Learn how to safely and properly implement the use of TENS in your birth practice.

After Completion of the TENS in Labor Workshop participants will be able to: 

• Describe a TENS devise
• Understand and communicate the two basic ways a TENS can help labor pain
• Understand the advantages, disadvantages, and contradictions to TENS use in labor
  
• Understand the research on TENs for labor
  
• Understand how to assemble, and apply stimulation pads 
  
•  Explain the differences between a TENS, EMS and Labor TENS
  
• Understand how to properly clean your unit
•  Trouble-shoot a non-working device
• Successfully implement TENS into your practice
  
  

Requirements:

A computer with internet access for the online training

Must be a trained birth professional (certification not required)

A computer with internet access for the online training.

A friend or family member who can model your placement of electrodes. 

A printer and tape, or a set of electrodes

TIME TO COMPLETE COURSE:  Students will have 12 weeks to complete the course, but each module should take no more than 2 hours to complete.
(The average time to complete the entire training is 6 hours).  

Fee:  $75