PUBH7106
Reproductive and Child Health
Course Coordinator: Mrs Lisa Vallely
Delivery Mode: Internal
Introduction
This course is for students who want to further their skills in issues relating to policy, practice, and research in reproductive and child health, including safer motherhood and child health problems in a developing country context. Issues covered will include measurement of morbidity, mortality and disease burden due to child and reproductive health problems; management of pregnancy, labour and the post-partum period; integrated management of childhood illnesses; malnutrition in women and children.
Aims
The overall aim of this course is for students to further their skills in issues relating to policy, practice, and research in reproductive and child health, including safer motherhood and child health problems in a developing country context. The principal objectives of this course are: 1. To demonstrate an understanding of the major reproductive & child health problems in developing countries and how these are measured. 2. To evaluate and critically appraise policy and programs to improve maternal and child health 3. To work as a member of a team to prepare and present a group presentation.
Content
Specific topics include: •Measurement of maternal and childhood mortality, morbidity. •Policy and practice in relation to the antenatal, intrapartum & postnatal period. •Care of the neonate •Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV •Integrated management of childhood illness •Malnutrition in women and children •Family planning & STIs •Violence against women and children The course will have a developing country focus. Lecturers will use cases studies from their own personal experience to highlight key issues.
Assessment
One written assignment and a group presentation.
Recommended texts
Disease control priorities in developing countries [electronic resource] / editors Dean T. Jamison et al. New York, NY: World Bank, c2006. 2nd Edition. Ch.26: Maternal & perinatal survival; Ch.27: Neonatal survival; Ch 28: Stunting, wasting & micronutrient deficiencies.
Nutrition and health in developing countries. Edited by Richard D. Semba and Martin W. Bloem; foreword by Nevin S. Scrimshaw. 2001. Ch. 3: LBW & perinatal mortality; Ch. 4: Growth & development.
The State of the World’s Children [electronic resource] 2008. UNICEF.
Resources
Online Blackboard site: This provides an interactive environment for you and teachers. Reliable and regular access to the Internet is required.
Further details are provided in the Course Profile: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/course.html?course_code=PUBH7106
Course Coordinator Contact Details
Mrs Lisa Vallely
School of Population Health
University of Queensland
Herston Road
Herston
QLD 4006
AUSTRALIA
Phone:
Fax:
Email: l.vallely@uq.edu.au
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