Introduction to midwifery; roles and responsibility, ethics in midwifery;
maternal and newborn health situations in Bangladesh; fertilization; growth
and development of fetus; changes and impacts during pregnancy;
mechanisms of labour; comprehensive and holistic care to pregnant women
and their foetus, newborns and families from preconception, antenatal, labor
to postnatal period; normal delivery, immediate care of the newborns &
resuscitation, Care of newborns in the first 28 days of life,early and exclusive
breast feeding,concept of reproductive health, safe motherhood, ethical and
legal issues relevant to the care of clients with reproductive health needs.
Obstetric:complicated pregnancy & child birth, comprehensive and holistic
care to pregnant women having abnormal obstetric, labour to postnatal
period; early detection of obstetric complications and conditions detrimental
to health of pregnant women and their fetus, timely procurement of medical
assistance and referral, and first line management for obstetric emergencies
and life threatening situations; gynecological nursing, use of midwifery
standards for quality management; ethical issues concerning the maternal and
newborn health in Bangladesh.