Degree Programme in nursing and Health care, Midwifery: Kätilötyö
Code: 13KLO
- Degree title
- Bachelor of Health Care
- Credits
- 270 ects
- Duration
- 4.5 years (270 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2013
Description
Midwives are authorised by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health both as midwives and registered nurses according to the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994).
The degree is comparable with equivalent degrees in other EU countries. The extent of the midwifery education is 270 credits (cr) and it lasts for 4.5 years. The midwifery studies are based on the nursing studies, which are also included in the given degree certificate. The title of the graduating students of the option of Midwifery is Bachelor of Health Care.
The core values of the Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care are respect for individuals and human dignity, confidentiality, responsibility and high-quality professional conduct.
The registered nurse/midwife is able to support people in health and wellbeing promotion and maintenance, and care for the ill in a holistic manner. The midwife is an expert who carries out and develops midwifery independently and in multiprofessional teams. Midwives can work in the service of primary health care, special health care, private sector or third sector organisations. Midwives can work in diverse planning and development tasks.
The professional competencies of registered nurses/midwives consist of ethical conduct, health promotion, decision making, guidance and teaching, collaboration, research and development, leadership, multicultural nursing, societal activities, clinical midwifery and nursing, and medication. The competencies are based on evidence based midwifery and nursing, nursing science and other supporting disciplines such as medicine, social and behavioural sciences.
Learning of nursing and midwifery includes reflective, critical and ethical evaluation of prior knowledge and conduct, realisation of new ways of action, and processing of personal attitudes. The starting point of learning is the multidimensional reality and diverse forms of knowledge. The bases for learning rise from the key competence needs of the professional field.
Expertise in midwifery includes sexual and reproductive health of women in all phases of life. This means guidance and nursing of women of different ages. Midwives are able to promote the health and wellbeing of women planning pregnancy, pregnant women, women in labour and women during the postnatal time, newborn babies, and whole families in the changing multicultural society. Gynaecological nursing is a part of midwifery. Expertise in midwifery is based on strong theoretical knowledge and manual skills, which are accomplished during the long periods of clinical training. Midwives work independently with pregnant women, women in labour and after labour during the postnatal period.
Competencies produced by the Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care and the option of Midwifery throughout the study years:
After the first year of studies the midwifery student knows the basics of caring for ill patients. The student obeys the laws and ethical codes concerning health care. The student can recognise and predict the possible health problems of individuals and communities. The student is able to monitor basic vital signs, recognise nursing needs, and use appropriate nursing methods safely. The student knows how to carry out medication safely and masters medical calculations. The student is able to give first aid in emergency situations. The student is able to consider the meaning of different cultures in nursing.
During the middle phase of the studies the student develops his/her clinical know-how in different areas of nursing and is able to define the nursing needs of patients/clients of different ages, and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in cooperation with patients/clients and their significant others. The student utilises multidisciplinary knowledge as the basis for his/her work. The student is able to guide and support patients/clients in self-care. The student knows how to act in multiprofessional collaboration to the benefit of the patient/client. The student knows how to evaluate his/her own work critically.
After the third year the student can monitor pregnancy with diverse methods, guide expecting families both in physical changes and growth towards parenthood. The student knows the labour progress and procedures theoretically, and can act in normal deliveries under supervision.
After the fourth year the student can independently manage normal deliveries and is able to recognise abnormalities during pregnancy, delivery and postnatal time and can manage them. The student can monitor and take care of the mother and newborn baby after childbirth and support the family in the new phase of life. The student can implement health promotion and gynaecological care of women of different ages.
During the last half a year the student develops her/his competences in all fields of midwifery. The student can predict, plan and implement midwifery. She/he can solve problems, make decisions and has a critical and developmental attitude to midwifery.
Implementation of teaching
The midwifery studies can be completed as full-time studies in Finnish. The midwifery education includes the required amount of clinical training to enhance professional skills.
Progress of studies
The student’s know-how expands and deepens throughout the studies. In completion of the studies the following principles are followed.
The first-year skills tests related to orientation to clinical training and basic clinical training are to be completed before proceeding to the second year’s first clinical training. Before the student is able to proceed to the second-year studies, 50 credits of the first-year studies need to be completed. These 50 credits have to include pharmacotherapy and medical calculations.
By the start of first clinical training in midwifery studies, the nursing studies have to be completed except for the bachelor’s thesis and language studies.
Development of programme and collaboration with working life:
The Finnish health policies, future challenges and TAMK strategy have been considered in the curriculum. In addition to the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994) and the decree (564/1994), the competence descriptions made by the work group appointed by the Ministry of Education in 2005 on health care education in universities of applied sciences, Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences’ competence classifications, and the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) have been considered in the curriculum.
The education fulfils the EU directive (2013/55/EU) on recognition of professional qualifications.
Curriculum development and working life cooperation
The curriculum was made in cooperation with working life.
