| CODE | MID1006 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Normal Childbearing 2 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Midwifery | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit the student will discuss midwifery care of the woman during a 鈥榥ormal鈥� pregnancy, labour and childbirth. Learning Objectives: By the end of the study unit the student will: - Understand that childbearing is a potentially normal period in life to maintain the students鈥� regard for childbearing as a potentially normal period in life; - Develop an awareness of the physical, psychological and social needs of mother and baby during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium; - Develop the necessary skills and attitudes required to the care of mother and baby during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium; - Become aware of the potential deviations from normal in mother and baby during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium; - Become aware of the role and responsibilities of the midwife with regard to pregnancy, labour and the puerperium; - Gain an understanding of the types of analgesia and anaesthesia currently used in childbirth; - Gain an understanding of nutritional and dietetics with special reference to the woman, newborn and young babies determine nutritional requirements of the mother and neonates and small infant. Contents: - Monitoring of the mother and baby including antenatal care both booking and follow up visits, tests and investigations done during this period; - Management of normal labour; - Pain relief and alternatives available; - Monitoring of neonatal conditions including tests and investigations; - Management of care to the mother and baby during the post partum period and planning for the future; - Signs of possible deviation from the normal process and reasons for adjustment of care and management; - The mechanism of normal birth; - Factors enhancing favourable progress during labour; - The role of the father in pregnancy, labour and the puerperium; - The interaction of the new baby within the family; - Nutrition and dietetics of the mother, newborn and small infant; - Establishment of feeding the newborn infant. Reading List: Main Text: - Coad, J., Pedley, K., & Dunstall, M.( 2019) Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives (4th ed) Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. - Macdonald, S., & Johnson, G (2023) Mayes' Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives (16th ed) Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. - Marshall, J. E., & Raynor, M. D. (2020) Myles' Textbook for Midwives (17th ed) Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. - Rankin, J. (2017) Physiology in Childbearing (4th ed) UK: Elsevier Health Sciences. Supplementary Readings: - RCOG/NICE guidelines as follows: Maternal Child and Nutrition updated 2014 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph11/resources/maternal-and-child-nutrition-pdf-1996171502533 - Antenatal Care 2021 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng201/resources/antenatal-care-pdf-66143709695941 - Intrapartum Care 2023 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng235/resources/intrapartum-care-pdf-66143897812933 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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