Hospital Policy and Implicit Bias

Preparing for Hospital Birth and Birth Centers teaches, and provides students with, clear preparatory guidance regarding what to expect when entering a hospital system, or birth center, during pregnancy, through labor and delivery. The information and educational experiences taught in this course are a combination of healthcare system and birth center policy information, and our real-world, anecdotal experiences working with our clients in, and around, hospitals and birth centers.

This course covers a number of important subject matter areas including:

What to expect when entering the hospital

How to effectively communicate with hospital staff and healthcare providers

Understanding “informed consent” and its importance to your patient care

Understanding implicit and unconscious bias in the healthcare system

Planning for hospital tours

Identifying and understanding “birthing friendly” hospitals (and what that means)