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AN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE TO CHANGE LIVES WITH LEARNING

AN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE TO CHANGE LIVES WITH LEARNINGAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE TO CHANGE LIVES WITH LEARNINGAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE TO CHANGE LIVES WITH LEARNING

THE BIRTH IN PLACE PATCH - for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides

BIRTH HAPPENS

Sometimes women labor rapidly and give birth before professional assistance is near. Sometimes natural disaster: tornados, floods, hurricanes, blizzards or earthquakes, prevent women from reaching professional help.  Most births, particularly those that happen rapidly, are uncomplicated. Support can be provided by any calm person. Knowing how to support birth helps a person remain calm. 

SCOUT PATCH

The Birth in Place Patch gives a scout the opportunity to learn enough about uncomplicated birth to provide emergency assistance. In learning about birth and immediate newborn care, the scout also learns about careers in women’s health. All readings, worksheets, instructions and videos for this patch are available online without charge at www.advantagemidwifery.org 

Targeted Ages

 

US Girl Scouts: Juniors (4th-5th grade), Cadettes (6th-8th grade),

US Senior Scouts (9th-10th grade), Ambassadors (11th-12th grade)

COMPLETING THE PATCH

FOR LEADERS

COMPLETING THE PATCH

COMPLETING THE PATCH

The leader's guide contains complete instructions, photos to use in teaching, and a customizable flyer. The guide also contains printable worksheets, word searches and knowledge-checking questions to use with scout groups.


We suggest that you contact a local midwife, maternity nurse, doula or obstetrician to help the girls during the skills session.

COMPLETING THE PATCH

COMPLETING THE PATCH

COMPLETING THE PATCH

  

Scouts choose from a variety of discovery, skills-building or service tasks including 


· talking to women about 

  birth

· changing a diaper

· practicing support during 

  an unexpected birth

· making an emergency birth

  kit

· interviewing a women’s 

  health professional about

  their work

· fundraising for an organi-

  zation that supports healthy

  birth


and more 

ORDER PATCHES

COMPLETING THE PATCH

ORDER PATCHES

To order patches, email Cecilia Jevitt at AdvantageMidwifery.org.


There is no charge for patches.





The Birth in Place Patch was developed by Cecilia Jevitt and Maura McCalister in 2017.

BIRTH IN PLACE PATCH ACTIVITY SUMMARY

Additional Information

  

To earn this patch, the scout will:


Choose two of these discovery activities:

1. Read the information and instructions for helping a woman give birth titled, “Birth in Place.” 

2. Read the information and instructions about caring for a newborn immediately after birth. 

3. Work with a group. Each scout visits one or more of these websites and investigates how the organization works to improve birth and newborn safety. Scouts then report back to the group describing the organization they investigated.

    a. March of Dimes www.marchofdimes.org 

    b. Every Mother Counts www.everymothercounts.org 

    c. Maternity Worldwide www.maternityworldwide.org 

    d. Save the Children www.savethechildren.org 

    e. Partners in Health www.pih.org 

    f.  Doctors Without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org 

    g. JHPIEGO, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University www.jhpiego.org 


 

Complete two of these skills-building activities:

1. Watch the film on birth in place. (A link to a free video filmed for this patch will be provided.)

2. Complete the birth and the newborn care worksheets

3. Complete the birth and newborn word search.

4. Invite a midwife, labor and birth nurse or obstetrician to visit with your troop. Practice helping a woman during birth during a skill drill. (Instructions for drill and skills checklist will be available without charge online.)

5. Make an emergency birth kit by gathering the equipment listed in “Birth in Place.”



Complete one of these activities:

1. Interview a labor and birth nurse, a midwife, doula or an obstetrician about birth and why they chose women’s health care as a career.

2. Help a mother with a baby who is less than 6 months old. Ask the mother about feeding the infant and what the infant has learned to do. Change a diaper.

3. Talk to a woman who has given birth. Ask her what the birth was like. Find out what she thinks would have helped her to be more comfortable during labor.

Complete one of these service activities:

1. Collect gently used baby clothes and blankets. Wash them and fold them for donation to a women’s center or refugee service.

2. Have a fundraiser for an organization that supports healthy birth. Suggested organizations include:

    a. March of Dimes www.marchofdimes.org 

    b. Every Mother Counts www.everymothercounts.org 

    c. Maternity Worldwide www.maternityworldwide.org 

    d. Save the Children www.savethechildren.org 

    e. Partners in Health www.pih.org 

    f. Doctors Without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org 

    g. JHPIEGO, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University www.jhpiego.org  



LEADER'S GUIDE & HANDOUTS

This section contains the downloadable Leader's Guide and all the materials necessary for scouts to complete the Birth in Place Patch. 

2021-01-01 Leader's Handbook Birth in Place Patch (pdf)Download
Helping a woman during labor and birth - Copy (pdf)Download
Helping a Woman During Labor and Birth Worksheet (pdf)Download
Birth in Place Word Search (pdf)Download
Birth in Place Word Search Key (pdf)Download
Care of the Newborn Immediately After Birth (pdf)Download
Care of Newborn Immediately After Birth Worksheet (pdf)Download
Care of the Newborn Worksheet Answer Key (pdf)Download
Girl Scout Patch Birth In Place Advertisement (docx)Download
Supply List for Birth Support Practice (pdf)Download

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