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Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | Autumn 2013 | Spring 2014 | Autumn 2014 | Spring 2015 | Autumn 2015 | Spring 2016 | Autumn 2016 | Spring 2017 | Autumn 2017 | 1. / 2013 | 2. / 2013 | 3. / 2014 | 4. / 2014 | 1. / 2014 | 2. / 2014 | 3. / 2015 | 4. / 2015 | 1. / 2015 | 2. / 2015 | 3. / 2016 | 4. / 2016 | 1. / 2016 | 2. / 2016 | 3. / 2017 | 4. / 2017 | 1. / 2017 | 2. / 2017 |
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13KLO-1009 |
Basics of nursing Care and Nursing Science
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18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC52 | Learning Skills | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC53 | The Basics of Professional Nursing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC54 | Professional Communication | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC55 | First Aid | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1010 |
Language Syudies
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6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK07 | Professional English for Nurses | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CL06 | Swedish, spoken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CL07 | Swedish, written | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1011 |
Basics of Clinical Nursing
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19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC56 | Infection Control in Nursing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC57 | Basics of Clinical Nursing | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1012 |
Studies Supporting Nursing
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10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC60 | Anatomy and Physiology | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC61 | Social and Behavioural sciences | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1013 |
Pharmacotherapy and Basics of Fluid Therapy
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7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC77 | Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC78 | Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC79 | Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1014 |
Outpatient Health Care and Gerontological Nursing
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7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK13 | Gerontological Nursing Care | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK10 | Nursing in Outpatient Health Care | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1015 |
Clinical Nursing
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15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK16 | Supportive Studies of Clinical Nursing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CJ52 | Medical Nursing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CJ50 | Surgical Nursing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CJ51 | Perioperative Nursing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1016 |
Menthal Health and Substance Abuse Nursing
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8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK22 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1017 |
Women, Families and Children and Nursing
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8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CJ49 | Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CJ48 | Paediatric Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1019 |
Development and Administration of Nursing
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9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK27 | Nursing Administration | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK28 | Nursing Science and Nursing Research | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1018 |
Bachelor's Thesis
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7K00BK24 | Orientation to and Planning of the Bachelor's Thesis | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CJ53 | Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis Process | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CJ54 | Reporting of the Bachelor’s Thesis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1000 |
Professional Studies of Option of Midwifery
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30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1001 |
Basics of Midwifery
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8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU77 | Introduction to Midwifery | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU79 | Natural and Medical Sciences in Midwifery 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CN34 | Natural and Medical Sciences in Midwifery 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1002 |
Professional clinical studies in midwifery
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14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU80 | Midwifery in low risk normal pregnancy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU82 | Midwifery of Risk Pregnancies | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU85 | Midwifery During Normal and Abnormal Childbirth | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU87 | Midwifery After Childbirth and Breastfeeding Counsellor Training | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU91 | Women’s Health and Midwifery | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1008 |
Midwife as Expert
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8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU93 | Development of Midwifery | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU94 | Midwife as Expert | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1020 |
Elective Studies
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5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1026 |
Elective Studies
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5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU56 | Elective Studies | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VENGVAL-8 | Preparation Studies, English | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VRUOTVAL-8 | Preparatory Studies, Swedish | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VRUOTSI-8 | Swedish, Starting Level | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VENGLANTI-8 | English, Starting Level | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13KLO-1025 |
Training
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7K00BC58 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Basics of Clinical Nursing | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BC59 | Basic Clinical Training | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK17 | Orientation to Clinical Training, clinical nursing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK18 | Supervised Clinical Training, clinical nursing | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7E00CL34 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK23 | Supervised clinical training, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CN11 | Orientation to clinical training, maternity and child care | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CN63 | Supervised Clinical Training | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK34 | Supervised Training: Clinical Nursing 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BK14 | Supervised Training: Intraoperative Nursing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU81 | Clinical Training in Maternal Outpatient Clinic | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU83 | Clinical Training in Antenatal Ward I | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU84 | Clinical Training in Antenatal Ward II | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00CN33 | Orientation to Clinical Training, abnormal childbirth | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU86 | Clinical Training in Delivery Room I | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU89 | Clinical Training in Delivery Room II | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU88 | Clinical Training in Postnatal Ward | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU90 | Clinical Training in Delivery Room III | 9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BU92 | Clinical Training in Gynaecological Ward | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7K00BS25 | Advanced Clinical Training | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 270 | 60 | 58.5 | 71.5 | 57.5 | 17.5 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 28.5 | 40 | 31.5 | 31 | 26.5 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 23.6 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.
TAMK Generic Competences
TAMK’s generic competences mean such competences that every graduating student of TAMK should have. These competences are mainly learnt inside courses with the support of diverse teaching methods, but the fields of study may also offer specific courses on some of the themes.
Common Competencies in Health Care and Social Services
Degree Certificate - Bachelors's degree (EQF6)
Structuring for Degree Certificate for Bachelor's Degree, according to AMK legislation. (Basic model).
