Midwifery

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
02270022	Natural Birth Awareness, Support and Alternative Birth Methods	4	Autumn	7	2+0+0	2	2

Course Type	Compulsory
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	Asst. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ
Instructor(s)	Asst. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ	B-114	[email protected]	7416	Monday 14:00-16:00

Basic Vocational Courses	X
Specialization / Field Courses	X
Support Courses	X
Transferable Skills Courses	X
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P5	She manages birth under her own responsibility and provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care.	5
P6	Provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care for women and newborns during the postpartum period.	3
P9	She develops herself in accordance with her interests and competencies.	4
P10	It monitors, develops and uses the developments in science and technology necessary for midwifery practices.	3
P13	Has awareness of the historical development, definition, universal and social effects and legal consequences of the midwifery profession at national and international levels.	2

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Knows the history of midwifery.	P.13.1	1
O2	Knows the process related to the woman and the fetus in the intrapartum period.	P.5.1	1
O3	Knows the necessary interventions for women and fetus/newborn in the intrapartum period.	P.5.2	5
O4	Knows the process of women in the postpartum period.	P.6.1	1,5
O5	Knows the necessary interventions for women in the postpartum period.	P.6.2	1,5
O6	Knows natural birth and its philosophy.	P.5.7	1
O7	Knows her responsibilities during the natural birth process.	P.5.8	1
O8	Knows alternative birth methods.	P.5.9	1,5
O9	Scans and reports on scientific developments on issues related to midwifery science.	P.10.1	6
O10	Knows home birth management.	P.5.10	1,5
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Meeting, presentation of the semester course execution plan; history of natural birth in the world
2	Date of birth in Turks
3	The female body and hormones in natural childbirth
4	Orgasmic delivery
5	Fear
6	Pain
7	Approaches that support natural birth
8	Ara sınav
9	Relaxation techniques; Biofeedback, Music, Birth Dance, Acupuncture, Acupressure, Aromatherapy, Reclexology
10	Focusing/distraction techniques; Breathing Exercises, Visualisation, Directing Attention, Music, Massage, Physical Activity
11	Water birth
12	Home birth; lotus birth
13	Epidural labour; hypnosis
14	Natural postpartum period

Resources

Dereli Yılmaz, S., Gökyıldız Driver, Ş. (2020). Spiritual Midwifery. Academician Bookstore, Ankara.

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Practice	-	-
Field Study	-	-
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	-	-
Homework	1	20 (%)
Presentation	-	-
Projects	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Quiz	-	-
Listening	-	-
Midterms	1	30 (%)
Final Exam	1	50 (%)
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	2	28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	14	1	14
Midterms	1	8	8
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	1	8	8
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	8	8
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			66
Total Work Load / 30			2,20
Course ECTS Credits:			2

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P5	P6	P10	P13
O1	Knows the process related to the woman and the fetus in the intrapartum period.	3	-	-	-
O2	Knows the necessary interventions for women and fetus/newborn in the intrapartum period.	3	-	-	-
O3	Knows natural birth and its philosophy.	5	-	2	-
O4	Knows her responsibilities during the natural birth process.	5	-	2	-
O5	Knows alternative birth methods.	5	-	2	-
O6	Knows home birth management.	5	-	-	-
O7	Knows the process of women in the postpartum period.	-	3	-	-
O8	Knows the necessary interventions for women in the postpartum period.	-	3	-	-
O9	Scans and reports on scientific developments on issues related to midwifery science.	2	-	5	-
O10	Knows the history of midwifery.	-	-	-	2