Primary Care for Midwifery Practice

Catalog description

Building on the strategies presented in the core courses, advanced physical assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacotherapeutics, this course extends midwifery skills to provide primary care to women, This includes health promotion and disease prevention within the context of culture and family as well as the screening, diagnosis, and management of common acute and episodic illnesses and the exacerbation of chronic disease within the context of evidence-based practice.