Sexual and Reproductive Health and Nursing of Women (4cr)
Course unit code: TH00BY25
General information
- Credits
- 4 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
The student:
•	Understand the importance of sexuality for people’s overall well-being and know how to address sexuality with patients of different ages and in the prevention of various diseases
•	Become familiar with the most common gynaecological diseases and their prevention
•	Understand the normal process of pregnancy and learn common methods of monitoring pregnancy
•	Can help a woman giving birth in an urgent, first aid-like situation
•	Know the process of a normal postpartum period
•	Understand the health promoting capacity of breastfeeding
•	Know how to use the key medication databases related to the field
                    
Content
Contents
•	Sexuality and how to address it
•	Common gynaecological disorders
•	Process and monitoring of a normal pregnancy
•	Process of a normal childbirth
•	Normal postpartum period and breastfeeding
•	Medication databases for pregnancy and the breastfeeding period