Birth Worker Basics, Eldon Card & Emergency Protocols
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 1:00–5:00 PM · Trexlertown, PA
Rain date: Sunday, November 15, 2026, same time
$125 per person
A hands-on afternoon for community birth workers, especially those just starting out. We’ll cover the basics every birth worker needs, how to use an Eldon card for blood typing, and emergency protocols for out-of-hospital birth. Space is limited.
How to register
Step 1: Fill out the registration form below. Step 2: Pay your $125 registration through PayPal to hold your spot.
Community Birth Skills Workshop
Hands-On Traditional Midwifery & Home Birth Skills Training
Practical apprenticeship-style training in traditional midwifery skills, physiological birth support, and community homebirth knowledge.
Empower yourself and your community with time-tested wisdom for natural, out-of-hospital births.
What Sets Our WORKSHOPS Apart
COMMUNITY SKILLS SHARING
EVERYONE IS INVITED TO SHARE THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERINCES DURING OUR SESSIONS.
PRACTICE MODEL
USING THE MAMA NATALIE AND MAMA U UTERUS SIMULATOR - STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PRACTICE HANDS ON EMERGENCY SKILLS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND ENGAGE IN PRACTICE SCENARIOS WITH THE GROUP.
REAL WORLD SCENARIOS
REVIEW CASE STUDIES FROM EMERGENCY SCENARIOS AND ENGAGE IN PEER REVIEW OF DIFFICULT PRACTICE CASES
NORTHEAST PA
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PHILADELPHIA
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DELEWARE
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NEW JERSEY
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FLORIDA
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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NORTHEAST PA 〰️ PHILADELPHIA 〰️ DELEWARE 〰️ NEW JERSEY 〰️ FLORIDA 〰️ SOUTH CAROLINA 〰️
BIRTH SKILLS
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HEMORRHAGE
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PROCTOCLYSIS
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NEWBORN CPR
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PLACENTA COMPLICATIONS
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BIRTH SKILLS 〰️ HEMORRHAGE 〰️ PROCTOCLYSIS 〰️ NEWBORN CPR 〰️ PLACENTA COMPLICATIONS 〰️
The Community Birth Skills Workshop is an immersive, hands-on program dedicated to preserving and sharing traditional midwifery skills for home birth and community settings.
Led by experienced midwives & community members, this workshop offers practical training in the essential skills needed to support physiological birth, informed consent, and family-centered homebirth experiences.
Whether you are a student midwife seeking valuable clinical exposure, an aspiring traditional midwife, a birth companion, or a family preparing for a natural home birth, this workshop builds real confidence and competence through apprenticeship-style learning in a supportive small-group environment.
Rooted in American traditional midwifery heritage, the program emphasizes safety, normal birth physiology, community self-reliance, and respect for cultural and faith-based birth traditions.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Core principles of physiological labor and natural birth progression in home settings
Hands-on techniques for out of hospital birth emergencies
Hemorrhage management
Managing malposition and presentations
Newborn CPR and transitions
Proctoclysis
Transfer scenarios
Informed consent, ethical considerations, and legal awareness relevant to traditional midwifery
All skills are taught with a strong emphasis on safety, respect for the natural process, and relationship-centered care.
Student midwives looking for hands-on traditional midwifery training and mentorship
Traditional Midwives looking for practice scenarios and community skills refresh.
Aspiring traditional midwives and community birth attendants
Doulas and birth companions supporting homebirth families
Families planning a natural home birth who want practical knowledge and skills
Members of faith-based and cultural communities (including Amish, Mennonite, and others) committed to preserving traditional birth practices
Anyone passionate about out-of-hospital birth skills, natural childbirth, and community birth education
No prior experience is required — the workshop welcomes beginners and those with some background alike.
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
10 SPOTS
OPEN
Upcoming WorkshopGrand Multiparity: Caring for the Experienced Mother
Zoom class
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Grand multiparity means five or more births. This Zoom class is for midwives, students, and mothers. It covers what the studies measured and left out, assessment, consent, and the care plan, including how to read relative risk without a statistics class.
Pay here
HALF DAY INTENSIVE- LEARN AND PRACTICE TRADITIONAL MIDWIFERY BIRTH SKILLS -
VAGINAL DELIVERY & COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING BREECH, DYSTOCIA, AND COMPOUND PRESENTATION
POSTPARTUM COMPLICATIONS (RETAINED PLACENTA, HEMORRHAGE, UTERINE ATONY)
HEMORRHAGE ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING PROCTOCLYSIS & UTERINE PACKING)
NEWBORN CPR AND TRANSITIONS