Evaluation Revisions: St Mark’s Hospital classes
Several years ago, I saw a need for better evaluation of the childbirth education classes. The previous evaluations were little more than smile sheets and did not adequately address the effectiveness of the classes. Since the classes are designed to prepare families for labor and birth and the evaluations are done at the conclusion of
Simple Labeled Graphic: Labor and Delivery Room Equipment
The equipment in a hospital birthing room can be unfamiliar and frightening to new parents on arrival. This simple labeled graphic provides a way for parents to interact with a photo and learn more about the kinds of equipment they might expect to see in a hospital labor and delivery room.
Laborade Recipe Generator
Laborade is a popular drink to make as an electrolyte drink for labor and delivery. There are many different ways to make it, and this activity goes over the different options and creates a customized recipe for the user.
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Client: Birth Class Online (my own company)Project: Turn the paper version of the EPDS into an interactive online version Tools: Articulate Storyline 360
Understanding Research Training
Client: Pampered Birth (my own company)Project: One day instructor led training for birth professionals on how to find, evaluate and read research studies. Approved for 6.5 CEUs from the International Childbirth Education Association. Facilitator’s Guide: Powerpoint:
Childbirth Education for Midwives
Client: Midwives College of UtahProject: One day in-person session as part of their student conference. SOSC 2030 is an elective course for student midwives that gives then the information and tools they need to add childbirth education as a service in their midwifery practice. This one day training is presented annually as part of the
7 Ways to Make Progress in Labor
Client: Birth Class OnlineProject: Module for the comprehensive online childbirth classes
WebEx Job Aid
Client: St Mark’s HospitalProject: WebEx Job Aid Created just as the Covid-19 shutdown happened, this job aid and a two hour training session was created to enable all of the hospital’s community education classes to move to an online format using WebEx Meetings.
Storyboard: Breast Milk Donor Training
The Human Kindness Milk Bank is a pseudonymous organization needing training for new donors and reference materials for current donors. This outlines the training planned.
Branching Scenario: Did my water just break?
Client: Birth Class Online (my own childbirth education company) Objective: Students will practice decision making about what to do if they suspect their water has broken. Methods: Drafted in Twine. Created in Powerpoint, published to HTML5 with Storyline
Infographic: Steps to Become a Milk Donor
Client: Human Kindness Milk Bank Objective: Potential donors will be able to follow the steps to become a milk donor. Methods: Created in Photoshop. A quick view flowchart of the steps to become a milk donor. This will be shared on the milk bank web site and printed as material to hand out at health
Decision Cards Activity
Client: Birth Connected (my own online childbirth class company) Activity Objective: Families will start thinking about prioritizing the choices on their birth plan to narrow down what is most important to them. Video Objective: To walk students through completing the exercise on their own. Methods: Filmed with the iPhone, edited with Camtasia.