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Study Course Description

Clinical Placement IV

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
MDAK_072
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services
ECTS
15.00
Target Audience
Midwifery
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care
Contacts

Riga, 26a Anniņmuižas boulevard, mdak@rsu.lv, +371 67061568

About Study Course

Objective

To prepare students for work in physiological obstetrics and work related to the provision of emergency and operative medical care for pregnant women, mothers, woman in postpartum period and newborns.

Preliminary Knowledge

Obstetric emergencies; Primary resuscitation of newborns; Pathological and operative obstetrics; Medical emergency; Anesthesiology and resuscitation in obstetrics; Physiological childbirth and postnatal care (Postpartum management); The care process in midwifery practice; Clinical pharmacology and obstetric care; Clinical care in obstetrics and gynecology; Management of physiological pregnancies; Newborn feeding and lactation; Interpersonal communication in healthcare; General care; Infection control in care; Propaedeutics; Basics of clinical care.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.The student will be able to manage physiological childbirth and promote equality between a woman and her birth partner, describe the conditions of pregnant women, mothers, weekly babies and newborns, due to which urgent medical consultation and action is required. Will know how to take the necessary emergency in the absence of a doctor.

Skills

1.The student will be able to provide appropriate care for a woman and a newborn in physiological childbirth, will promote the involvement of parents in the care of the newborn, will be able to prepare the mother for acute caesarean section, will assist the doctor in performing obstetric surgery also to prepare an instrument table for examination of the cervix and suturing of perineum ruptures, to prepare resuscitation equipment for the newborn.

Competences

1.The student is able to assist and provide assistance in emergency situations in obstetrics, using the acquired knowledge regarding the provision of emergency and emergency medical care to pregnant women, mothers, weekend women and newborns. Will be able to promote equality and involvement of the woman and the partner in the care of the newborn.

Assessment

Individual work

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Individual work

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Completion of the practice diary, independent manipulation training at MITC.

Examination

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Examination

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100% attendance, duly completed and timely submitted documentation in e-studies, four successfully passed tests at MITC and practice defense (makes up 50% of the final grade), assessment of the practice supervisor (makes up 50% of the final grade). Students' active participation in classes will be evaluated (during remote classes, those classes are counted, during which the student is visible on camera and actively participates in class activities).

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Class/Seminar

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Auditorium
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Topics

Labor protection, fire safety, electrical safety, personal protection and personal data protection requirements. Infection control and requirements for hygienic and anti-epidemic treatment in a medical institution. Rules of procedure in a medical institution (place of practice).
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Reflection about practice
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Reflection about practice
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High-risk childbirth in midwifery practice.
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Discussions on the progress of professional development.
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Discussions on the progress of professional development.
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Communication in obstetrics, psychological hygiene at work.
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Massive blood loss in childbirth and early postpartum period, basic principles of substitution, action algorithms.
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Fetal homeostasis and adaptation mechanisms in childbirth. Primary resuscitation and support of the newborn at birth in midwifery practice.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
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Strengthening clinical skills in simulations.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
15.00
Contact hours:
50 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Defence (Placement)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Di Renzo G. C., Berghella V., Malvasi A. Good Practice and Malpractice in Labor and Delivery. Edra S.p.A., 2019.

2.

Johnson R., Taylor W. Skills for Midwifery practise. 4th Edition. Elsevier Ltd., 2016.

3.

Handbook of CTG Interpretation: From Patterns to Physiology. Edited by Edwin Chandraharan, Cambridge University Press, 2017.

4.

Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma. Revised 3th Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2018.

5.

Wyllie, J., Bruinenberg, J., Roehr, C. C., Rüdiger, M., Trevisanuto, D., & Urlesberger, B. 2015. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015: Section 7. Resuscitation and support of transition of babies at birth. Resuscitation, 95, 249–263.

6.

Raynor M., Marshall J. Midwifery Practice: Critical Illness, Complications and Emergencies Case Book. Open University Press, 2012. (akceptējams izdevums)

7.

Dzemdniecība / D. Rezebergas redakcijā, Medicīnas apgāds, Rīga, 2016.

8.

Strengthening quality midwifery education for Universal Health Coverage 2030: Framework for action

Additional Reading

1.

PVO dzemdību aprūpes vadlīnijas. Lietotāja rokasgrāmata

2.

Joachim W. Dudenhausen. Practical Obstetrics. De Gruyter, 2014.

3.

Chapman, V., & Charles, C. 2018. The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook. Newark: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

4.

Elizabeth Davis. Heart & Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth. 5th Edition. Ten Speed Press, 2012.

5.

Sue Barker. Midwives’ Emotional Care of Women becoming Mothers. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011.

6.

Bonnie U. Birth Emergency Skills Training: Manual four Out-of-Hospital Midwives. Gruenberg. Birth Muse Press, 2008.

7.

Women's Health Psychology. Edited by Mary V. Spiers, Pamela A. Geller and Jacqueline D. Kloss. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013.

8.

Wyllie, J., Perlman, J. M., Kattwinkel, J., Wyckoff, M. H., Aziz, K., Guinsburg, R., Kim, H. S., Liley, H. G., Mildenhall, L., Simon, W. M., Szyld, E., Tamura, M., Velaphi, S., & Neonatal Resuscitation Chapter Collaborators (2015). Part 7: Neonatal resuscitation: 2015 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations. Resuscitation, 95, e169–e201.

Other Information Sources

1.

WHO recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. WHO, 2018.

2.

MK noteikumi Nr.611 ''Dzemdību palīdzības nodrošināšanas kārtība”

3.

Medical aid films