. Maternal and Infant Health Concepts and Approaches
   1. Provision of perinatal support services from 1st trimester to twelve months postpartum
   2. Provision of emotional and social support, including navigating pregnancy loss
2. Lactation anticipatory guidance and support
3. Service Coordination and System Navigation
   1. Provision of in-home prenatal and postpartum care support
   2. Assessing psychosocial and health needs, including perinatal mood and anxiety disorders(PMADs) screening
   3. Goal setting and prioritization of psychosocial and health needs
   4. Antepartum (high-risk) maternal care support
   5. Labor support
   6. Education and referrals for developmental screenings
   7. Resource navigation for wraparound services (i.e. intimate partner violence, domestic violence, oral health, family planning)
4. Health Promotion and Prevention
   1. Provision of perinatal health education
   2. Provision of newborn parenting education
   3. Provision of wellness and self-care coaching
5. Advocacy, Outreach and Engagement
   1. Serving as an advocate for respectful maternal care
   2. Intentional reflection of the community served
   3. Care coordination and social service navigation
   4. Provision of reproductive rights education, informed choice and decision making, and birth planning
   5. Child abuse and neglect mandatory reporting
6. Communication
   1. Respectful, client-centered maternal care
   2. Active listening
   3. Navigating patient families, medical support staff, and other support systems
   4. Responding to challenges
7. Cultural Humility and Responsiveness
   1. Intersectionality and cultural humility, including language access
   2. Health literacy
   3. Trauma-informed care
8. Ethical Responsibilities and Professionalism
   1. Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, and HIPAA
   2. Required charting and documentation
   3. Serving as an accountability partner