Midwifery

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
02271065	Birth Preparation Training	4	Autumn	7	2+0+0	5	5

Course Type	Elective
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	-
Instructor(s)	Asst. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ	B-126	[email protected]	7416

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

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

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P3	Midwives to society; provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care to support healthy family life, planned pregnancies and positive parenting.	5
P4	It provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care that includes early detection of risks and referral or treatment of detected complications to maximize health during pregnancy.	4
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.	4
P7	Midwives provide holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care in accordance with national protocols for women's health and for termination or loss of pregnancy.	5

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Knows the principles of education in midwifery.	P.9.3	1,6
O2	Knows the principles of counseling in midwifery.	P.9.4	1,6
O3	Makes training and consultancy plans in line with their competencies.	P.9.5	1,6
O4	Knows natural birth and its philosophy.	P.5.7	1,6
O5	Knows her responsibilities during the natural birth process.	P.5.8	1,6
O6	Knows the exercises to be done in the antenatal period.	P.4.11	1,6
O7	Knows the exercises to be done in the postpartum period.	P.6.14	1,6
O8	Knows how to prepare a birth preparation training program.	P.3.19	1,6
O9	Knows the information and practices regarding the preparation of parents regarding pregnancy, birth and puerperium.	P.3.20	1,6
O10	Knows midwifery legislation.	P.8.11	1,6
O11	Knows her legal rights and responsibilities in accordance with the legislation.	P.8.12	1,6
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Introduction, presentation of the semester course execution plan; birth preparation education
2	Doğuma hazırlık eğitiminde en sık kullanılan yöntem ve felsefeler
3	Legislation on childbirth preparation classes
4	Interactive education methods and techniques in childbirth preparation class trainings
5	Training tools and materials to be used in childbirth preparation trainings
6	Strengthening counselling skills; Creating a counselling programme
7	Physiology of pregnancy and birth, natural labour and perception of birth
8	Midterm Exam
9	Creative drama; relaxation; music therapy
10	Acupressure; massage; acupuncture; reflexology
11	Hydrotherapy; aromatherapy; pilates
12	Birth positions and pushing; Practices that prevent the flow of labour
13	Organisation of the birth environment in accordance with birth physiology, privacy and holistic care
14	Current approaches in the postnatal period

Resources	Gaskin, I. M. (2015). İna May's Guide to Childbirth Istanbul: Eight of Clubs.
	Kul Uçtu, A., Uludağ, E., Höbek Akarsu, R. (2023). Doğuma Hazırlıkta Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Yöntemler. 2. Baskı, Vize YAyıncılık, Ankara.

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Practice	-	-
Field Study	-	-
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	-	-
Homework	2	40 (%)
Presentation	-	-
Projects	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Quiz	-	-
Listening	-	-
Midterms	1	30 (%)
Final Exam	1	30 (%)
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	2	28
Midterms	1	16	16
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	2	24	48
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	16	16
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			136
Total Work Load / 30			4,53
Course ECTS Credits:			5

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

#	Learning Outcomes	P3	P4	P5	P6	P8	P9
O1	Knows how to prepare a birth preparation training program.	5	-	-	-	-	-
O2	Knows the information and practices regarding the preparation of parents regarding pregnancy, birth and puerperium.	-	5	-	-	-	-
O3	Knows the exercises to be done in the antenatal period.	-	2	-	-	-	-
O4	Knows natural birth and its philosophy.	-	-	3	-	-	-
O5	Knows her responsibilities during the natural birth process.	-	-	3	-	-	-
O6	Knows the exercises to be done in the postpartum period.	-	-	-	3	-	-
O7	Knows midwifery legislation.	-	-	-	-	3	-
O8	Knows her legal rights and responsibilities in accordance with the legislation.	-	-	-	-	3	-
O9	Knows the principles of education in midwifery.	-	-	-	-	-	5
O10	Knows the principles of counseling in midwifery.	-	-	-	-	-	5
O11	Makes training and consultancy plans in line with their competencies.	-	-	-	-	-	5