Antenatal Visits of Childbearing Families (3 cr)
Code: ST10002-3002
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2024 - 30.04.2024
Timing
26.08.2024 - 20.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
- Maiju Issakainen
- Kirsi Varis
Teacher in charge
Kirsi Varis
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
STNS22Public Health Nurse, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2022
Small groups
- Excercise Team 1
- Excercise Team 2
Objective
You are able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring and strengthening of the health, well-being and resources of the expectant family in cooperation with the family
You are able to carry out health examinations of the expectant family, assess the health of the expectant mother and the fetus and the family, identify risk factors related to pregnancy and childbirth, and refer to treatment if necessary
You will be able to work in a sudden birth, perform a regular postpartum examination and assess the need for support for the newborn child and his or her family and take supportive measures.
Content
Maternity care service system and legislation governing it. Family coaching, parenting training and support for couple relationship
Recognition of motherhood and fatherhood
Health examinations of the expectant mother and family during pregnancy, screening examinations, health counseling and guidance, the need for special support and follow-up. Risk factors for pregnancy and their identification and treatment guidance. Prevention and talk of substance abuse and intimate partner violence
Home visit to a family expecting a child / having a child
The course of childbirth, sudden delivery and follow-up of regular childbirth. Identification and treatment of postpartum depression
Evaluation scale
H-5