OBSTETRICAL CARE IN CHILDBIRTH

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2018/2019
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
3
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
44
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (44 hours)
Requirements: 

To be able to follow this course and to achieve the requested skills, the student should have prior knowledge of anatomy and basic obstetrics.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The course will provide students with an in-depth knowledge of normal labor course and possible deviations from normal labor.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- describe modalities of intrapartum fetal monitoring, including their indication and limits
- describe deviations from a normal labor process and their management
- know the role of the midwife in the management of dystocic labour

The course will deal with the following contents:
- Intrapartum fetal monitoring
- Fetal heart rate monitoring: interpretation and classification
- Stages of labor
- Partograph
- Third stage of labor
- Labor induction
- Labor dystocia

F. Bombelli, M.T. Castiglioni. Ginecologia e Ostetricia. Società Editrice Esculapio. IV Ed.2014
Lecture slides are available upon request.

Professors

IOVINO NELLINA