Childbirth: A Global Perspective

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  • 6 Sequences
  • Intermediate Level

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Syllabus

  • Week 1 - Introduction to Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in the Global Context
    Welcome to Module 1! This course will discuss the global health implications of pregnancy and childbirth in the developing world, where far too many women and babies die from complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and soon after childbirth. Themes covered...
  • Week 2 - Introduction to Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in the U.S. Context
    In this module you’ll visit the United States where, believe it or not, maternal mortality rate is actually on the rise! In fact, maternal mortality has doubled in the U.S. during the last two decades. Why is that? And what can be done to reverse this trend? ...
  • Week 3 - The Impact of the Health Care Workforce Shortage
    In this module we’ll be discussing the critical importance of having an adequate and well-trained health workforce for reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. We’ll be discussing the problems of shortage and maldistribution, as well as some impo...
  • Week 4 - Emergency Obstetric Care & Health Facility Services
    In this module, we will learn about a globally recognized package of such interventions called emergency obstetric care, or EmOC. We will spend some time learning about how emergency obstetric care is assessed and monitored at the national and sub-national lev...
  • Week 5 - Improving Maternal Care through Community-Based Interventions
    This module will take a new turn - how ordinary citizens can be mobilized to effectively take action to improve health for mothers and babies. You will learn about participatory learning and action. You will learn what research studies have to say about the ef...
  • Week 6 - Case Study in Ethiopia: Educating the Community and Training Front-Line Community Health Workers
    Welcome to the last module! In this module, you will receive an overview of the Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (referred to as MaNHEP). Also, you will learn about the Ethiopian context regarding maternal health; the overall goal of the MaN...

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Lynn Sibley
Professor
Neil Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

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