Perinatology Elective

Catalog description

This course provides exposure to basic concepts of management of high risk pregnancies and medical complications of pregnancy. OBGYN 722A Perinatology Elective (2.5) This course is designed to introduce third year medical students to the basic concepts of high risk obstetrics, and expose them to current technologies for monitoring fetuses and diagnosing prenatal disorders. They will review the human physiologic adaptations of pregnancy, and understand the relevance to everyday clinical situations. They will be exposed to genetic counseling, screening, and diagnosis, including the ethical impact of current knowledge and technologies. Finally, they will be exposed to the impact of pregnancy on systemic disorders, such as hypertension, and the impact of those disorders on the health and development of the fetus.