Midwifery (Bachelor)

Curriculum

Midwifery

Course titleSWSECTSTYPE

Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1PYHIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	4
ECTS Credits	4
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Detailed anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system and pelvis. Functional processes of movement, interrelationship of systems in the pelvic area - movement - position - breathing. Anatomy in vivo as specifically needed by midwifes. The interrelationship of the mechanics and dynamics of the musculoskeletal system and oxygen supply including resultant organ function in vivo. Introduction to endocrinology and the reproductive cycle as well as metabolism. Fundamental concepts of biophysics, biochemistry and radiology.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to name anatomical structures of the female reproductive organs and the bony pelvis of the bony pelvis and locate them in the model or in the illustration. They know the physiology of the function of female reproductive organs. They can orientate themselves with regard to the orientation, planes and sections in the human body and correctly assign and use the specialist vocabulary for this.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Medicine 1

Module description:

Completion of this course enables students to name the fundamental interrelationships of structures, functions and diseases of the human body and to use appropriate biomedical science systems and terminology to describe them. They learn to understand the morphological and functional interrelationships of a healthy body and the development of disease. They learn to effectively meet standards of hygiene. The students are capable of naming organs of the female reproductive system and likewise the mechanical and physiological processes of movement and discussing their function.

Fundamentals of Hygiene

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1GHYIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Basic terminology (bacteriology, virology, parasitology) and the fields of hygiene and infection control, environmental health and hygiene and epidemiology. Measures to prevent infection - prophylaxis, vaccinations/ immunizations, antisepsis, disinfection/sterilization. nosocomial infections and hygiene in hospitals, environmental hygiene, water quality control and waste disposal.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates develop a basic understanding of hygiene and are able to take into account the hygienic requirements in a personal and professional context.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Medicine 1

Module description:

Health Care and Communication

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1PUKIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2.5
ECTS Credits	2.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

History of medicine and health care, introduction to nursing science, models and theories of health care. Fundamental duties as caregiver, bodily functions, vital signs, state of consciousness, hygiene in practice, disinfection and sterilization. Introduction to kinaesthetics and practical application in care of infants and mothers.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates will be able to name aspects of midwifery care and correctly carry out specific correctly carry out specific basic care actions derived from this. They are able to accompany their actions with professional communication and to name, analyze and document their observations.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Midwifery

Module description:

Students are capable of explaining basic physiological concepts and underlying processes of pregnancy, birth, a newborn baby and breastfeeding. They learn to name aspects of care provided by a midwife as a basis to infer and carry out concepts of practical care. They become capable of communicating professionally in all areas. They become competent at naming, documenting and giving a basic analysis of their observations. The students learn to reflect on the challenges of parenthood within the overall context of society. From a personal as well as outside perspective self-reflection enables the students to communicate their expectations in regard to their role and the typical challenges as a midwife student in practical training.

Human Biology and Pathology

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1HBPVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	5
ECTS Credits	5
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Fundamentals of anatomy, physiology, histology and pathology (structure, function and disease). The organ systems are the guiding structure of this course. From the cell, to tissue, to the organs; cardiovascular system, nervous system, respiratory tract, kidneys and urinary system, musculoskeletal system, organs of the lymph system, the gastrointestinal tract, reproductive organs, skin, sensory organs, endocrine organs.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to name basic relationships between the structure, function and diseases of the human body diseases of the human body, using biomedical systematics and terminology. They understand the morphological and functional relationships of the healthy body and the development of diseases.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Medicine 1

Module description:

Introduction to pregnancy, birth, the postpartum phase and newborns

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1EMKIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	4.5
ECTS Credits	6
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Introduction to the psychosocial processes of pregnancy and their professional relevance to practical and theoretical diagnostics and therapy, introduction to medical history interviews, health screening during pregnancy and psychosocial factors influencing parents, introduction to grief counselling and pregnancies of unfortunate outcome, correct documentation and communication as a midwife.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to explain the basic physiological principles and processes of pregnancy, birth, the puerperium and the newborn and can name and begin to perform aspects of midwifery care (e.g. Leopold's maneuvers, pelvic diagnostics, nursing measures in the puerperium, safe handling of newborns). They will be able to name and document their observations and analyze them in general terms. Graduates are able to reflect on the challenges of parenthood in a social context.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Midwifery

