FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC OBSTETRICS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Supplementary compulsory subjects
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
1
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
16
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (16 hours)
Requirements: 

No specific knowledge is required beyond that provided by any high school. The teachings of the previous year will provide students with a conceptual heritage useful for addressing the topics proposed in the course.

The exam consists of an oral test. The objective of the exam is to verify the level of achievement of the previously indicated training objectives, evaluating the level of knowledge and in-depth study of the topics addressed.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Provide knowledge of the emerging figure of the forensic health professional
Know the training path and the skills acquired by the forensic health professional
Identify the areas of expertise of the midwife / or forensic
Identify and describe the role of the forensic healthcare professional in managing the victim of sexual violence
Define the role and skills of the legal and forensic midwife
Know the basics of professional responsibility

1) The healthcare professional expert in legal and forensic matters
- The regulatory evolution
- The legal and forensic midwife
- The training course
- Areas of expertise
- Consulting
2) Guilt and crime
- Guilt: definition and laws
- Main types of crime
- Offenses against the midwife / o
3) Violence
- Main types of violence
- Sexual violence and child abuse (definition and types)
- Victims of violence: reception in the emergency room, assistance and management
4) Professional responsibility and autonomy of the midwife / Medico-legal disputes

5) Nursing / midwifery expertise and advice

Benci L., Legal Aspects of the Nursing Profession
Rodriguez D., Obstetric profession: aspects of forensic medicine and responsibility
Tolino, Battista, D’Ettore, Liguori, Clinic of competences and professional responsibility in obstetrics

The educational objectives of the course will be achieved through face-to-face lectures given by the teacher in charge of the course for a total of 12 hours. Lessons are supported by PPT slide show.

Professors

LAMA STEFANIA

Parent course