Sexual and Reproductive Health, Nursing of Female PatientsLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

Students will

• 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
• Know how to support female patients giving birth in an emergency childbirth if a physician or midwife is not available
• 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