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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Midwifery Master's Program With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
83910103 Intrapartum and Postpartum Care in Normal and Risky Situations 1 Spring 2 3+0+0 7 7
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle -
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ B-126 [email protected] 7416 Friday
Course Content
It includes topics aimed at identifying normal and abnormal situations that may be seen in the intrapartum and postpartum periods, and gaining conceptual and practical knowledge and skills in order to plan and implement appropriate evidence-based interventions.
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to provide conceptual and practical knowledge and skills in order to determine normal and abnormal situations that may be seen in the intrapartum and postpartum periods and to plan and implement appropriate evidence-based interventions.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P3 Can access evidence-based practices regarding midwifery science. 4
P4 Has the ability to design research specific to midwifery science, collect data, analyze, interpret and report results. 4
P5 Prepares research specific to midwifery science, presents it at scientific events and publishes it. 4
P7 Can evaluate research specific to midwifery science from a critical perspective. 4
P8 Can scan, report and make effective presentations on issues specific to midwifery science. 5
P9 Fulfills its roles and responsibilities in an individualized, evidence-based, culturally sensitive manner in practice areas specific to midwifery science. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Knows the physiology of normal birth. P.2.4 1
O2 Knows the physiology of the postpartum process. P.2.5 1
O3 Knows the follow-up steps of the newborn. P.2.7 1
O4 Can access evidence-based practices regarding midwifery science. P.3.1 5
O5 Has the ability to design research specific to midwifery science, collect data, analyze, interpret and report results. P.4.1 6
O6 Can evaluate research specific to midwifery science from a critical perspective. P.7.1 5
O7 Can scan, report and make effective presentations on issues specific to midwifery science. P.8.1 5
O8 She manages birth under her own responsibility and provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. P.9.3 7
O9 Fulfills the roles and responsibilities of the mother, baby and father in an individualized, evidence-based and culturally sensitive manner during the postpartum period. P.9.4 7
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience ‘WHO'Management Guidelines for Labour and Caesarean Section and Ministry of Health Postnatal Care Management Guidelines ‘Ministry of Health'Intrapartum Care Care of Healthy Women and Their Babies During Childbirth ‘NICE'A Model for Safe Childbirth ‘FIGO'
2 Physiology, monitoring and care in the first, second, third and fourth stage of labour
3 Pelvic floor and labour Hormonal adjustment in labour Practices that limit the natural flow of labour Practices to support natural birth
4 Pain and fear in labour Management of labour pain with pharmacological methods Management of labour pain with non-pharmacological methods
5 Care in the postnatal period Breastfeeding, breastfeeding counselling and current approaches
6 Exercises and positions that facilitate birth, postnatal exercises Water birth from alternative birth methods
7 Obstetric medicines Birth preparation trainings and current approaches
8 Midterm Exam
9 Dystocia of the birth canal Fetal dystocia
10 Dystocia related to uterine contractions, Intrapartum EFI Partograph
11 First examination of the newborn in the delivery room, neonatal screening tests, current approaches to immunization
12 Induction Operative interventions Caesarean section
13 Labour in a woman with hypertension Labour in a woman with heart disease Labour in a woman with diabetes
14 Episiotomy Laserayons Postpartum haemorrhages
15 Fourth stage complications Mental health and problems in labour and postnatal period
Textbook or Material
Resources ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist)
WHO (World Health Organization)
NICE (The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)
RCOG (The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists)
Sağlık Bakanlığı Rehberleri
SOGC (The Society Obstetricians and Gynacologists of Canada)
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) 1 30 (%)
Homework 1 10 (%)
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar 1 10 (%)
Listening - -
Midterms 1 20 (%)
Final Exam 1 30 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 8 8
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 16 16
Practice 14 8 112
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 1 8 8
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 12 12
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 226
Total Work Load / 30 7,53
Course ECTS Credits: 8
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P2 P3 P4 P7 P8 P9
O1 Knows the physiology of normal birth. 5 - - - - -
O2 Knows the physiology of the postpartum process. 5 - - - - -
O3 Knows the follow-up steps of the newborn. 5 - - - - -
O4 Can access evidence-based practices regarding midwifery science. - 5 - - - -
O5 Has the ability to design research specific to midwifery science, collect data, analyze, interpret and report results. - - 5 - - -
O6 Can evaluate research specific to midwifery science from a critical perspective. - - - 5 - -
O7 Can scan, report and make effective presentations on issues specific to midwifery science. - - - - 5 -
O8 She manages birth under her own responsibility and provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. - - - - - 5
O9 Fulfills the roles and responsibilities of the mother, baby and father in an individualized, evidence-based and culturally sensitive manner during the postpartum period. - - - - - 5