Module description:

Introduction to the Profession

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1EIBIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3
ECTS Credits	3
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Historical developments, current challenges and emerging developments in midwifery, theory-supported basic understanding of the occupational profile and areas of application, introduction to theories of midwifery, cultural analysis as a method of reflection, introduction to scientific work using a term paper as an example.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to reflect on the complexity of their current personal situation with regard to personal development processes in the context of career choices and to apply findings in a contextualised manner. They are familiar with various communication theories and can apply these in practice situations.

Superior module:

Becoming a Midwife

Module description:

Students are capable of naming historical, legal and practical aspects of work as a midwife, gain first experience working with databanks professionally relevant for scientific research and learn to utilize basic principles of scientific research. They become capable of reflecting on the complexity of their current personal situation in terms of personal developmental processes in their chosen profession and can apply their knowledge within this context.

Mandatory internship 1

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1PR1IT
Type	IT
Kind	Internship (S)
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	4
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Students become acquainted with the work of a midwife and collect their first experiences in an actual working situation. Observation of and partial care of expectant and young familes in the obstetrics unit. Theory as well as midwife interventions studied thus far are put into practice in a clinical setting and monitored by a supervisor

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to fully accompany women with regular labour processes, carry out the necessary midwifery diagnoses and interventions and argue on the basis of evidence. Graduates are able to document the counselling and care process and to analyse and evaluate results. They are able to act in accordance with ethical principles and profession-specific legal principles. They are increasingly able to support parents sensitively even during difficult perinatal situations and gain confidence in respectful, authentic professional interaction with families and medical staff from all professional groups.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 1

Module description:

Completion of this course enables students to carry out basic delivery room care duties, to observe women giving birth and assist in giving instructions on breathing and relaxation methods. Basic nursing care can be performed correctly, care of the mother and baby can be carried under guidance. Students can begin to put the theory of midwifery diagnostics into practice. Skills are practiced, personal boundaries of proficiency are taken note of and consequences appropriate to the situation are taken. Students become capable of preparing training protocols according to §3Abs.3 Zi.4 FH-Heb-AV and to work with the requirements of the course of study in accordance with the University of Applied Sciences practical training handbook.

Psychosocial Developmental Processes

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1PE1RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Psychosocial processes during the orientation phase in the areas of self-awareness and work-related professional parallels. Birth as an existential experience; emotional turmoil and safeguards, commitment, stress and pacification; fear and handling fear, transference, projection and identification; Fundamental concepts of communication in theory and practice (small groups).

Learning Outcomes:

Superior module:

Becoming a Midwife

Module description:

Source knowledge

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1QKHIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Introduction to scientific work: Types of literature and usability in a scientific context using the example of midwifery-relevant literature, instruments and strategies of literature research, research in databases, use of MeSH terms, Boolean operators, truncation, filters. Correct citation, plagiarism. Fraud and independence in the context of artificial intelligence. Identifying the extent and type of aids used. Structure and organization of a seminar paper.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to find literature on topics relevant to midwifery and classify it with regard to its usability in a scientific context. Graduates are able to research current scientific findings in the national and international field of midwifery science. They are able to cite correctly, know the structure of a seminar paper and scientific work and are aware of the consequences of plagiarism and fraudulent performance.

