Course objectives
- Describe the physiological changes in the mother and baby during the puerperium
- Manage the mother and baby during the puerperium
- Manage minor disorders in both mother and the newborn
- Counsel and provide care and support to the new family
Curriculum for this course
23 Lessons
01:20:06 Hours
Section One: Physiological Changes of the Puerperium
3 Lessons
00:15:40 Hours
- Involution of the Uterus and Lactation 00:09:50
- General Changes in all the Systems 00:05:50
- Quiz One 00:00:00
Section Two: Management of the Puerperium
4 Lessons
00:39:24 Hours
- Postpartum Tears/Blues 00:10:38
- Assessment of the Puerperal Woman 00:13:01
- Management of the Puerperal Woman 00:15:45
- Quiz Two 00:00:00
Section Three: Minor Disorders of the Puerperium and their Management
3 Lessons
00:25:02 Hours
- Afterpain, Subinvolution & Urine Retention 00:14:20
- Constipation and Breast Engorgement 00:10:42
- Quiz Three 00:00:00
Section Four: Physiology of the Newborn Baby & Adaptation to Extra-uterine Life
3 Lessons
00:00:00 Hours
- Changes in Systems Part One
- Changes in Systems Part Two
- Quiz Four 00:00:00
Section Five: Management of the Newborn
4 Lessons
00:00:00 Hours
- Characteristics of a Normal Baby
- Immediate Care of the Newborn at Birth and Subsequent Care
- Baby Bathing, Cord Dressing & Daily Examination of the Newborn
- Quiz Five 00:00:00
Section Six: Minor Disorders of the Newborn
3 Lessons
00:00:00 Hours
- Sore buttocks, Breast Engorgement and Constipation
- Pseudo menstruation, Physiological Jaundice & Failure to Thrive
- Quiz Six 00:00:00
Section Seven: Breastfeeding Difficulties
3 Lessons
00:00:00 Hours
- Breastfeeding and its Advantages to Mother and Baby
- Breastfeeding Difficulties and Management for both Mother and Baby
- Quiz Seven 00:00:00
Requirements
- You should have completed Anatomy of the Reproductive System
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Fati Issaka is a product of university for development studies with Bsc in midwifery she is very passionate about maternal and child health.
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