Public Health Nursing of Pregnancy and BirthLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- understand the phases of normal pregnancy
- can conduct prenatal examinations and screenings as well as evaluate the health of the mother and foetus
- can evaluate risk factors related to the progress of pregnancy and can refer mothers to further treatment if necessar
- can apply dialogic health conversation to promote the family’s healthy lifestyle
- can analyze and identify needs of support and resources together with the family, strengthen and support family on maintaining and promoting their health and wellbeing as well as organize increased support if needed
- can plan and implement breastfeeding counselling according to the family’s needs during pregnancy and after delivery
- can explain the phases of childbirth and methods of pain alleviation.
- can act in case of an emergency childbirth
- can observe and support the health and welfare of the mother, baby and the whole family in a family-oriented way after the birth
- can apply theoretical knowledge to the evaluation of postnatal examination after normal childbirth and the gynaecological status of the mother as well as refer her to further treatment if necessary and issue the certificate required by the law
- are familiar with the central contraceptive methods
- can counsel clients on termination of pregnancy.

Content

Documents regulating maternity nursing before and after childbirth
Service system of maternity care and cooperation with actors in the field
Phases of normal pregnancy and detecting abnormalities
Recommended health examinations of families having a baby
Follow-up of mother’s health and foetus’s growth and development, screenings
Detecting pregnancies requiring special follow-up and additional examinations and referring clients to further treatment
Work methods of health promotion in the follow-up and support of families during pregnancy and after childbirth
Supporting couple relationship during pregnancy and after childbirth
Childbirth and alleviation of pain
Emergency childbirth
Gynaecological examination and gynaecological infections
Breast examination
Postnatal examination of normal birth
Contraceptive methods used after birth
Termination of pregnancy
Breast counselling according to the WHO Baby Friendly Initiative Programme
Medical studies: obstetrics, gynaecology and foetal diagnostics (0.5 ects)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences
evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level and expert are used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
- is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
- distinguishes informal information from research knowledge
- can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
- aims to act in a client-oriented way
- proves to have adequate skills to act in professional situations
- is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
- can work as a member of a work group
- is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs.