BPKO0421c Primary and Community Care in Midwifery I - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/5/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Iva Korábová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Radka Wilhelmová, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: PhDr. Radka Wilhelmová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
BPPA0342c Midwifery II - practice
Builds on knowledge from the lectures of this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Basic aspects of midwifery in primary health care are introduced. It is a fundamental profile subject in a field of midwifery education. Midwives are taught what to do in prenatal stage espetially of physiology pregnancy wit cooperation with a doctor and midwife, in a consulting room for newborns and babies, work in pre-birth course, care for women and their families in a periods of childbed. It covers primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and education in a field of reproduction health. Students are familiarised with importance of community care – specifics of midwifery care provided at client’s home, including visit servis. Problems of partner relationships, social environment and birth risk are resolved. Excursions and trainee-ships in various private and state owned, out as well as in patient institutions are offered. Students are taught to assess environment where women live, discover risks and propose solution to their elimination. Learning outcomes - student will be able to: - take care of pregnant woman - under a supervision (including diagnosis of pregnancy and abnormalities detection); - take care of newborn and baby - under a supervision; - prepare and lead of courses in pre-birth stage; - educate client and her family in a field of reproduction health; - assess woman in childbed and newborn in home environment (visit servis);
Learning outcomes
The Student will after completing the course able to:lead with the mentoring course of antenatal preparation; meet the needs of women in a counseling center for pregnant women with regular pregnancy and puerperium, assess newborns and recognize irregular signals.
Syllabus
  • Subject matter: - history of primary care for mother and child in our country and world-wide; - philosophy of primary care for mother and child in our country and world-wide; - activities of midwives in primary and community nursing provided to pregnant woman (objectives of prenatal caring, consulting room for pregnant women, pregnancy card, expected term of childbirth, basic examination, changes in woman’s body, psychical adaptation on pregnancy, healthy life style education); - activities during beginning of home birth; - activities during home childbed, breast feeding support and guidance; - community education;
Literature
  • PODĚBRADSKÁ, Radana and Michaela ŠARMÍROVÁ. Fyzioterapie pro porodní asistentky (Physiotherapy for midwives). 1st ed. Lipová-lázně: REHEX-EDU, 2018, 45 pp. Učebnice. ISBN 978-80-906923-1-2. info
  • FRYE, Anne. Holistic midwifery : a comprehensive textbook for midwives in homebirth practice. Illustrated by Rhonda Baker. Second edition. Portland: Labrys Press, 2013, xxiv, 1477. ISBN 9781891145674. info
  • FRYE, Anne. Holistic midwifery : a comprehensive textbook for midwives in homebirth practice. Edited by Robbie Davis-Floyd - Veronika Kolder, Illustrated by Rhonda Wheeler. Portland: Labrys Press, 2010, xv, 1184. ISBN 9781891145551. info
  • GERYCHOVÁ, Romana, Petr JANKŮ, Eva RAČANSKÁ, Vít WEINBERGER and Lukáš HRUBAN. Komunitní ošetřovatelství pro porodní asistentky (I.trimester ultrasound screening during pregnancy). Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7013-499-3. info
Teaching methods
Clinical exercises - work with supervision in community and primary care – skills practising, treatment of case studies
Assessment methods
Type of completion: credit 100% presence in practise lessons, activity, analysis and pleading of selected case study
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 50.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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