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CODE 68004
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/40
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

Students will analyze maternal body changes  during pregnancy, childbirth an postpartum; and will be introduced to pregnancy educational and  relational needs  also  in order to face  the childbirth event, the puerperium and breastfeeding specific issues.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will be able to

 

-face with the body metabolic modifications during the first pregnancy weeks

-know the placental circulatory modifications that allow fetal growing

 

The student will be able to

-understand the specific symptoms  during pregnancy and childbirth

- give a correct information regarding common habits during pregnancy

-support women and their families towards a normal birth culture,  possibly women centered

TEACHING METHODS

Three educational session will be performed in the classroom, during which all the scheduled items will be dealt with and a 90 min video will be showed and discussed

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Maternal body modifications during pregnancy

 

Nutritional needs in pregnancy, childbirth, portpartum and breastfeeding

 

A mother and fetus caring and monitoring programs brief overview,  and a social and cultural best supportive actions brief description

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pescetto, De Cecco, Pecorari, Ragni “Manuale di Ginecologia ed Ostetricia”, SEU

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination