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Quarter 2
Midwifery Care 2: Pregnancy and Prenatal Care (4.0 credits): Midwifery Care 2 includes the anatomy and physiology of normal pregnancy and an in-depth study of routine prenatal care procedures. It also includes assessment of each woman’s individual needs and treatments for common discomforts and problems in pregnancy. Throughout the midwifery care courses, students use case management exercises to practice critical thinking and risk assessment skills, apply precepts of evidence-based practice, and demonstrate cultural sensitivity and understanding of the midwife as a community health worker. Prerequisite: Midwifery Care 1.
Counseling for the Childbearing Year 1 (1.5 credits): This introductory course consists of information, role-plays, and student presentations designed to develop basic skills needed for client counseling.
Pharmacology and Treatments 1 (1.5 credits): This course includes foundational information about allopathic medications and immunizations relevant to midwifery practice and the midwife’s professional and legal responsibilities around using medications.
Genetics and Embryology (3.0 credits): This course provides an introduction to human genetics, genetic disorders, and embryological and fetal development, both normal and abnormal, with an emphasis on teaching and supporting clients.
Clinical Skills 1 (1.0 credit): This course is presented as a series of workshops, and most learning activities are done onsite. The objective is to develop many of the hands-on skills necessary to practice midwifery. This section covers skills used by many health care providers, including asepsis, medication administration, venipuncture, and further study and practice in charting and vital signs. Prerequisite: Well Woman Health and Assessment.
Introduction to Practicum (1.0 credit): This course includes an introduction to the documentation and requirements necessary for SMS clinical placements and an orientation designed to prepare students to be a midwife’s assistant at births and in clinics.
Gynecology (4.5 credits): This course covers female reproductive anatomy and physiology from menarche through menopause and provides an introduction to women’s health concerns including sexuality, fertility, infertility, contraception, unwanted pregnancy, and the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecologic problems and reproductive tract infections.
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