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Ebenezer Higher Institute of Science and Technology
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Midwifery
The unit enables the learner to provide an opportunity to develop competencies for providing safe and effective care to the newborn. The focus is on the normal physiological adaptation and development that provides a base for assessment and care of the newborn within the relevant cultural context
The course enables the learner to develop competencies in provision of care to women and families following delivery to a period of six weeks. The learner will demonstrate competence in applying knowledge of the physiology of the puerperium. Learners will be able to identify and manage danger signs of the mother which affect the normal transition of the woman to the pre-pregnant state. The acquired competencies will enable the learner to provide comprehensive quality culturally sensitive postnatal care for women, neonate and their families.
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This course is designed to introduce learners to research process, and how to use the research findings to inform practice. The learners will be exposed to the research process and be empowered to participate in research.
The course is designed to equip the learner with knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care to the newborn. The focus is on the normal physiological adaptation and development that provides a base for assessment and care of the newborn. The course will also explore the needs and the essential care of the newborn at all levels of the continuum of care taking into consideration the environment and cultural context. The course will also equip the learner with knowledge and skills to enable her to identify, manage and refer the high risk neonate. It will also focus on the basic emergency neonatal care. The learner will be competent to collaborate with other health care professionals in maximizing optimal care outcomes for the newborn
The course builds on basic sciences, anatomy and physiology of obstetrics and fundamentals of midwifery modules. It will enable the learner acquire knowledge and skills for provision of quality care to women and families during pregnancy, labour and delivery, and postnatal period. In addition, learners will also acquire knowledge, skills and appropriate attitudes necessary for provision of neonatal care. The module focuses on normal pregnancy, labour and delivery, postnatal and neonatal care
The course builds on skills acquired in fundamentals of midwifery and medical surgical nursing applied to midwifery practice courses undertaken during the DSEP/HND/HPD years. It is designed to enable the learner develop competence in the provision of culturally sensitive care for women and families during pregnancy, labour, postnatal and neonatal care in the clinical setting. The emphasis of the course is the utilization of the midwifery management process in the provision of care of women and neonates without obstetric, medical and emergency neonatal complications respectively. The learner will rotate in various clinical settings namely: antenatal clinic, labour ward and postnatal ward to acquire competencies.