Superior module:

Becoming a Midwife

Module description:

Synthesis 1

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1SY1IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

This course is used in the 1st semester for theory-practice transfer and as preparation for the internship. Theoretical backgrounds are prepared and skills are learned in the various courses of the semester. These are primarily repetitions and application-oriented units in the setting of a learning laboratory. In the synthesis, the skills are practiced and prepared for the practical skills exam. Midwifery skills, care and diagnostics: Midwifery skills: Leopold's hand movements, pelvic measurements, measuring the distance between the symphysis and the fundus, measuring the abdominal circumference, determining the fundus during pregnancy and in the postpartum period, childbirth care (breathing & massage, feeling contractions), CTG, determining gestational age Woman's care: Mobilization, thrombosis prophylaxis (putting on support stockings), assistance with personal hygiene, changing nightgowns while infusion is running, bedding & positioning, Newborn care: kinaesthetic picking up, carrying, putting down the newborn, nappy changing and intimate care, bathing, measuring body weight, body length, head circumference

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to transfer the theoretical content to the skills to be learned. Skills are learned and practiced in peer teaching, the limits of their own abilities are recognized and appropriate consequences are drawn.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 1

Module description:

Tutorial: Professional Practical Training for Midwives 1

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1BB1RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Practical training is prepared for, monitored and followed up on. Individual training and discussions are held as well as supervision in small groups. Transfer days aim at deepening the students learning experience and easing assimilation and placement. To this purpose case studies supplied by the students are professionally studied and discussed in the form of supervision. The roles one played and experiences made are likewise covered.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to transfer the theoretical content of midwifery diagnostics into practice to some extent. Skills are practiced, the limits of their own abilities are recognized and situation-appropriate consequences are drawn. Graduates are able to correctly prepare training protocols in accordance with §3 Para.3 Zi.4 FH-Heb-AV and work with the internship handbook in accordance with the program's internal guidelines. Graduates can reflect on and categorize their experiences.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 1

Module description:

introduction to breastfeeding

Semester	1
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB1ESTIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Special anatomy, introduction to breastfeeding and lactation. Nutrition, basics, social aspects and importance of breastfeeding, bonding theory, bonding-promoting (midwife) support and bonding (e.g. breast crawl), initiation of lactation, breastfeeding positions, initial breast engorgement Group practical practice of midwifery and communication skills in all subject areas

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to explain the basic physiological principles and processes of breastfeeding. They know the process and signs of lactation, can argue different breastfeeding positions and know about the value of midwife support to promote bonding. They are able to accompany their activities with professional communication, name and document their observations and analyze them in general terms. Graduates are able to reflect on the challenges of parenthood in a social context.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Midwifery

Module description:

Course titleSWSECTSTYPE

Basic principles regular birth

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2RG1IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3.5
ECTS Credits	3
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Obstetric anamnesis, labor physiology, birth mechanics, birth phases, physiological birth mechanisms, fetal birth skills and reflexes, birthing positions, introduction to caesarean section. Care in the opening phase, exit phase and postpartum phase, vaginal examination, birth pain, birth injuries, introduction to anaesthesia, placenta and placental abnormalities, care models and philosophies, observation of contractions and fetal heart rate, psychosocial support, promotion of birth physiology, ensuring conditions conducive to birth, effectiveness of inner attitudes, deepening professional role model Practical exercises: Midwife interventions and diagnostic procedures in small groups. Skills: insertion and care of intravenous catheters, preparation and administration of infusions, catheterization (disposable and permanent catheters), enema, hourly urine meter, balancing; vaginal examination; delivery; placenta management (hand movements to obtain the placenta), surgical hand washing and disinfection, sterile dressing, instrument theory, suture material science, sterile delivery; epidural assistance during insertion and removal, preparation for caesarean section.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to conduct woman-centered and individually adapted anamnesis interviews, identify problems that cannot be clearly classified as such and derive initial midwife diagnoses. They can argue the importance of empathic and culturally sensitive support for expectant families. Graduates are able to describe a regular birth process, including hormonal and neuroanatomical control mechanisms, and to professionally accompany its course under guidance in practice, while continuously monitoring the condition of the woman and child through appropriate measures according to need and situation. Graduates are able to accompany all actions with professional communication, they acquire basic skills in dealing with their own uncertainties and the complexity of hospital structures. In addition, they specify a professional role model with increasing inclusion of social and internal psychological influencing factors. Graduates are able to reproduce theoretical concepts of the midwife position.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and the postpartum phase

