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Women’s Nursing and MidwiferyLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TH00BY29

Credits

5 op

Objective

The student:

· Identifies individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages
· Promotes a woman’s health and social well-being and understands the importance of women’s health for the health of the whole family
· Knows the treatment process for a gynaecological patient
· Can meet individuals and families with different cultural backgrounds and understands the diversity of cultural features in midwifery work
· Can anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health and can act in a multi-professional manner as required
· Can act according to the values and principles of midwifery work
· Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Contents

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 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 diseases 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

10.06.2024 - 18.09.2024

Timing

18.09.2024 - 26.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
  • Hanna Koivikko
  • Satu Halonen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PKÄTIS22
Small groups
  • 1
  • 2

Objective

The student:

· Identifies individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages
· Promotes a woman’s health and social well-being and understands the importance of women’s health for the health of the whole family
· Knows the treatment process for a gynaecological patient
· Can meet individuals and families with different cultural backgrounds and understands the diversity of cultural features in midwifery work
· Can anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health and can act in a multi-professional manner as required
· Can act according to the values and principles of midwifery work
· Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Contents

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 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 diseases 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

02.12.2023 - 31.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Emergency Care, Public Health Nursing and Midwifery

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
  • Hanna Koivikko
  • Satu Halonen
Groups
  • AVOKATIK24
    Degree Programme in Midwifery, Part-Time Path Studies, Spring 24

Objective

The student:

· Identifies individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages
· Promotes a woman’s health and social well-being and understands the importance of women’s health for the health of the whole family
· Knows the treatment process for a gynaecological patient
· Can meet individuals and families with different cultural backgrounds and understands the diversity of cultural features in midwifery work
· Can anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health and can act in a multi-professional manner as required
· Can act according to the values and principles of midwifery work
· Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Contents

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 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 diseases 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

02.07.2023 - 12.11.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 06.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
  • Hanna Koivikko
  • Satu Halonen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PKÄTIS21
Small groups
  • 1
  • 2

Objective

The student:

· Identifies individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages
· Promotes a woman’s health and social well-being and understands the importance of women’s health for the health of the whole family
· Knows the treatment process for a gynaecological patient
· Can meet individuals and families with different cultural backgrounds and understands the diversity of cultural features in midwifery work
· Can anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health and can act in a multi-professional manner as required
· Can act according to the values and principles of midwifery work
· Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Contents

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 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 diseases 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

02.12.2022 - 31.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 30.06.2023

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 - 20

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
  • Hanna Koivikko
  • Marjatta Häsänen
Groups
  • AVOKÄTIK23
    Degree Programme in Midwifery, Part-Time Path Studies, Spring 23

Objective

The student:

· Identifies individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages
· Promotes a woman’s health and social well-being and understands the importance of women’s health for the health of the whole family
· Knows the treatment process for a gynaecological patient
· Can meet individuals and families with different cultural backgrounds and understands the diversity of cultural features in midwifery work
· Can anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health and can act in a multi-professional manner as required
· Can act according to the values and principles of midwifery work
· Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Contents

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 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 diseases 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

02.12.2021 - 23.01.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 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
  • AVOKÄTIK22
    Degree Programme in Midwifery, Part-Time Path Studies, Spring 22

Objective

The student:

· Identifies individual, cultural and environmental factors affecting the health of women of different ages
· Promotes a woman’s health and social well-being and understands the importance of women’s health for the health of the whole family
· Knows the treatment process for a gynaecological patient
· Can meet individuals and families with different cultural backgrounds and understands the diversity of cultural features in midwifery work
· Can anticipate and analyse changes in a woman’s health and can act in a multi-professional manner as required
· Can act according to the values and principles of midwifery work
· Students will learn to provide customer-driven family planning guidance to women and their partners.

Content

Contents

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 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 diseases 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