Section: Unit 1: Introduction to Pregnancy | Maternal Health | NextGenU.org

  • Unit Objectives:
    • Identify the nurse’s role in delivering compassionate care. 
    • Support the mother’s role in self-care.
    • Apply holistic principles of maternal and family care to support the cultural integrity of child-bearing families. 
    • Understand the transition to pregnancy, including major tasks as they relate to maternal, paternal, and family adaptation.
    • 1.1 Empathetic Care and Mother-Friendly Care

      Learning Objectives:
      • Define empathetic care.
      • Identify the significance of empathetic care.
      • Define the elements of empathetic care.
      • List the principles of mother-friendly care related to pregnancy.
      • Describe mother-friendly care during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
      • List seven ways that mothers can participate in self-care.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read sections 1 and 2. (34 minutes)

      Bettercare

    • Read the entire page. (34 minutes)

      Bettercare

    • Read the entire page. (50 minutes)

      Bettercare

    • Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes)

      Hesperian Health Guide

    • Watch the video (6 minutes).

      Medical Aid Films

    • Slide Deck Presentation

    • Read all the slides and answer the questions.

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      Quiz: Empathetic and Mother Friendly Care

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    • 1.2 Transition and Tasks of Pregnancy

      Learning Objectives:
      • State the importance and purpose of maternal role development.
      • Identify maternal tasks of pregnancy.
      • List factors that demonstrate maternal role attainment.
      • Identify barriers to completion of maternal tasks.
       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read all the slides and answer the questions.

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      Quiz: Transition and Tasks of Pregnancy

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    • 1.3 Cultural Beliefs and Pregnancy

      Learning Objectives:
      • Define culture and its effect on the childbearing family.
      • Identify cultural values, beliefs, and traditions of pregnancy.
      • Compare global cultural differences during pregnancy and childbirth.
      • Identify the role of the maternity nurse in culturally diverse settings.
       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the Socio-Cultural Beliefs about Childbirth, Tradition Health Beliefs and Religious Beliefs and Values only in the Results Section (In PDF pp. 169-171) (12 minutes).

      NCBI

    • Read the entire webpage (6 minutes).

    • Read Chinese, Indian, Philipino, Burmese, Japanese, Malaysian, Papua New Guinea, Samoan, Sudanese sections and explore more about different cultures around the world. Read pages. 28 to 57.  (1 hour 34 minutes).

      The State of Queensland (Queensland Health)

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    • Slide Deck Presentation

    • Read all the slides and answer the questions.

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      Quiz: Cultural Beliefs and Pregnancy

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      Unit 1 Exam Quiz

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