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
Enrolment period
02.12.2024 - 01.05.2025
Timing
01.01.2025 - 24.12.2025
Credits
3 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Online learning
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Midwifery
Teachers
- Maija Koivunen
- Elina Botha
- Marika Mettälä
- Raakel Viheroksa
Person in charge
Elina Botha
Groups
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21KL
Objectives (course unit)
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 (course unit)
- 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) (course unit)
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) (course unit)
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) (course unit)
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
Assessment scale
0-5