Global Institute of Health ScienceSyllabus - Pregnancy Education

Pregnancy Education

Pregnancy EducationPhilosophy, goals, Concepts, theories, principles and standards of care
Anatomy and physiology
Sexuality / Menstrual cycle
Responsible parenthood / Theories and principles of growth and development
Pregnancy-AntepartumStages of fetal development
Signs and symptoms of pregnancy
Nursing care
Birth setting and alternative methods of delivery
Physiological and psychological changes of pregnancy
Needs of pregnant women
Danger signs and symptoms
Complications of pregnancy
Pregnancy-IntrapartumTheories of labor
Components of labor: 3 P-s
Nursing care during labor
Analgesia and anesthesia of labor and delivery
Complications of labor and delivery
Postpartum and NewbornPlacental stage
Nursing care of the mother
Nursing care of the newborn
Breast feeding/rooming-in
Complications of postpartum
Puerperium and InfancyInvolution
Care of the mother
Physical, motor, cognitive, psycho-social and language development Well-baby care
Nutrition, immunization, play activities
Common problems/disorders of infancy

ToddlerPhysical, motor, cognitive, psycho-social, language and moral development
Toilet training
Well-baby care
Nutrition, immunization, play activities
Common problems/disorders of toddlers
Pre-Schooler/SchoolerPhysical, cognitive, psycho-social and moral development
Sibling rivalry
Play activities
Sex education
Common problems/disorders of preschooler/schooler
Pre-adolescent/AdolescentPhysical, psycho-social and moral development
Sex characteristics
Needs and tasks
Common problems/disorders of pre-adolescent/adolescent
Problems/Disorders in ChildrenPrematurity
Congenital malformations
Nephrotic Syndrome
Metabolic disturbances
Infectious diseases
Problem/Disorders in Mothers including gynecologic disordersHigh risk maternal conditions
Pregnancy related conditions
Metabolic, cardiac, hematologic aberrations in pregnancy
Menopause
Cellular aberrations of the reproductive organs
Degenerative disorders of women