Module description:

Students are able to describe the physiological, psychological and physical developmental processes during pregnancy according to aspects of salutogenesis. The intrauterine development of the child and the respective prenatal psychological concepts can be discussed. Students gain competency in carrying out a client centered and individual-based patient history interview, identifying problems that cannot be clearly classified and inferring initial midwife diagnoses. Students learn to debate the importance of consulting expenctant families in an empathetic and culturally sensitive manner. Upon completion of this course students are able to describe the course of a normal birth including hormonal and neuroanatomical regulatory mechanisms and with guidance can in practice professionally attend to a birth with continual and appropriate monitoring of the woman and child befitting of the situation and patient needs. Students are capable of using professional communication, they acquire basic competencies in dealing with personal uncertainty and the complexness of hospital structures. Additionally, they can precisely state their professional role under increasing inclusion of social and psychological factors of influence. Students are able to describe theoretical approaches to the position of a midwife.

Basics of obstetrics

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2GGMVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

CTG in theory and practice, the physiology of contractions, normal and abnormal development of the placenta and its obstetric significance, the effect of the birth process on maternal physiology and on the fetus, laboratory diagnostics in the delivery ward.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are familiar with the physiological principles, terminology and interpretation of cardiotocography. They are able to explain prenatal diagnostic procedures and interpret the results of screenings and laboratory results. Graduates can describe physiological processes and name deviations.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Medicine 2

Module description:

Completion of this course enables students to name the regular course of embryology and its relevance to the further course of the pregnancy and for midwifery. They are familiar with the terminology and interpretation of cardiotography results and can discuss how contractions and initiation of birth are regulated. They are capable of explaining the fundamental physiological adaptations of the maternal and fetal bodies during and after birth as well as using their clinical observations, vital signs and laboratory diagnostics to implement diagnostic options. The students are capable of discussing the legal and pharmacological fundamentals in the use of medications both in general as well as midwife-oriented. They can give a well-founded description of gynaecological physiology and deviations from the norm, are familiar with basic diagnostic options and can assis

Breastfeeding basics

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2GSTIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Breastfeeding and thriving, weight development and percentiles, clinical guidelines for the establishment of exclusive breastfeeding, special breastfeeding situations (such as sore nipples, rhagades, candida infection, inflammatory breast diseases, mastitis; premature babies, LKG cleft, multiples), breastfeeding aids including breast milk collection and mother-milk engineering, breastfeeding-friendly feeding methods, primary and secondary weaning, infant formula, practical examples Practical exercises of the theoretical content in small groups. Skills: Palpation of the breast, colostrum collection, pumping, feeding methods, physical measures, wraps, ice bladder.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present in-depth knowledge of the postpartum period, the newborn and the associated diagnoses and midwife interventions and justify them based on evidence. They are able to examine newborns in a differentiated manner and provide professional support in the first weeks of life, while training and supporting caregivers as required. They are able to differentiate between normal and abnormal processes. Graduates are able to recognize typical treatment patterns of disorders in the postpartum period and can initiate measures to alleviate symptoms. They know the risks of postpartum haemorrhage, infection and thromboembolic events and can reliably identify indications of a pathological course. Graduates can educate women about pelvic floor protection and demonstrate gentle movement sequences. They are able to instruct the woman who has given birth on exercises to promote early involution and prevent thrombosis. They are able to advise and instruct parents on care measures for the newborn. They know evidence-based methods of umbilical care and necessary measures for umbilical healing disorders. They know the procedure for capillary heel prick blood collection for metabolic screening.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and the postpartum phase

Module description:

