Maternal and Child Health

Code:

OPT_MSP12_27

Acronym:

MSP12_27

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Public Health

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree Course in Public Health

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSP	18	Current Studies Plan	1	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

English

Objectives

To acquire knowledge for planning, implementing, organizing, developing and assessing healthcare systems and programmes in order to improve maternal and child health.

Apply epidemiologic findings to clinical and public health concerns in developed and developing countries.

Learning outcomes and competences

Identification of the most relevant challenges in maternal and child health. 
Development of the ability for discussion, critical thinking and research for solving problems in maternal and child health

Working method

Presencial

Program

Antenatal care.

Contraception and unplanned pregnancy.

Antenatal screening; congenital anomalies.

Chronic diseases and complicações during pregnancy and puerperium.

Maternal morbidity and mortality

Birth attendance. Obsterical interventions.

Child growth and development.

Preterm birth.

Infant morbidity and mortality.

Mandatory literature

Nguyen RH, Wilcox AJ; Terms in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology: I. Reproductive terms, Epidemiol Community Health, 2005 (doi: 10.1136/jech.2004.023457. PMID: 16234416; PMCID: PMC1732942.)
Nguyen RH, Wilcox AJ; Terms in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology: 2. Perinatal terms, J Epidemiol Community Health. , 2005 (doi: 10.1136/jech.2004.023465. PMID: 16286486; PMCID: PMC1732966.)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Tendo a unidade curricular 3 ECTs, estima-se um total de 81 horas de trabalho do estudante, das quais 27 são de contacto, distribuídas da seguinte forma:

Sessões teóricas: 15 horas

Sessões teórico-práticas: 12 horas

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

To be present in at least 75% of classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Learning assessment will be done by an individual written work, that consists on answering to a specific problem on maternal and child health.