Information
| Unit | ABDİ SÜTCÜ HEALTH SERVICES VOCATIONAL SCHOOL |
| Code | SHS176 |
| Name | Natural Birth |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. Dr. ŞENAY DAĞILGAN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The philosophy of natural childbirth, pregnancy and the postpartum period, and practices that support normal delivery.
Course Content
The aim is to enable students to embrace the philosophy of natural childbirth, to understand the importance of intervention-free birth, and to develop a professional approach to supporting natural childbirth.
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites for the course.
Resources
Lecture notes of Lecturer Dr. Şenay Dağılgan.
Notes
Ataç, S., Akdoy Demir, N., & Toker, E. (Ed.). (2023). A’dan Z’ye temel ebelik (2 cilt). İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | It explains the concept of natural childbirth. |
| LO02 | The philosophy of natural childbirth wins. |
| LO03 | It raises awareness about the importance of unassisted childbirth. |
| LO04 | It describes practices that support natural childbirth. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basis of human normal structure and function | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines disinfection, sterilization and hygiene. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes laboratory tools- materials, and measurement methods. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the procedures to be performed in these phases using detailed information on the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phases of measurements. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Receives and accepts biological materials taken from the patient, prepares them for analysis and ensures that they are preserved under appropriate conditions if necessary. | 2 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Performs internal and external quality control studies of the analyzes, analyzes patient samples after applying daily control procedures, checks the results and reports to the laboratory specialist. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Performs the calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipments, have them to be calibrated and maintained and monitored by authorized persons as needed, so that they work most efficiently | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Determines inaduquaciesis in the laboratory | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It provides coordination by reporting critical values to the clinician in the most appropriate and rapid way. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | After graduation, he/she develops himself/herself and his/her career by following technological developments and critically evaluating the information he/she has learned with his/her own knowledge. | 3 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Having professional and ethical responsibility, they communicate well with colleagues, patients and physicians. | 2 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Uses at least one foreign language to follow developments in his field and to communicate with colleagues adequately. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Takes measures regarding health, biosafety and occupational safety in the work environment. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women and Pregnancy | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Exercise during pregnancy and its effects on childbirth. | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Physiology of Women and Childbirth | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Birth and Emotion | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Labor and Pain | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 6 | Non-pharmacological Methods Used in Pain Management | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Practices that affect the natural course of childbirth | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading, researching, repeating | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Natural/Cesarean Birth Processes | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 10 | Mother-Friendly Hospital Practices | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Childbirth Practices in Turkey and Around the World | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | Water Birth | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | Home Birth | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Postpartum period characteristics | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Care in the postpartum period | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading, researching, repeating | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading, researching, repeating | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 72 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 2,88 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||