Key Competencies:

Care of the women during the following:

• Antepartum:
  1. Women with high risk pregnancy
  2. With complications of pregnancy
• Intrapartum:
  1. During induction of labor
  2. Low risk women in labor
  3. High risk women in labor
• Specific competencies across all areas:
  1. Patient assessment and reassessment
  2. IV fluid management; monitoring intake and output
  3. Specimen collection
  4. Medication administration
  5. Monitoring of maternal wellbeing including early warning scores
  6. Nutritional assessment
  7. Fetal monitoring
  8. Skin integrity
  9. Wound assessment and management
  10. Transfusion management
  11. Venipuncture and cannulation
  12. Insertion of and maintenance of urinary catheter and bladder care
  13. Point of care testing
  14. Pain assessment and management
  15. Epidural care and management.
  16. Obstetric Emergencies