Study Guide

Objectives

In this course, you will deepen your knowledge of midwifery during normal childbirth and learn midwifery in complicated childbirth.
This course prepares students to support the physiological process of birth and to detect factors that impede it.

After completing the course, the student
• is able to promote the physiological process of childbirth and labour
• is able to identify factors that impede the physiological process of childbirth and labour
• identifies the differences between low- and high-risk childbirth and is able to adapt actions and follow up appropriately
• will be able to identify complications and changes in the condition of the mother, fetus, mother and newborn and provide care under guidance
• is able to support positive birth experience
• provides information, support and encouragement to the mother and her birthing companion in good interaction
• knows midwifery care during complicated childbirth
• is able to protect sexual and reproductive health during childbirth and understand its special features in complicated childbirth
• is able to act in a way that promotes sustainable development

Content

Training in the delivery room

Prerequisites

Completed supervised practical training, midwifery during childbirth I

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Passed
Student
• promotes the physiology of childbirth and labour
• is able to plan and provide holistic intrapartum midwifery care safely and responsibly
• is able to assess the necessity and timeliness of interventions under supervision
• is able to identify the differens between low- and high-risk childbirths and, under supervision, knows how to provide midwifery care in them
• is able to prevent and identify changes and complications in the condition of the mother, fetus, mother and newborn, and acts as a member of a multiprofessional team
• is able to use appropriate intrapartum follow up methods and is able to reason their use
• supports positive birth experience
• is able to protect sexual and reproductive health intrapartum and understand its special features in complicated childbirth
• knows the ethical principals in sexual and reproductive health and intrapartum midwifery care and acts accordingly
• follows the guidelines of the supervised clinical training
• evaluates own competence realistically and is able to give and receive feedback  

Failed
Student
• has major gaps in knowledge of midwifery during normal and complicated childbirth
• is not able to plan, provide and evaluate the care safely
• does not identifythe factors that impede the physiological process of childbirth and labour, and does not understand the necessity or timeliness of interventions
• does not identify the differences between low- and high-risk childbirth, and is not able to adapt actions and follow up appropriately, even under supervision
• is not able to reliably identify complications or changes in the wellbeing of the mother, fetus, mother or newborn
• does not know how to support a positive birth experience
• does not use intrapartum follow up methods appropriately and is unable to utilize that data reliably
• is not able to anticipate, identify or report changes in the condition of the newborn

Further information

Two out of three supervised clinical trainings of Midwifery Care during Childbirth needs to be done at the university hospital.