Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University
Bachelor of Nursing Science Program (International Program)
Summer Semester of Academic Year 2015
Course Syllabus of MATERNAL-NEWBORN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (554311)
NGOB 311 (554311):
2(2-0-4)
Abbreviation: MATER NEWB NURS MIDW 1
PREREQUISITE:
Prerequisite: NGID 202 or NGID 204; and NGID 211
DATE & TIME:
- Between Tue, 2nd June, - 8th July, 2015.
- Monday 9:00-12:00 and Tuesday 13:00-16:00
- Total hours: 30 lecture hours,
(Three Times for examination, as detailed on the course schedule.)
CLASSROOM:
Room # N4-514
COURSE CHAIRPERSON/COORDINATOR
Assistant Professor Apirach Indarangkura Na Ayutthaya
Email apirach98@gmail.com
Tel. (office hour: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm): 053-945019, 5039, 6064
COURSE INSTRUCTOR:
Assistant Professor Apirach Indarangkura Na Ayutthaya (10 hrs.)
Associate Professor Dr. Kasara Sripichyakan (10 hrs.)
Instructor Dr. Podjanee Parkpoom (10 hrs.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Roles of professional nurse-midwives emphasizing family-centered approach, including
application of population study, sexual and pre-marriage counseling, family planning and birth control,
and Infertility. Normal and deviant growth and development of fetus, placenta, amniotic fluid, fetal
membranes, and umbilical cord. Fetal health assessment. Physical and psychosocial changes during
pregnancy and their impacts on women and families. Health assessment of pregnant women and
families. Health promotion of pregnant women and families. Theories related to labor pain and nonpharmacological pain reliefs. Childbirth preparation for pregnant women and families. Promotion of
attachment and bonding between fetus, mother, and family. Health risk screening during pregnancy,
initial nursing care, and referral for medical care.
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Course Objectives: Students are able to;
1. Explain roles of professional nurse-midwives emphasizing family-centered approach,
including sexual and pre-marriage health, family planning, and Infertility.
2. Explain fetal growth and development, factors and prevention of birth defects, promotion of
fetal growth and development, and fetal health assessment.
3. Explain physical and psychosocial changes during pregnancy and diagnosis of pregnancy.
4. Explain health assessment of pregnant women and families.
5. Explain health promotion of pregnant women and families, and promotion of physical and
psychological adaption and attachment of the families.
6. Explain health risk screening during pregnancy, initial nursing care, and referral for
appropriate health care.
7. Explain the principles of childbirth preparation.
TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD:
1. Modified lecture.
2. Discussion.
3. Group work.
4. Case study.
5. Self-directed learning.
6. Presentation using appropriate technology.
INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA:
1. Lecture with presented PowerPoint handouts.
2. Case study/exercise and conference handouts.
3. Doll, Models.
4. VDO.
5. Web Based Learning
6. Visualizer and/or computer with LCD projector and a tutor for presenting PowerPoint.
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EVALUATION: 100%
1. Moral and ethical assessment; (5%)
1.1 Well discipline in being on time for class attendance and assignment submission.
1.2 Perform respect and support others; polite, honesty, no plagiarism, responsibility in
individual and group works.
1.3 Apply ethical principles into the case study.
1.4 Peer group work evaluation
2. Knowledge assessment 60%
Formative Test and summative test —mostly multiple-choice (4-choices) tests, with 5 scores for a
lecture hour. (The CMU Criteria will be formally used as the course grading judgment.)
3. Cognitive assessment 35%
3.1 Formative Test and summative test —mostly multiple-choice (4-choices) tests, with 5 scores for
a lecture hour. (20 %)
3.2 Case study and presentation: to apply the concepts of family planning; prevention of birth
defects and promotion of fetal development, ethical issue relieving minor discomforts, health assessment
and screening, and health promotion. (15%)
For group work assignment: The lecturer divide students into 3 groups, each group consists of 3-4
students. They are assigned to do homework and then sending their homework in a week later; or to work
in the classroom. Each student has to take turn being a leader and member of the group and also give
self-evaluation and peer evaluation every time of working. And then sending their evaluation to the
lecturer at the end of the course.
At the last class each group of the student has to present a selected topic by using appropriate
technique and media. The time allocate is 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for question.
The selected topics and case study are consisting of:
- Family planning (Instructor Dr. Podjanee)
- Birth defects & ethics (Associate Prof. Dr. Kasara)
- Health assessment and health promotion (Instructor Dr. Podjanee)
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REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Davidson, M.R., London, M.L., & Ladewing, P. W. (2012). Olds' maternal-newborn nursing & women's
health: Across the life span. (9th ed). Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Lowdermilk, D. L., Perry, S.E., Cashion, K., & Alden, K. R. (2014). Maternity & women’s health care.
(8th ed.-revised reprint). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby.
SUPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK:
Brody, S. (2015). The concepts of attachment and bonding. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic
Association, Vol 29 (4), 1981, 815-829.
