FVPAA053 Midwifery in the Czech Republic

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Daniela Nedvědová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Janků, Ph.D.
Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize foreign students with the care of a woman and a pregnant woman in the Czech Republic during the whole pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, outline of community care in the Czech Republic.
Learning outcomes
The student knows the basic aspects of caring for a pregnant woman and a woman after childbirth in the Czech Republic, and can compare cultural differences between countries.
Syllabus
  • 1) Preventive examination of a woman in the Czech Republic (individual preventive examinations, content, insurance coverage)
  • 2) Competences of a midwife in the Czech Republic, professional organizations
  • 3) Care for a woman during pregnancy in the Czech Republic (prenatal examinations + their content)
  • 4) Prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformations (invasive and non-invasive methods)
  • 5) Care for a woman at the time of birth
  • 6) Care for a woman in puerperium
  • 7) Community care in midwifery in the Czech Republic
  • The course will include a visit to the Silesian Hospital in Opava, maternity ward, department of high-risk pregnant women’s department, puerperium department, gynecological outpatient clinic.
Literature
    required literature
  • Marshall, J., Raynor, M. Myles textbook for midwives. 17th edition. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-7642-8.
Assessment methods
Oral credit; elaboration and presentation of a PowerPoint presentation on the topic of midwives’ competences (in the given country); description of care for a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, etc. + oral discussion - comparison of the field in the Czech Republic and in a specific country
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5př+5cv/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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