Midwifery/Clinical practice videos

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These resources are online open access resources which may be useful for midwives or student midwives to support their learning.

Universal precautions
Handwashing

Donning sterile gloves

Sterile gloving

Vital signs
Measuring and recording blood pressure;

Lecture from a nursing lecturer about blood pressure this is part one

Continuing form previous lecture, second part of blood pressure video

This is the third and final part the lecture videos on blood pressure

Birth mechanism
Stations of presentation;

3D animation of birth, lateral and pelvic outlet view. Watch what happens to the coccyx

3D animation of birth showing cervical dilation and effacement

Bioscience
Fetal circulation

Interactive clinical pharmacology

Categories of acquired immunity Not really a video but in interactive website illustrating immunity, good fun.

Suturing
Two handed square knot;

One handed surgical knot tying;

Three throw instrument tie;

Breast feeding
Guide to breast feeding part one; positioning at the breast

Guide to breast feeding part one; Part two of breast feeding

Urinary catheterisation
Catheterisation with model

Catheterisation with woman

Injections
Subcutaneous injection

Intramuscular injection

Intramuscular Z-track injection