Specialisation in Midwifery 1Laajuus (8 cr)

Objective

ObjectivesStudents will know how to plan, provide, document and evaluate nursing as multiprofessional team members for pregnant and postpartum women, healthy newborns, newborns requiring intensive care and gynaecological patients.Students will learn to provide advice, guidance and treatment to patients and their family members in questions regarding care, pharmacotherapy, nutrition, exercise and hygiene in the field of sexual and reproductive health and midwifery.Students will comply with the ethics of midwifery and the applicable guidelines and legislation.Students will know how to support the patient’s empowerment.Students will master aseptic techniques.Students will learn to use the ward’s applications for electronic documentation and to document key issues in the database.

Content

ContentsThe study units are practical training units that meet the requirements of the EU/2005 directives.Supervised midwifery training in units providing nursing for pregnant and postpartum women, healthy newborns, newborns requiring intensive care and gynaecological patients.