Cunningham, F.G., Leveno, K.J., Bloom, S.L., Hauth, J.C., Rouse, D. J., & Spong, C. Y. (2010). William
obstetrics (23 th ed). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Henderson, C. & Macdonald, S. (2004). Mayes' midwifery: a textbook for midwives (13thed).
Edinburgh: Bailliere Tindall.
Murray, S & Mc Kinney, E. (2010). Foundations of maternal-newborn and women’s health nursing.
(5thed.). Maryland: Saunders.
Delaney, M. & Roggensack, A. (Eds.). (2008). Guidelines for the management of pregnancy at 41+0 to
42+0 weeks. SOGC, 214 (September), 800-810, Retrieved October 14, 2010, from
www.sogc.org..
Morse, K., Williams, A., & Gardori, J. (2009). Fetal growth screening by fundal height measurement.
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 23 (2009), 809-801.
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Course Content
No. of Lecture Hours
1. Roles of professional nurse-midwives: Family-centered approach.
2. Roles of professional nurse-midwives: Application of population study,
sexual and pre-marriage health care, and family planning
3. Fetal growth and development, factors and prevention of birth defects,
promotion of fetal growth and development
4. Genetic birth defects
5. Infertility
6. Physical and psychosocial changes during pregnancy and impacts
on women and families; and diagnosis of pregnancy.
7. Health assessment of pregnant women and families.
7.1 Expected date of confinement and gestational age
7.2 Obstetric terminology and abdominal examination.
7.3 History taking, physical and psychosocial assessment, and
laboratory examination.
8. Fetal health assessment
9. Health promotion of pregnant women and families; and promotion of
attachment and bonding between fetus, mother, and family.
10. Labor pain and non-pharmacological pain reliefs; and childbirth
preparation
11. Health risk screening during pregnancy, initial nursing care, and referral
for appropriate health care.
12. Application to the selected topics of case studies
2
4
3
1
1
3
6
1.5
3
1.5
Total
TEST I T
TEST I (45 SCORES FOR 9 LECTURE HOURS (TOPIC 1, 2 and 3.)
TEST II (55 SCORES FOR 11 LECTURE HOURS (TOPIC 4, 5, 6. and 7)
TEST III (40 SCORES FOR 8 LECTURE HOURS (TOPIC 8, 9,10 and 11.)
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3
2
1
2
30
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Course Schedule
Date & Time
Tue Jun, 2nd 2015
13.00 – 15.00
15.00-16.00
Mon, 8th Jun, 2015
9.00 – 12.00
Tue Jun, 9th 2015
13.00 – 16.00
Mon, 15th Jun, 2015
9.00 – 10.00
10.00-12.00
Tue Jun, 16th 2015
13.00 - 16.00
Topics
Lecturer
Introduction to the course
 Vital statistics,
 Roles of professional nurse-midwives, and familycentered approach
• Population study, Sexual and reproductive health and
family planning
Assist. Prof. Apirach
• Family planning (continue)
• Case study I (assignment; family planning)
Dr. Podjanee

• Fetal growth and development
• Environmental birth defects
Dr. Podjanee

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasara
• Examination I (45 SCORES )
• Genetic birth defects
• Infertility and ethical issues
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasara
• Diagnosis of pregnancy
• Physical changes during pregnancy
• Psychosocial changes during pregnancy
- Mother, father, siblings, and grandparents
- Influencing factors related to maternal adaptation roles
• Case study II
Assoc. Prof .Dr. Kasara
Mon, 22nd Jun, 2015
• Health assessment of pregnant women and families:
9:00 – 12.00
- Expected date of confinement and gestational age
- Obstetric terminology and abdominal examination
- History taking, physical and psychosocial
assessment, and laboratory examination
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Date & Time
Topics
Lecturer
Mon, 22nd Jun, 2015
• Health assessment of pregnant women and families:
Assist. Prof. Apirach
9:00 – 12.00
- Expected date of confinement and gestational age
- Obstetric terminology and abdominal examination
- History taking, physical and psychosocial assessment,
and laboratory examination
Tue Jun, 23th 2015
• Health assessment of pregnant women and families (cont.) Assist. Prof. Apirach
13:00 –16.00
• Case study III
Mon, 29th Jun, 2015
9:00 – 10.00
10.00-12.00
Tue Jun, 30th 2015
13:00 –16.00
Mon, 6th Jul, 2015
9.00-10.00
10:00 – 12.00
Tue, 7th Jul 2015
13:00 – 16.00
….. Jul 2015
• Examination II (55 SCORES)
• Fetal health assessment
Dr. Podjanee
• Health promotion of pregnant women and families;
- Relief of common discomfort during pregnancy
- Promotion of self-care during pregnancy
- Nutrition and other health behaviors
- Attachment and bonding
- Care of the pregnant women’s family
• Case study IV
Dr. Podjanee
• Health risk screening during pregnancy
• Labor pain and childbirth preparation
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasara
Assist. Prof. Apirach
• Case study presentation
• Course evaluation
Assist. Prof. Apirach
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasara
Dr. Podjanee
Final examination (40 SCORES)
Assist. Prof. Apirach
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