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Practice: Antenatal Midwifery (9 cr)

Code: BM22PR01-3002

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2025 - 31.01.2026

Timing

01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026

Number of ECTS credits allocated

9 cr

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Midwifery

Teachers

  • Terese Österberg

Teacher in charge

Terese Österberg

Groups

  • UBM22D-V
    Barnmorska (YH), h22, dagstudier, Vasa

Objective

Student
- mastered midwifery knowledge during pregnancy
- can plan, implement, evaluate and document the patient's care in maternity health care during pregnancy and childhood
- can identify the pregnant woman's resources and health problems and support both the health of the pregnant woman and the waiting family
- has insights into models and networks that support the woman and the family
- has insights into family planning
- masters safe drug treatment
- considers patient safety and applies aseptic principles in patient caretered safe drug treatment

Content

Clinical antenatal midwifery

Location and time

The course is conducted during 2026.
Information and seminar are held at Alere.
Supervised clinical practice at delivery ward according to individual internship plan.

Materials

Scientific articles
www.kaypahoito.fi
www.vårdhandboken.se

Teaching methods

Supervised clinical practice at antenatal clinic.
Supervision and assessment discussion with the teacher.
Individual reflections and case.
Information and seminar

Exam schedules

All documents must be submitted to the teacher no later than one week after completing the internship.

Completion alternatives

Performed and approved clinical practice.
Reflection diary.
Case with current theme from clinical practice, with references to at least two scientific sources.
Participation in internship seminar.

Student workload

27h / cr
1.5 cr / working week = 40 hours. Of these, 38 hours are performed at the internship and 2 hours are considered for individual assignments. The seminar comprising 3 hours is included in the total working hours.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student:
-can receive feedback and show willingness to develop professional skills
-follows the worklist and keeps agreed times
- can ask questions that are relevant for learning a work
- for the most part, it works in a planned manner and has a basic accuracy at important work moments
- can perform tasks under supervision
- has basic knowledge and can ask questions that are relevant to learning a work
- can follow directives and instructions and take responsibility for tasks
- can make decisions concerning tasks at the basic level
- know the values ​​and consider the ethical principles
- can communicate and respond to patients / clients / customers
- can work with others in the work team

Assessment methods and criteria

According to Plan for Clinical Studies.
Seminar mandatory
Approved individual assignments (reflection diary and case).

Qualifications

BM22BK03 Antenatal Midwifery
BM22BK04 Intrapartum Care 1
BM22BK06 Postpartum Care and Breastfeeding Counselling