We Offer High-Quality Education in the Field of Midwifery
What is the Department of Midwifery?
Midwifery is a science- and art-based health discipline that provides care, counseling, education, and monitoring services for the protection, promotion, and continuation of women's health during the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum periods, as well as the newborn's health from the first days of life. Midwives are healthcare professionals who can manage normal pregnancy and childbirth, provide safe care to the mother and newborn, early detect risky conditions and refer them to appropriate healthcare professionals, and contribute to the promotion of women's, family, and community health.
What Courses Are Taken in the Department of Midwifery?
Within the scope of the four-year undergraduate education at Üsküdar University Department of Midwifery, a comprehensive educational program consisting of theoretical, laboratory, and clinical practices is carried out.
Within the scope of the program, students take courses such as;
- Basic Health Sciences: Anatomy, Physiology, Histology-Embryology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, General Nutrition and Biochemistry,
- Vocational Core Courses: Introduction to Midwifery, Basic Principles and Practices in Midwifery, Health Assessment, Communication in Midwifery and Teaching in Midwifery,
- Women's Health and Midwifery Courses: Healthy Pregnancy and Midwifery Care, Risky Pregnancies and Midwifery Care, Labor and Postpartum Care, High-Risk Labor and Postpartum Care, Gynecology and Care, Newborn Care, Child Health and Diseases, Sexuality, Reproductive Health and Family Planning,
- Public Health Courses: Public Health Services, First Aid and Emergency Care, Infectious Diseases,
- Research and Professional Development Courses: Graduation Project, Professional English, and departmental elective courses.
In the final year of the program, students improve their professional knowledge and skills by gaining clinical experience under the guidance of faculty members in various healthcare institutions within the scope of internship practices.
What Are the Employment Areas for Midwives?
Midwives can work in gynecology and obstetrics clinics of public and private hospitals, delivery rooms, postpartum wards, neonatal units, pregnancy schools, reproductive health and family planning units, family health centers, public health centers, healthy life centers, and home healthcare services.
In addition, midwives who complete their postgraduate education can work as academics at universities and take on roles aimed at education, research, management, and the development of health policies.
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ÜSKÜDAR UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES MIDWIFERY MASTER'S PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPENED.
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