Fundamentals of Pharmacology

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2GPHVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1.5
ECTS Credits	1.5
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Definitions, terminology, legal basis, pharmacopoeia, phases of drug development, drug testing on humans, mandatory labelling, prescription requirement, traffic in narcotic drugs, general pharmacology, Austrian codex, Vidal: Physicochemical fundamentals of pharmacology, units of measure in practice, factors of pharmacological properties, interrelationship of application and absorption, drug metabolism in the organism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, introduction to the vegetative nervous system, mode of action of: Anti-inflammatories, allergy medication, psycho-pharmaceuticals, etc.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to discuss the legal and pharmacological principles of drug application in general and for their own professional field. They will be able to describe modes of action and the relationship between application and absorption

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Medicine 2

Module description:

Gynaecology

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2GYNVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3.5
ECTS Credits	2.5
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

History of gynecology, cycle anomalies, malformations of the genital organs, diseases of the external genitalia, vagina, uterus, tubes and ovaries. Gynecological consultation: examinations, smear tests, breast examinations with special consideration of those contents that are relevant to the midwife's profession. Sexually transmitted diseases, endometriosis, endometritis; breast diseases, tumors, gynecological operations, sterility and infertility, contraception, assisted fertility, pathology of early pregnancy, women's life cycles and gynecological topics with consideration of the midwife's perspective.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present sound knowledge of gynecological physiology and deviations from the norm. They are familiar with basic diagnostic options and can also perform simple assists. Graduates are able to describe common gynaecological clinical pictures and name and discuss contraceptive measures as well as prevention and screening programs. They can explain the most common gynecological operations.

Superior module:

Fundamentals of Medicine 2

Module description:

Mandatory internship 2

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2PR2IT
Type	IT
Kind	Internship (S)
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	14
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Practical implementation of previously taught theory according to target objectives is continually built up upon, deepened and practiced in the practical training positions. Admission and care of women giving birth, construing and interpreting a CTG, vaginal examination, care of a newborn. Counselling, instruction, care and monitoring of new mothers and newborns, breastfeeding instruction. Care, monitoring and nursing in the hospital of pregnant women with special problems: Performance of pregnancy check-ups.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates deepen their practical skills in the delivery room based on the catalog of learning objectives (FH-Heb-AV, see Annex 5 implemented in the course's own internship handbook) and, after an introduction to ward work, are deployed in the pre- and postpartum wards as well as in the outpatient clinic for pregnant women. In addition to getting to know the clinical-practical work of midwives in the various areas, graduates are able to practice the theoretical content of the 2nd semester, placing great emphasis on patient-oriented, anamnestic and consultative communication as well as reflection and documenting their learning success on the basis of written work assignments.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 2

Module description:

Students deepen their practical delivery room skills respective to the catalogue of learning objectives (FH-Heb-AV, attachment 5 as implemented in the course of studys practical training handbook) and following an introduction to work on a ward, are deployed in the prenatal and postpartum departments. In addition to becoming acquainted with the many facets of midwifery practical work in a clinical setting, the students are capable of putting the second semester theoretical content into practice while laying great value on patient-oriented anamnestic and advisory communications as well as reflection. They can document their learning success via written assignments.

Postpartum phase

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2PPPIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Concept of integrative postnatal care and nursing, bonding and relationship building. Mother-father-child triad, infant care by the parents, early childhood needs, physical examination of the (healthy) newborn in the first week of life according to the mother-child passport, infections, prophylaxis and vaccinations, practical exercises of the theoretical content in small groups. Postpartum and pelvic floor protection, prophylactic measures. Care of the newborn, newborn screening. Exercises in small groups. Skills: newborn blood sampling (blood sugar, acid-base balance, newborn metabolic screening, newborn urine collection; palpation and assessment of rectus diastasis.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present in-depth knowledge of the puerperium, the newborn and the associated diagnoses and midwife interventions and justify them based on evidence. They are able to examine newborns in a differentiated manner and provide professional support in the first weeks of life, while training and supporting caregivers as required. They are able to differentiate between normal and abnormal processes. Graduates are able to recognize typical treatment patterns of disorders in the postpartum period and can initiate measures to alleviate symptoms. They know the risks of postpartum haemorrhage, infection and thromboembolic events and can reliably identify indications of a pathological course. Graduates can educate women about pelvic floor protection and demonstrate gentle movement sequences. They are able to instruct women who have recently given birth in exercises to promote early involution and prevent thrombosis. They are able to advise and instruct parents on care measures for the newborn. They are familiar with evidence-based methods of umbilical care and the measures required for umbilical healing disorders. They know the procedure for capillary heel prick blood collection for metabolic screening.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and the postpartum phase

