Development of Midwifery Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (5 cr)
Code: SX00FA49-3001
General information
Enrollment
02.05.2023 - 14.05.2023
Timing
14.08.2023 - 22.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
RDI portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Health Care
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Master’s Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Midwifery
Teachers
- Maija-Riitta Jouhki
- Pirjo Koski
- Sari Haapio
Teacher in charge
Maija-Riitta Jouhki
Groups
-
S2622S6Kätilötyön kehittämisen ja johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma, ylempi amk
Objective
The student
- Has proficient knowledge in developing evidence based antenatal and postpartum midwifery care services.
- Has proficient knowledge in developing breastfeeding support as well as quality and effectiveness of local breastfeeding support services
- Has comprehensive knowledge in developing antenatal and postpartum services in terms of clients’ diversity and multiculturalism.
- Has comprehensive knowledge in developing new local midwifery care models for antenatal and postpartum care.
Content
- Involvement of women and their families
- Development of quality and effectiveness of breastfeeding support
- Development of quality and effectiveness of childbirth and family coaching
- Multidisciplinary methods to support families expecting or having a newborn baby
- Multidisciplinary approaches, such as perinatal mental health issues
- Development of digital services and care pathways for antenatal and postpartum care
- Development of work oriented midwifery care models for antenatal and postpartum care
Location and time
28.9.2023 klo 10.00-16.00 classroom learning, Myllypuro campus, Helsinki
2.10.2023 klo 9.00 -16.00 distance learning, Zoom
26.10.2023 klo 9.00 -16.00 distance learning, Zoom
12.12.2023 klo 9.00 - 16.00 seminar, classroom learning, Myllypuro campus, Helsinki
Materials
More information on the Moodle learning environment.
Teaching methods
Contact and distance learning
Expert lectures
Group and team working
Individual working
Seminars
Employer connections
N/A
Exam schedules
No exam.
Completion alternatives
No optional ways to do the course.
Student workload
Lectures 23 hours
Seminars 8 hours
Individual working 104 working
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student
- Has key knowledge in identifying need for evidence based development in antenatal and postpartum midwifery care.
- Has key knowledge in evaluating the quality and effectiveness of breastfeeding support.
- Has key knowledge in evaluating antenatal and postpartum services in terms of clients’ diversity and multiculturalism.
- Has key knowledge in identifying need for new local midwifery care models for antenatal and postpartum care.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student
- Has comprehensive knowledge in developing evidence based antenatal and postpartum midwifery care services.
- Has comprehensive knowledge in evaluating the quality and effectiveness of breastfeeding support as well as need for new local services.
- Has comprehensive knowledge in evaluating antenatal and postpartum services in terms of clients’ diversity and multiculturalism.
- Has comprehensive knowledge in developing new local midwifery care models for antenatal and postpartum care.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student
- Has proficient knowledge in developing evidence based antenatal and postpartum midwifery care services.
- Has proficient knowledge in developing breastfeeding support and quality and effectiveness of local breastfeeding support services.
- Has comprehensive knowledge in developing antenatal and postpartum services in terms of clients’ diversity and multiculturalism.
- Has comprehensive knowledge in developing new local midwifery care models for antenatal and postpartum care.
Assessment methods and criteria
Groupwork 0-5, specified evaluation criteria in Moodle.
Possibility to run rejected task by agreeing with responsible teacher or by taking part in the following course
Further information
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
A study unit or parts of it may be accredited based on previously acquired competence if the student has completed similar studies of higher education and/or the student has work experience to meet the competence requirements.