Maternity and Child Care, CHS 433
Course title and code: Maternity and Child Care (CHS 433)
College: Applied Medical Science College, Community Health Sciences Department
Program in which the course is offered: Clinical Nutrition program
Credit hours: 3 hours (3 theoretical)
Total contact hour per semester: 45 hours
Level at which this course is offered: 6th level
Courses prerequisites: None
Time: Wednesday; 09.00 am – 12.50 pm
Location: Class room NO 21
College member responsible for the course: Adel M. Alnasser
Contact information:
- Office Number: 1144
- Phone: 4693697
- Email: alnadel@ksu.edu.sa
- Office hours: Saturday: 11.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to study female reproductive system and her reproductive cycle, pregnancy and lactation, Antenatal and postnatal care. The course also covers child birth, breastfeeding, in addition to menopause and its associated problems.
Teaching Strategies:
The course will be conducted in a form of lecture, class discussions, seminars and student presentations.
Learning Resources:
Required texts:
- Jhon Ehiri. (2009) Maternal and child health: Global challenges, programs, and policies. Springer.
- Adelelpillitteri (2007) Maternal and child health nursing care of the child bearing and child bearing family, Lippincott comp. Philadelphia, New York.
- Robert B. Wallace (2008). Public health and preventive medicine. The McGraw-Hill companies, Inc. New York.
- Lecture notes (supplied to the students)
Essential References:
- Bennett R. and Brown L. (2004). Myles Text book for Midwives. 14th edition. Chunchill Livingstone.
- Theodore H. Tulchinsky and Elena A. Varavikova (2000) The New Public Health: an introduction for the 21 century. Academic press
- Vander et al. (2001). Human physiology: The mechanism of body function, 8th edition. The McGraw-Hill companies.
Recommended Journals:
- The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. Available at
http://journals.lww.com/mcnjournal/pages/default.aspx
Electronic Materials and Web Sites:
Topics to be covered:
List of topics | No. of weeks | Contact hours |
Introduction to Maternity and Child care | 1 | 3 |
Female reproductive system | 1 | 3 |
Female reproductive cycle | 1 | 3 |
Antenatal care | 2 | 6 |
Pregnancy | 3 | 9 |
Child birth | 1 | 3 |
New born care | 1 | 3 |
Postnatal care | 1 | 3 |
Lactation and breastfeeding | 2 | 6 |
Care during adolescence and menopausal period | 2 | 6 |
Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students during the Semester:
Assessment | Assessment task | Week due | Proportion of Final Assessment |
1 | Midterm 1st exam | 5th week | 20% |
2 | Midterm 2nd exam | 10th week | 20% |
3 | Assignment | 12th week | 5% |
4 | Class discussion | From 1st – 15th week | 5% |
5 | Class presentation | 14th week | 10% |
6 | Final exam | 16th – 18th week | 40% |
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