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HCS3060 Pregnancy, Birth & Infant Care

Advanced · 1 credit · HRH - Health, Recreation, and Human Services

Description
Students acquire the attitude, knowledge and skills necessary for achieving and maintaining a healthy pregnancy and parenting a healthy child in the first year of life. Students focus on the impact of pregnancy on the physical, mental and social well-being of the mother and newborn. Students examine the events of labour and delivery and the importance of post-natal care. Students gain an appreciation for practising a healthy lifestyle as it pertains to the individual, family, peers and community.
Prerequisite
None

Outcomes The student will:

  • 1 evaluate basic principles for health and wellness related to the first trimester of pregnancy

    • 1.1 identify signs of pregnancy, including how to confirm a pregnancy

    • 1.2 compare the roles of an obstetrician, family doctor, certified midwife, doula and other professionals who assist with pregnancy, labour and delivery

    • 1.3 evaluate considerations for selecting medical care for pregnancy and delivery, including considerations for cultural beliefs and practices

    • 1.4 describe characteristics of the first medical exam

    • 1.5 justify the importance of regular medical checkups

    • 1.6 describe the development of the embryo during the first trimester of pregnancy

    • 1.7 explain the structure and function of the placenta, including the umbilical cord and amniotic sac

    • 1.8 summarize the roles of placental hormones during the pregnancy

    • 1.9 describe physical and emotional changes during the first trimester, including expected weight gain

    • 1.10 describe the emotional and social impacts of pregnancy on family, peers and community

    • 1.11 describe the roles, rights and responsibilities of the father related to pregnancy, birth and delivery

    • 1.12 predict the effects of lifestyle choices on the health and wellness of the mother and baby in the first trimester, including choices related to cultural beliefs and practices

    • 1.13 recommend preventative lifestyle choices for the health and wellness of the mother and baby in the first trimester, including:

      • 1.13.1 nutrition and supplementation

      • 1.13.2 hydration

      • 1.13.3 activity and rest

      • 1.13.4 substances to avoid, including environmental factors

      • 1.13.5 strategies for managing morning sickness

  • 2 explain healthy developmental stages for the second and third trimesters of pregnancy

    • 2.1 differentiate between an embryo and a fetus

    • 2.2 describe developmental changes to the fetus for each month in the second and third trimesters

    • 2.3 describe physical and emotional changes for the mother in the second and third trimesters, included expected weight gain

    • 2.4 describe the emotional and social impacts of pregnancy on family, peers and community

    • 2.5 predict the effects of lifestyle choices on the health and wellness of the mother and baby in the second and third trimesters, including choices related to cultural beliefs and practices

    • 2.6 recommend preventative lifestyle choices for the health and wellness of the mother and baby in the second and third trimesters, including:

      • 2.6.1 nutrition and supplementation

      • 2.6.2 hydration

      • 2.6.3 activity and rest

      • 2.6.4 substances to avoid, including environmental factors

  • 3 evaluate strategies to prepare for a healthy birth and postpartum care

    • 3.1 describe the purpose of childbirth classes

    • 3.2 evaluate the decisions required to develop a birth plan

    • 3.3 compare breastfeeding to bottle feeding, including consideration for cultural beliefs and practices

    • 3.4 describe considerations to prepare for the care of a baby at home

  • 4 explain events that occur during the stages of healthy labour and delivery

    • 4.1 describe fetal and maternal factors that work together to start the process of labour

    • 4.2 identify the signs and symptoms of labour

    • 4.3 differentiate between the four stages of parturition

    • 4.4 describe strategies to care for the mother during each of the four stages of parturition, including considerations related to cultural beliefs and practices

    • 4.5 describe the physical and psychoemotional needs and adaptations of the mother and baby immediately following birth

  • 5 describe possible complications related to pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum care

    • 5.1 describe risk factors associated with pregnancy, including the signs and symptoms of a miscarriage

    • 5.2 identify common complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery

    • 5.3 describe diagnostic procedures throughout pregnancy and during labour and delivery

    • 5.4 summarize the spectrum of postpartum mood disorders (from baby blues to postpartum psychosis)

  • 6 demonstrate strategies that promote heath and wellness throughout a baby’s first year

    • 6.1 outline family and community resources to support child care during the first year

    • 6.2 describe expectations for a baby’s physical development through the first year; e.g., changes in height and weight, motor skills, development of teeth

    • 6.3 demonstrate safe games that stimulate a baby’s healthy physical and intellectual development

    • 6.4 examine the role of infant–caregiver attachment and the correlation between attachment and emotional and psychological development

    • 6.5 evaluate the importance of socio-emotional development during infancy and strategies to support healthy development; e.g., strategies for responding to crying

    • 6.6 demonstrate how to safely handle an infant; e.g., carrying, diapering, bathing, feeding, burping

  • 7 demonstrate basic competencies

    • 7.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:

      • 7.1.1 communicate

      • 7.1.2 manage information

      • 7.1.3 use numbers

      • 7.1.4 think and solve problems

    • 7.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:

      • 7.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours

      • 7.2.2 be responsible

      • 7.2.3 be adaptable

      • 7.2.4 learn continuously

      • 7.2.5 work safely

    • 7.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:

      • 7.3.1 work with others

      • 7.3.2 participate in projects and tasks

  • 8 create a transitional strategy to accommodate personal changes and build personal values

    • 8.1 identify short-term and long-term goals

    • 8.2 identify steps to achieve goals

Program of Studies 2010. Source document, © Alberta Education.