Course: Specialised Care in Midwifery in Acute Obstetrics

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Course title Specialised Care in Midwifery in Acute Obstetrics
Course code POA/IPC30
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ventruba Pavel, prof. MUDr. DrSc.
  • Javornická Daniela, Mgr. et Bc.
  • Bubeníková Štěpánka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject matter of the course consists of acute conditions in obstetrics such as placental abruption, disorders of placental expulsion, abortion, peripartal and postpartum bleeding, uterine rupture, uterine atony, uterine traumas, amniotic fluid embolism, clinical manifestations, complications. In addition, the course will focus to patients with acute conditions in pregnancy (hyperstimulation ovarian syndrome, ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, hepatopathy and coagulation disorders in pregnancy, HELLP syndrome, pregnancy hypertension, pregnancy and childbirth in HIV positive women); Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment options, foetal effects, complications in individual conditions. The course will also discuss the issues of a female patient with a congested pregnancy, the issue of domestic violence in pregnant women. Another topic discussed will include the KTG record, overall assessment by a midwife, recognizing the physiological, suspect and pathological record and providing highly specialized midwife care in these acute conditions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 60 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to provide students with an overview of acute conditions in obstetrics with a focus on providing highly specialized care in midwifery.
Upon completion of the course students will be able to provide a highly specialized care in midwifery in specific acute conditions occurring in obstetrics.
Prerequisites
Students will be able to identify individual symptoms of specific conditions occurring in obstetrics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work

100% attendance at classes. In case of 1 absence, preparation of a seminar paper of 5 standard pages on the assigned topic with at least 3 foreign sources. If the absence exceeds 2/3 of the class - the student will re-enroll in the subject. Demonstration of orientation in this issue during the continuous assessment of the subject and at the end of the subject. The end of the subject will be a combination of written and oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • BINDER, T., VAVŘINKOVÁ, B. (2016). Porodnictví: pro porodní asistentky. Ústí nad Labem.
  • Binder Tomáš. (2015). Porodnická propedeutika: studijní texty pro obor Porodní asistentka. Ústí nad Labem.
  • Čepický, P. (2018). Kapitoly z diferenciální diagnostiky v gynekologii a porodnictví. Praha: Grada.
  • Hájek, Z., Čech,E., Maršál, K., a kol. (2014). Porodnictví - 3. zcela přepracované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Grada.
  • Marešová, P. (2014). Moderní postupy v gynekologii a porodnictví. Praha: Mladá fronta.
  • Piťha, J. (2017). Akutní stavy na interním oddělení. Praha.
  • Procházka Martin, Pilka Radovan. Porodnictví pro studenty lékařství a porodní asistence. Olomouc.
  • Roztočil, A. (2008). Moderní porodnictví. Praha: Galén.
  • Sobotková, D., Šulová, L., Takács, L. a kol. (2015). Psychologie v perinatální péči: Praktické otázky a náročné situace. Praha: Grada..
  • ŠIMETKA, O., VLK, R., PROCHÁZKA, M. (2017). HELLP syndrom. Praha: Maxdorf.


Study plans that include the course
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