Practice in Antenatal Healthcare
Study Course Implementer
Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, mdak@rsu.lv, +371 67061567
About Study Course
Objective
In practice, provide an opportunity for students to improve their skills and competences, in accordance with the standard of the midwife profession, by ensuring the management and care of physiological pregnancies.
Preliminary Knowledge
Anatomy, functional and pathological physiology, physiological pregnancy management, gynaecology and healthy women’s care and nutrition, interpersonal contact in healthcare, public health and epidemiology, basics of clinical care and clinical care in obstetrics and gynaecology, methods for assessing fetal well-being.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student will recognize the signs indicating pregnancy and name the laboratory diagnostic methods of pregnancy, be able to determine the time of pregnancy and possible term of delivery, formulate the importance of identifying a timely maternal risk group, name prenatal diagnostic methods, and explain the necessity of applying these methods.
Attendance
2.Students will be familiar with the pregnancy management plan according to BOM rules NR. 611, in accordance with the binding laws and regulations of the LR and current guidelines in the sector.
Attendance
Skills
1.The student will be able to evaluate complaints of a pregnant woman, collect reproductive history, calculate body mass index and measure AT, perform gynaecological examination, take a bactericopic smear of cytological and vaginal flora, use an indicator strip test for urine analysis, determine fetal sleep with Leopold techniques, prepare documentation in accordance with the laws and regulations regarding the procedures for recording medical and accounting records of medical institutions, explain ultrasound and various biochemical markers data, determine the time period for possible delivery, use the terms adopted in the care of pregnant women, assess the nature of fetal movements and the record of fetal hearts.
Competences
1.Using the acquired knowledge of physiological pregnancy management, the student is able to recognise physiologically occurring pregnancies, evaluate diagnostic results, recognise potential risk factors and complications, in accordance with the Cabinet Regulations NR. 611 and to document the data obtained, as well as to collaborate on the work of a team of healthcare specialists.
Assessment
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Placement supervisor assessment |
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10 points
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Assessment of placement supervisor (comprising 50% of final assessment). The active participation of students in the classes will be assessed, (During remote classes, those classes are passed through which the student is visible on camera throughout the course and actively participates in the activities of the class). |
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Requirements for occupational protection, fire protection, electrical security, personal protection and personal data protection. Infection control and hygienic and anti-epidemic treatment requirements in a medical treatment institution. Provisions of the agenda in a medical treatment institution (place of practice).
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Bibliography
Required Reading
WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience – Highlights and Key Messages
Additional Reading
Women's Health Psychology. Edited by Mary V. Spiers, Pamela A. Geller and Jacqueline D. Kloss. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013.
Dzemdniecība. D. Rezebergas redakcijā. Medicīnas apgāds, Rīga, 2016.
Davis, Elizabeth. Heart & Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth. 5th Edition. Ten Speed Press, 2012.