NDER 7330E - Natural Childbirth II: Pregnancy

Credit(s): 3.00

This course emphasizes the role of prenatal care in assessing and maintaining the well-being of mother and fetus. Screening skills introduced in Reproductive Systems (CLS 7310) are refined and expanded including patient-centered midwifery care, prenatal labs, management of pre-existing conditions and tests for fetal well-being. Complications of pregnancy are studied along with the continuum of appropriate treatment possibilities, ranging from naturopathic therapeutics to referral for high-risk cases. The course format is lecture with case presentations and a practical lab for hands-on training. Prerequisite(s): CLS 7310 .