Midwifery during Parturition (7 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Midwifery during Parturition 7 crObjective Students will learn to plan, administer, document and assess the basic and obstetrical care of the parturient woman throughout childbirth.Students will understand the childbirth process and changes in it from the perspective of the woman and the foetus.Students will learn to provide guidance, advice and care to parturient women and their families.Students will learn to assess the mother’s need for pain relief throughout childbirth.Students will learn to independently plan and administer pain relief using nursing methods to the parturient woman.Students will know how to administer medicinal pain relief to the parturient woman in cooperation with the physician.Students will learn to independently deliver a baby in low-risk childbirth.Students learn to anticipate and identify cases where a low-risk delivery is turning into a high-risk delivery.Obstetrics and PharmacologyObjectiveStudents will learn about the causes, symptoms and care of pathological pregnancies and deliveries and know how to act appropriately.Students will learn key and current pharmacological information in their field.Students will learn to read a CTG.Students will learn to assist the parturient woman in cases of shoulder dystocia.Students gain competence in childbirth analgesia.

Content

Midwifery at Different Stages of ParturitionNormal childbirthPlanning, administration and evaluation of care for safe childbirth in different operating environmentsAssessment of the progress of childbirth and monitoring methodsAssessment of the condition of the foetus and monitoring methodsPain relief during childbirthClinical skills of midwifery during childbirthDocumentationImmediate Treatment of NewbornsA healthy newbornEmergency care of newbornsSupport for early interaction and first-time breastfeedingAssessment and monitoring of the newborn’s health after childbirth and during intensified observationMidwifery in High-Risk DeliveriesRisk factors in childbirthChanges in the condition of the foetus and the parturient womanProblems in childbirthObstetrics and PharmacologyPathological pregnancyAbnormal deliveriesCTG and its interpretationShoulder dystociaCurrent pharmacologyClinical skills in high-risk deliveriesThe areas of responsibility and operation of different professional groups in a complicated delivery