Module description:

Scientific work

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2WIAIL
Type	IT
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Principles and implementation of a systematic literature search, structure of a seminar paper, purpose and handling of a search protocol, formulation of professionally relevant research questions. Writing a seminar paper using a search protocol to document a systematic literature search.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to formulate research-relevant questions from the profession-specific field, systematically search for relevant literature on a topic and apply the basic rules of scientific work.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and the postpartum phase

Module description:

Synthesis 2

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2SY2IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

This course is used in the 2nd semester for theory-practice transfer and practice-theory transfer as preparation and follow-up for the internship. Theoretical backgrounds are prepared and skills are learned in the various courses of the semester. These are primarily repetitions and application-oriented units in the setting of a learning laboratory. The skills are practiced in the synthesis and prepared for the practical skills exam. Midwifery skills, care and diagnostics: Midwifery skills: palpating and assessing rectus diastasis, introduction to cord cutting of the newborn, placenta management: hand movements to extract the placenta Female care: enema, catheterization (disposable and permanent catheters), PDA assistance during insertion and removal Diagnostics: blood sampling in women, capillary blood sampling incl. metabolic screening in newborns, placement/maintenance of intravenous cannulas, preparation/administration of infusions, preparation and administration of injections (s.c., i.c., i.m., i.v.), catheterization (disposable and indwelling catheters) - balancing, urine collection in newborns, blood sugar (point of care devices), blood and bloodless (BiliCheck®) bilirubin value determination Hygiene: surgical hand washing and disinfection, sterile dressing Birth: vaginal examination, positioning Suturing: know-how: instrument theory, suture material science; skills: sterile dressing Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding and breastfeeding aids for special challenges, palpation of the breast, colostrum collection, pumping, feeding methods, physical measures: Wi-ckel, ice bladder, ... Treatment of sore nipples, candida infection, mastitis

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to transfer the theoretical content to the skills to be learned. Skills are learned, practiced in peer teaching, the limits of one's own abilities are recognized and appropriate consequences are drawn.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 2

Module description:

The Physiology of Pregnancy

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2SPHIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2.5
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Conception, embryology, intrauterine development, prenatal psychology, in-depth physiology of pregnancy, adaptation processes in the hormonal system, cardiovascular system, organ systems and metabolism; basics of energy metabolism in pregnancy; pregnancy complaints and special features in normal pregnancy; nausea, vomiting and differentiation from hyperemesis. Normal variations in pregnancy: multiple pregnancies, positional anomalies Introduction to anamnesis and initial examination; aims and content of prenatal care, prenatal care measures and their evidence, planned pregnancy screenings and prenatal diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests in pregnancy. Pregnancy care: Care models, professional communication, correct documentation, couple dynamics in pregnancy, the process of becoming a mother, exercises in small groups Metabolic changes incl. gestational diabetes, evidence-based prenatal care and support incl. professional communication, introduction to screenings and PND, correct documentation, couple dynamics in pregnancy, the process of becoming a mother, application of scientific work based on a seminar paper, exercises in small groups. Skills: blood sampling in women, injections (s.c., i.m., i.v.), point-of-care devices such as blood sugar

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to describe the physiological, psychological and physical developmental processes during pregnancy from a salutogenetic perspective. They will be able to discuss the intrauterine development of the child and the associated prenatal psychological concepts. They are able to conduct client-centered and individually adapted anamnesis interviews, identify problems that cannot be clearly classified as such and derive initial midwife diagnoses. Graduates are able to argue the importance of empathic and culturally sensitive support for expectant families, accompany all actions with professional communication and acquire basic skills in dealing with their own uncertainties and the complexity of hospital structures. After completing the course, graduates will be able to describe the pregnancy-related adaptation processes in the mother's body and deduce their effects on the well-being of pregnant women.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and the postpartum phase

