This course covers the management of midwifery conditions during labour, and postpartum. The course aims at enabling a learner to assess, recognize, and manage both normal and high-risk midwifery conditions. The course also focuses a learner on the management of women and their newborns before, during, and after surgical obstetric procedures/operations like cesarean sections (C/S). The learner should be able to assess, diagnose, make management plans, and provide care (using Nursing Process) for normal and high-risk midwifery conditions for mothers and their babies.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course the students, will be able to
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course the students, will be able to
- Describe the physiological mechanisms, and stages of labour
- Demonstrate competence in assessment, recognition and monitoring of labour using a partograph
- Identify high-risk conditions during delivery, and postpartum.
- Demonstrate competence in management of common maternal and neonatal complications and emergencies during labour and postpartum
- Describe the indications of Caesarian section, pre-operative and post-operative management of Caesarian section.
- Describe physical, psychosocial and physiological changes during puerperium
- Demonstrate competence in management of common minor problems during puerperium
- Demonstrate competence in assessment, diagnosis and management of neonatal conditions