The course aims to provide students with the psychological foundations necessary to understand the midwife’s role in the relationship with women across the reproductive life cycle. Particular attention will be paid to communication, helping relationships, and the emotional dimensions involved in sensitive situations encountered in clinical practice. Al termine del corso lo studente sarà in grado di: - Comprendere i fondamenti teorici della psicologia clinica in ambito ostetrico - Gestire con consapevolezza la comunicazione nei contesti assistenziali critici - Sostenere la donna nei momenti di vulnerabilità emotiva - Riconoscere l’impatto psicologico degli eventi riproduttivi e intervenire con strumenti relazionali adeguati
Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisistes
Teaching Methods
The course follows a multidisciplinary approach aimed at the direct involvement of students. Students (also working in small groups) are asked to prepare and present clinical cases observed during the internship. The discussion and critical analysis of the case allows students to promote a critical reflection on the issues raised and the teacher to present the techniques and strategies needed to effectively manage the communication and helping relationship in this specific topic of assistence.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination
Contents
1. General Concepts in Clinical Psychology 1.1 Psychology in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1.2 The psychological skills of the midwife 2. Communication, helping relationships, and counselling in different care settings 2.1 Prenatal diagnosis 2.2 Pregnancy, labor, childbirth, and post-partum 2.3 Fetal death and neonatal loss 2.4 Post-partum and mother-child relationship 2.5 Miscarriage and voluntary termination of pregnancy 2.6 Contraception 2.7 Medically assisted procreation 2.8 Gynecological screening 2.9 Menopause 2.10 Sexual education 2.11 Pain prevention and management 2.12 Gynecological oncology 2.13 Smoking cessation
Course Language
Italian
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References Lessons Notes Copies of slides Scientific articles Clinical Guidelines if avalaible
