Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The Student
- is able to perform postpartum midwifery in a family centered manner
- recognises disorders and complications and knows the care during the postpartum period
- is able to carry out high risk postpartum care
- is able to monitor the newborn and perform infant centered basic care
- is able to guide families in infant care and teach parents skills to meet the needs of the infant
- is able to promote breastfeeding
- recognises the health problems of the newborn and is able to care for them in a family supportive manner
- is able to support early interaction
- is able to guide families in promoting sexual and reproductive health

Content (course unit)

5 weeks supervised clinical training in a mother-infant unit

Prerequisites (course unit)

The student has participated in Postpartum Midwifery Care -module.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass

The student
- is able to carry out postpartum midwifery care safely and resonsibly
- interacts with the woman, family and work team professionally
- guides and supports the woman and her family in a patient centered manner
- follows confidentiality and data protection guidelines
- follows the guidelines of the supervised clinical training
- evaluates own competence realistically and is able to give and receive feedback

Fail

The student
- is not able to carry out postpartum midwifery care safely and resonsibly
- interacts unfrofessionally with the woman, family and work team
- withdraws from patient guidance and is not able to support women and their families
- does not recognize the boundaries of own expertise, is endangering patient safety
- violates confidentiality or data protection guidelines
- fails to follow the guidelines for supervised clinical training
- evaluates own competence unrealistically and is unable to receive feedback

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail