Advanced Practice Nursing in Perinatal Care

1 credits · School of Nursing

This course focuses on perinatal care for women from preconception through pregnancy and the postpartum period including mother-baby dyad care. Strategies for health promotion and disease prevention, prenatal screening, as well as management of selected complications of pregnancy are addressed. The emphasis is on the health restoration, health maintenance, evidence-based practice, and inter-professional collaboration in outpatient care settings. Prerequisite: Nursing 620