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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
83911114 Neonatal Health and Diseases 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7,5 7,5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses X
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
P1 Understand the concepts, theories and models related to the midwifery profession and use them in the care process. 4
P2 Can use theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level, based on undergraduate qualifications in the field of midwifery, in the monitoring and care process. 4
P8 Can scan, report and make effective presentations on issues specific to midwifery science. 3
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 follow-up steps of the newborn. P.2.7 1
O2 Can scan, report and make effective presentations on issues specific to midwifery science. P.8.1 3
O3 Knows the concepts related to newborn health and diseases. P.1.3 1
O4 P.2.12 1
** 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 Newborn health status in the world and in Turkey
2 Newborn physiology (healthy newborn and general characteristics), Pain management in newborns
3 Principles of newborn care, initial assessment of the newborn and care in the delivery room, evidence-based practices, Atraumatic care, Individualized developmental care, Pain management in the newborn
4 - Neonatal drug application principles - Ethics, Malpractice, Right to Life in Newborns
5 - National and international immunization programs - National and international screening programs
6 - High-risk newborn classification, care, immunization in light of guidelines - High-risk newborn preparation for discharge and home care
7 - Care and monitoring of newborns with congenital anomalies - Midwifery services for parents of newborns with anomalies
8 - Midterm exam
9 - Neonatal resuscitation - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the newborn according to the current ERC guidelines
10 - Treatment and midwifery care of severe respiratory system diseases of the newborn - Treatment and midwifery care of severe circulatory system diseases of the newborn
11 - Diagnosis, treatment and care of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns (in light of current guidelines) - Diagnosis, treatment and care of hereditary metabolic diseases in newborns (in light of current guidelines)
12 - Feelings of motherhood, Adolescent motherhood and midwifery approach - Feelings of fatherhood, Adolescent fatherhood and midwifery approach
13 - Current approaches to newborn nutrition and breast milk
Textbook or Material
Resources Özkan, H. and Genç, R. (2020). Newborn Health and Diseases for Midwives, Nobel Bookstore, Ankara.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation 1 30 (%)
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 30 (%)
Final Exam 1 40 (%)
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 56 56
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 56 56
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 56 56
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 238
Total Work Load / 30 7,93
Course ECTS Credits: 8
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P8
O1 Knows the concepts related to newborn health and diseases. 4 - -
O2 Knows the follow-up steps of the newborn. - 4 -
O3 Riskli yenidoğanın izlem ve bakım basamaklarını bilir. - 4 -
O4 Can scan, report and make effective presentations on issues specific to midwifery science. - - 4