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About Study Course

ECTS:9
Course supervisor:Dace Rezeberga , Dace Rezeberga
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian, English
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine

Objective

To provide students with knowledge about the onset and course of pregnancy, physiology and pathology of labour and puerperium and to teach the skills for application of acquired knowledge in practice. To provide students with knowledge about physiology and pathology of reproductive system during different periods of woman’s life, main gynecological pathologies – diagnostics, differential diagnostics, principles of treatment, prophylaxis, including prophylaxis of oncological diesases, importance of life style factors on womenš health, knowledge about family planning methods, as well as to teach practical skills to use the obtained knowledge.

Prerequisites

Human anatomy, histology, medical cell biology, embryology, human homeostasis, physiology, medical microbiology, medical genetics, pathology, propedeutics, functional morphology, basics of topographic anatomy, adaptation of functions of the body, internal diseases (cardiology), clinical pharmacology, introduction in surgery, radiology, pathology and morphology of the tumors, medical ethics.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Knows definitions of reproductive health and reproductive rights.

Skills

1.1. Uterine bimanual examination;
2. Pap smear collection (cervical cytology smear);
3. Due date determination;
4. Primary resuscitation of the newborn;
5. Physiological labor;
6. Identification of fundus uteri;
7. Care of the neonate in physiological delivery;
8. Use of the contraceptive tool in contraceptive counselling;
9. Leopold’s maneuvers;
10. The cord cutting;
11. Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage;
12. Reproductive history of gynecological patient;
13.Reproductive history of obstetric patient.

Competence

1.Collect reproductive history. Perform a clinical examination on a pregnant woman and a gynecological patient. To determine the time of delivery.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2027, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine8Master'sRequired
Medicine 7Master'sRequired