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Advanced Midwifery CareLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: 7K00FN59

Credits

3 op

Objectives

The Student
- is able to analytically reflect and resolve ethical issues in midwifery
- is able to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of midwifery
- masters and understands the importance of sexual and reproductive health in a wide range of contexts of midwifery practice
- is able to compound the theory in midwifery and its demanding complex situations
- masters various non-pharmacological methods of midwifery that increases the client's well-being and supports the physiology of the process during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period

Content

- ethical issues in midwifery
- sexual and reproductive health expertise in midwifery
- special situations in midwifery
- supports and promotes normal physiological process of pregnancy and childbirth when providing midwifery care
- oral final exam in midwifery
- written final exam in midwifery

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
- identifies ethical issues in midwifery
- identifies quality indicators in midwifery
- identifies the issues in sexual and reproductive health
- compounding the theory of midwifery practice is narrow, unilateral and without criticism
- identifies different complementary midwifery practices

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
- is able to reflect on and resolve ethical issues in midwifery
- is able to evaluate the quality and effectiveness indicators in midwifery
- comprehends the importance of sexual and reproductive health in midwifery practice
- is able to compound the theory in midwifery practice and its demanding special situations
- is familiar with different complementary midwifery practices

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- is able to analytically reflect and resolve ethical issues in midwifery
- is able to extensively evaluate the quality and effectiveness indicators of midwifery
- masters and understands profoundly the importance of sexual and reproductive health in midwifery practice
- is able to compound the theory in midwifery practice and its demanding special situations in many ways
- is able to use beneficially different complementary midwifery practices