Development of Midwifery Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

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

Teaching methods

Contact and distance learning
Expert lectures
Group and team working
Individual working
Seminars

Location and time

28.9.2024 klo 10.00-16.00 classroom learning + Zoom Myllypuro campus, Helsinki
30.9.2024 klo 9.00 -16.00 distance learning, Zoom
31.10.2024 klo 9.00 -14.15 distance learning, Zoom
5.12.2024 klo 9.00 - 16.00 seminar, classroom learning, Myllypuro campus, Helsinki

Learning materials and recommended literature

More information on the Moodle learning environment.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

No optional ways to do the course.

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam.

Student workload

Lectures 20 hours
Seminars 8 hours
Individual working 107 working

Further information for students

Pienet muutokset mahdollisia.

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

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.