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Woman's Care and MidwiferyLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: 7031576

Credits

5 op

Objective

Women’s Care and Midwifery 5 cr
Objectives
- Students will learn to identify individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages.
- Students will learn to promote women’s health and social well-being and understand the importance of women’s health to the health of their families.
- Students will learn to recognise their own values and attitudes and understand their influence on their actions.
- Students will understand the importance of culture and cultural diversity in midwifery.
- Students will know how to work with individuals and families from different cultural backgrounds.
- Students will master the treatment process of gynaecological patients.
- Students will learn to anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health, and take the necessary multiprofessional measures.
- Students will learn to adhere to the values and ethical principles of midwifery.
- Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Sexual and Reproductive Health throughout a Woman’s Life Cycle
- Health risks, problems and midwifery in the life cycle of women
- Woman- and family-oriented approach
- Diversity of families
- Professional values, ethical guidelines and principles of midwifery and adherence to them
- Cultural factors related to the sexual and reproductive health of individuals, families and society
- Cultural sensitivity in midwifery
- Cultural resources and challenges in women’s care
- Ethical conflicts in midwifery

Gynaecological Midwifery
- Gynaecological care environments and paths
- Special features of the treatment process of gynaecological patients
- Gynaecological disorders and their treatment
- Childlessness and its treatment
- Miscarriage and abortion and related treatment
- Clinical competence in the care of gynaecological patients
- Gynaecology and endocrinology

Family Planning
- Determination of the need for pregnancy prevention and contraceptive methods
- Prevention of venereal diseases

Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 30.06.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
  • Tiina Murto
  • Marjatta Häsänen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PKÄTIS20
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2

Objective

Women’s Care and Midwifery 5 cr
Objectives
- Students will learn to identify individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages.
- Students will learn to promote women’s health and social well-being and understand the importance of women’s health to the health of their families.
- Students will learn to recognise their own values and attitudes and understand their influence on their actions.
- Students will understand the importance of culture and cultural diversity in midwifery.
- Students will know how to work with individuals and families from different cultural backgrounds.
- Students will master the treatment process of gynaecological patients.
- Students will learn to anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health, and take the necessary multiprofessional measures.
- Students will learn to adhere to the values and ethical principles of midwifery.
- Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Sexual and Reproductive Health throughout a Woman’s Life Cycle
- Health risks, problems and midwifery in the life cycle of women
- Woman- and family-oriented approach
- Diversity of families
- Professional values, ethical guidelines and principles of midwifery and adherence to them
- Cultural factors related to the sexual and reproductive health of individuals, families and society
- Cultural sensitivity in midwifery
- Cultural resources and challenges in women’s care
- Ethical conflicts in midwifery

Gynaecological Midwifery
- Gynaecological care environments and paths
- Special features of the treatment process of gynaecological patients
- Gynaecological disorders and their treatment
- Childlessness and its treatment
- Miscarriage and abortion and related treatment
- Clinical competence in the care of gynaecological patients
- Gynaecology and endocrinology

Family Planning
- Determination of the need for pregnancy prevention and contraceptive methods
- Prevention of venereal diseases

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.12.2021 - 21.01.2022

Timing

11.01.2022 - 04.03.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 45

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
  • Tiina Murto
  • Marjatta Häsänen
Groups
  • PKÄTIS19

Objective

Women’s Care and Midwifery 5 cr
Objectives
- Students will learn to identify individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages.
- Students will learn to promote women’s health and social well-being and understand the importance of women’s health to the health of their families.
- Students will learn to recognise their own values and attitudes and understand their influence on their actions.
- Students will understand the importance of culture and cultural diversity in midwifery.
- Students will know how to work with individuals and families from different cultural backgrounds.
- Students will master the treatment process of gynaecological patients.
- Students will learn to anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health, and take the necessary multiprofessional measures.
- Students will learn to adhere to the values and ethical principles of midwifery.
- Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Sexual and Reproductive Health throughout a Woman’s Life Cycle
- Health risks, problems and midwifery in the life cycle of women
- Woman- and family-oriented approach
- Diversity of families
- Professional values, ethical guidelines and principles of midwifery and adherence to them
- Cultural factors related to the sexual and reproductive health of individuals, families and society
- Cultural sensitivity in midwifery
- Cultural resources and challenges in women’s care
- Ethical conflicts in midwifery

Gynaecological Midwifery
- Gynaecological care environments and paths
- Special features of the treatment process of gynaecological patients
- Gynaecological disorders and their treatment
- Childlessness and its treatment
- Miscarriage and abortion and related treatment
- Clinical competence in the care of gynaecological patients
- Gynaecology and endocrinology

Family Planning
- Determination of the need for pregnancy prevention and contraceptive methods
- Prevention of venereal diseases

Evaluation scale

H-5