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Course: Midwifery IV

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Course title Midwifery IV
Course code KPZ/P6OSA
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kopáčová Lucie, Mgr. DiS.
  • Poláčková Helena, Mgr.
  • Welge Eva, MSc BSc
  • Horníčková Lenka, Mgr.
Course content
The use of alternative methods in obstetrics - introduction. Aromatherapy, phytotherapy, and massage in pregnancy and childbirth. Hydrotherapy and its importance in pregnancy and childbirth. Music therapy and relaxation techniques in pregnancy and childbirth. Acupressure and acupuncture in pregnancy and childbirth. The methodology and significance of active childbirth. Accompanying persons present at childbirth. The midwife's care of the woman during childbirth at home and during outpatient childbirth.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the care of a woman during puerperium and to the associated health, psychological and social risks. It is a continuation of the material covered in the obstetrics courses.
Students know and perform midwifery care of a woman during the puerperium period. They are familiar with the alternative methods provided to the mother-in-labour during the delivery.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KPZ/P5OSA

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation

Completion of compulsory attendance at the practicum sessions. Students work on an assigned task during their studies. Completion of a written test or oral examination according to the course guarantor's decision.
Recommended literature
  • NANDA International: Ošetřovatelské diagnózy. Definice a klasifikace 2015-2017. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2015.
  • BALASKAS, J. Aktivní porod: stručný průvodce přirozeným porodem. Praha: Argo, 2010.
  • BINDER, T.; VAVŘINKOVÁ, B. Porodnictví: pro porodní asistentky. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, Fakulta zdravotnických studií, 2016.
  • HÁJEK, Z.; ČECH, E.; MARŠÁL, K. Porodnictví. 3. zcela přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014.
  • HUDÁKOVÁ, Z.; KOPÁČIKOVÁ, M. Příprava na porod: fyzická a psychická profylaxe. Praha: Grada, 2017.
  • KOUDELKOVÁ, V. Ošetřovatelská péče o ženy v šestinedělí. Praha: Triton, 2013.
  • MONGAN, M. F. Hypnoporod. Praha: Triton, 2010.
  • POKORNÁ, J.; SUCHODOLOVÁ, V.; PRUŠA, T. Výživa a léky v těhotenství a při kojení. Brno: ERA, 2008.
  • SLEZÁKOVÁ, L.; ANDRÉSOVÁ, M.; KADUCHOVÁ, P.; ROUČOVÁ, M.; STAROŠTÍKOVÁ, E. Ošetřovatelství v gynekologii a porodnictví. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2017.
  • STADELMANN, I. Aromaterapie od těhotenství po kojení. Praha: Marie Noe, One Woman Press, 2017.
  • STADELMANN, I. Zdravé těhotenství, přirozený porod: citlivý průvodce těhotenstvím, porodem, šestinedělím a kojením. 3. přeprac. vyd. Praha: One Woman Press, 2009.


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University of Pardubice, date of update: 13.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026