Module description:

Tutorial: Professional Practical Training 2

Semester	2
Academic year	1
Course code	HEBB2BB2RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates use the catalogue of learning objectives (FH-Heb-AV, see Appendix 5 implemented in the programme's own internship handbook), graduates deepen their practical skills in the delivery room and after an introduction to station work, they are deployed in the pre- and postpartum station as well as in the pregnancy outpatient clinic. In addition to familiarising themselves with the clinical-practical work midwives in the various areas, the graduates are able to practically apply the theoretical content of the 2nd semester in practice.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 2

Module description:

Course titleSWSECTSTYPE

Approaches to Scientific Methods

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3MWAIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Grundbegriffe qualitativer und quantitativer Forschung, Arten von Untersuchungen, Evidenzniveaus. Einführung quantitative und qualitative Methoden der Datenauswertung. Beschreibung von Studien, Bewertung wissenschaftlicher Resultate. Verfassen einer Seminararbeit zur kritischen Bewertung gefundener / ausgewählter Studien und Ausblick auf mögliche weitere Untersuchungen (Schilderung eines geeigneten Forschungsdesigns inkl. Begründung, warum die Fragestellung auf diese Weise weiter beforscht werden sollte)

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to describe studies correctly using a schema and to present facts and their own considerations clearly and comprehensibly in scientific texts. They can select relevant scientific research methods.

Superior module:

Specific Methods

Module description:

Students are able to develop job-related concepts dealing with prevention and implement them, for example in the project Midwives in Schools. They are capable of identifying practical and theoretical problem areas, infer aims, describe suitable research methods and conduct research appropriately. They are capable of autonomously writing scientific essays (bachelor thesis) of professional content as well as the corresponding exposés and can write about their own professional deliberations or compose factual reports in a clear and comprehensible manner. Students can describe and compare the most common models of quality management. The importance of quality management and quality control can be inferred with reference to future professional development and implemented in practice.

Breastfeeding deepening

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3SVSTIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

breastfeeding initiatives at national and international levels, such as the National Breastfeeding Commission, BFHI and other certifications to support breastfeeding, breast milk banks, breastfeeding and professional activities, legal protection provisions. Breastfeeding, weaning and non-breastfeeding in special situations (e.g. lack of facial growth, hyperbilirubinemia, adoptive breastfeeding, advice on the use of medication), weaning process, complementary feeding, prolonged breastfeeding into infancy, formula feeding, practical examples. Practical exercises with implementation of the theoretical content in small groups. Skills: weaning, complex case studies, preparation of formula.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are familiar with national and international breastfeeding initiatives and can provide adequate information. Graduates are able to reflect on the challenges of breastfeeding promotion in a preventive, social, political and economic context. Graduates are able to identify deviations and risks to mother and/or child and take appropriate measures, such as providing targeted, evidence-based breastfeeding support in special situations and strengthening parents in their self-efficacy and competence. Graduates also inform and support caregivers according to their needs.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and postpartum

Module description:

Deepening Regular birth

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3VRGIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	5
ECTS Credits	5.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Managing the dilation, pushing and placenta expulsion phases, perineal protection measures and development of the child, bonding, upright childbearing positions, motivation and instruction of a woman giving birth; obstructed labour and its specific measures of avoidance/manipulation, cultural and conceptual approaches to birth, birth and salutogenesis, special obstetric situations such as midwife support during primary or secondary Caesareans, premature rupture of membranes, still birth, labour induction, specific pharmaceuticals and their indications, communication in an interdisciplinary team, clarification of roles, practical implementation in small groups. Skills: positioning, birthing positions, perineal protection, cord cutting, recognizing and treating birth injuries, tying sutures.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to positively influence the physiological birth process through targeted midwifery diagnoses and interventions and to provide complete labour support during normal birth, including perineal protection and child development. In doing so, they provide specific information about the necessary steps and behave in an appreciative and empathetic manner. Graduates gain confidence in counselling expectant parents and are able to implement evidence-based recommendations. They have an in-depth understanding of the complex psycho-bio-neurophysiological-social interrelationships of pregnancy and birth. This enables them to support parents in a resource-orientated and coherence-enhancing way.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and postpartum