Yleissairaanhoitajan osaaminen
yleissairaanhoitajan osaamisvaatimukset
Ammatillisuus ja eettisyys
- Osaa työskennellä hoitotyön arvojen, eettisten periaatteiden ja ohjeiden mukaisesti sekä osaa arvioida niiden toteutumista päivittäisessä työskentelyssä. |
No attached course units |
Asiakaslähtöisyys
- Arvostaa asiakasta/ potilasta ja kohtaa hänet oman elämänsä asiantuntijana ja toimijana. |
No attached course units |
Johtaminen ja työntekijyysosaaminen
- Osaa priorisoida työtehtäviään joustavasti tilanteen mukaan. |
No attached course units |
Kliininen hoitotyö
- Osaa vastata asiakkaan/ potilaan tarpeisiin suunnittelemalla, toteuttamalla ja arvioimalla sopivan ja yksilöllisen hoidon yhteistyössä asiakkaan/ potilaan, läheisten ja muiden sosiaali- ja terveysalan ammattilaisten kanssa. |
No attached course units |
Kommunikointi ja moniammatillisuus
- Osaa viestiä ammatillisesti. |
No attached course units |
Laadun varmistus
- Arvioi hoitotyön laatua kehittääkseen asiakkaan/ potilaan hoitoa ja omaa työskentelyään. |
No attached course units |
Näyttöön perustuva toiminta, tutkimustiedon hyödyntäminen ja päätöksenteko
- Ymmärtää sairaanhoitajan työskentelyn perustuvan näyttöön ja sitoutuu toteuttamaan sitä. |
No attached course units |
Ohjaus- ja opetusosaaminen sekä omahoidon tukeminen
- Osaa arvioida asiakkaan/ potilaan tarpeet, voimavarat sekä oman vastuun ohjauksen suunnittelussa ja omahoidossa. |
No attached course units |
Potilas- ja asiakasturvallisuus
- Hallitsee potilas- ja asiakasturvallisuuden keskeisen tietoperustan. |
No attached course units |
Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon palvelujärjestelmä
- Ymmärtää sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon organisoinnin, palvelujen tuottamisen ja järjestämisen tavat sekä ohjauksen ja valvonnan Suomessa. |
No attached course units |
Terveyden edistäminen
- Osaa soveltaa relevantteja terveyden edistämisen teorioita ja ajankohtaista terveyden edistämisen tutkimustietoa asiakas/potilastyössä. |
No attached course units |
Tiedonhallinta
- Osaa tietojen luomisessa, käytössä, säilyttämisessä ja hävittämisessä noudattaa sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon tietosuoja- ja turvallisuusvaatimuksia sekä niitä ohjaavia säädöksiä. |
No attached course units |
Yrittäjyys ja kehittäminen
- Ymmärtää sisäisen yrittäjyyden idean ja sitoutuu noudattamaan sitä työssään. |
No attached course units |
Unclassified |
Learning Skills |
The Basics of Professional Nursing |
Professional Communication |
First Aid |
Professional English for Nurses |
Swedish, spoken |
Swedish, written |
Infection Control in Nursing |
Basics of Clinical Nursing |
Anatomy and Physiology |
Social and Behavioural sciences |
Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations |
Pharmacology |
Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion |
Gerontological Nursing Care |
Nursing in Outpatient Health Care |
Supportive Studies of Clinical Nursing |
Medical Nursing |
Surgical Nursing |
Perioperative Nursing |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing |
Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing |
Paediatric Nursing |
Nursing Administration |
Nursing Science and Nursing Research |
Orientation to and Planning of the Bachelor's Thesis |
Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis Process |
Reporting of the Bachelor’s Thesis |
Introduction to Midwifery |
Natural and Medical Sciences in Midwifery 1 |
Natural and Medical Sciences in Midwifery 2 |
Midwifery in low risk normal pregnancy |
Midwifery of Risk Pregnancies |
Midwifery During Normal and Abnormal Childbirth |
Midwifery After Childbirth and Breastfeeding Counsellor Training |
Women’s Health and Midwifery |
Development of Midwifery |
Midwife as Expert |
Elective Studies |
Preparation Studies, English |
Preparatory Studies, Swedish |
Swedish, Starting Level |
English, Starting Level |
Orientation to Clinical Training, Basics of Clinical Nursing |
Basic Clinical Training |
Orientation to Clinical Training, clinical nursing |
Supervised Clinical Training, clinical nursing |
Orientation to Clinical Training, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing |
Supervised clinical training, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing |
Orientation to clinical training, maternity and child care |
Supervised Clinical Training |
Supervised Training: Clinical Nursing 2 |
Supervised Training: Intraoperative Nursing |
Clinical Training in Maternal Outpatient Clinic |
Clinical Training in Antenatal Ward I |
Clinical Training in Antenatal Ward II |
Orientation to Clinical Training, abnormal childbirth |
Clinical Training in Delivery Room I |
Clinical Training in Delivery Room II |
Clinical Training in Postnatal Ward |
Clinical Training in Delivery Room III |
Clinical Training in Gynaecological Ward |
Advanced Clinical Training |
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