The course at a glance
The three-year course in Obstetrics aims to train health professionals with the scientific and technical knowledge necessary to carry out the functions of obstetrician with ownership and professional autonomy, according to current regulations. It allows the student to obtain knowledge about the fundamentals of history and philosophy of midwifery, the biological and pathological phenomena related to the pathophysiology of pregnancy and childbirth, to acquire fundamental notions of anatomy, physiology and pathology, to be able to perform all the functions of the profession of obstetrician according to the standards set by the European Union, to be able to collaborate with the specialist in urgencies and emergencies, to independently assess situations in which pathologies occur both in pregnancy and childbirth and to be able to assist the newborn. Ethical, relational and deontological skills necessary for entry into the world of work are also developed .
Presentation
In the context of the health profession of midwifery, graduates are health professionals who are responsible for the attributions provided for by the Ministerial Decree of the Ministry of Health 14 September 1994, n. 740 and subsequent amendments and additions; that is, they assist and advise the woman during pregnancy, during childbirth and in the puerperium, conduct and carry out eutocic births on their own responsibility and provide assistance to the newborn. This preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative assistance is of a technical, relational and educational nature.
Graduates in midwifery, as far as their competence is concerned, participate in health and sex education interventions both within the family and in the community; psychoprophylactic preparation for childbirth; preparation and assistance for gynaecological procedures; the prevention and detection of cancers of the female genital sphere; maternal and neonatal care programmes; manage, in compliance with professional ethics, as members of the healthcare team, the care interventions for which they are responsible; are able to identify potentially pathological situations that require medical intervention and, where necessary, to carry out the relevant emergency measures; carry out their professional activity in public or private health facilities, as employees or freelancers; They contribute to the formation of their profile and support staff and contribute directly to continuing education and research.