Module description:

Mandatory internship 3

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3PR3IT
Type	IT
Kind	Internship (S)
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	14
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Practical implementation of previously taught theory according to target objectives is continually built up upon, deepened and practiced in the practical training positions. In addition to obstetric practical training, students take part in practical training sessions at the gynaecology clinic, in the gynaecology operating room and neonatal intensive ward. Various visits and internships to professionally relevant facilities deepen their knowledge.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to fully support women with regular birth processes, carry out the necessary midwife diagnoses and interventions and argue on the basis of evidence. Graduates are able to document the consultation and care process and to analyze and evaluate results. They are able to act in accordance with ethical principles and profession-specific legal principles. They are increasingly able to support parents with empathy even during difficult perinatal situations and gain confidence in respectful, authentic professional interaction with families and medical staff from all professional groups.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 3

Module description:

Students are able to completely attend to women during a standard birth, of making diagnoses and carrying out interventions within the scope of midwife competency and to use evidence-based argumentation. In other words they can implement therapeutic procedures of midwifery. Students are able to document counselling and health care procedures as well as analyse and evaluate results. They are capable of acting conform to ethical and job related legal principles. They become increasingly capable of emphatically attending to parents during difficult perinatal situations, attain self-certainty in appreciative, authentic and professional contact with families and medical personnel in all fields.

Methods and Didactics of Prevention

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3MDPIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2.5
ECTS Credits	3
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Principles of pedagogy and didactics, adult education and methods, models of prevention, processes in group dynamics, peer consulting and problem solving in a group, development of age-appropriate concepts on the topics of pregnancy, birth and parenthood and an introduction to midwifery work with children and youths of all age groups, presentation techniques and communication skills: personal appearance and speaking before a group, preparation and design of a presentation, beginning a conversation, structuring content according to target group, comprehensibility, dealing with critical moments, effect of body language, 5-sentence speech model, dealing with fear and stress before groups.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates can confidently present content to a specific target group. They are able to develop profession-specific prevention concepts, recognise and control factors that promote and inhibit interdisciplinary cooperation in favour of a women- and family-friendly perinatal period

Superior module:

Specific Methods

Module description:

Pregnancy and Counselling

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3SSBIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3.5
ECTS Credits	3.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Hormonal and neuroanatomical control mechanisms of pregnancy, counseling in the context of prenatal care, dealing with abnormal pregnancies, in-depth counseling for pregnancy complaints, questions about general lifestyle during pregnancy (nutrition, protection against infections, sports, travel, sexuality, personal hygiene), counseling in the context of prenatal diagnostics, counseling in the event of pregnancy conflict and parental stress. Framework conditions and core skills in midwife counseling, social and theoretical references of midwife counseling, communication skills, professional relationship building, opportunities, challenges and methodical action strategies of process-oriented midwife counseling. Health communication, digitalization in medicine, tele-health, electronic parent-child pass, electronic vaccination pass as established practices in the professional field including framework conditions for the use of social media in counselling. Practical exercises in small groups.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates gain confidence in counselling expectant parents and are able to give evidence-based recommendations (e.g. nutrition, supplementation, lifestyle). They have an in-depth understanding of the complex psycho-bio-neurophysiological-social interrelationships of pregnancy and birth. This enables them to support parents in a resource-orientated and coherence-enhancing way. graduates recognise typical counselling situations and can assess the needs of pregnant women in the respective phase of pregnancy. They understand the importance of counselling as a relationship-building process and are able to actively shape this. They know the typical complaints during pregnancy and can recommend or instruct measures to alleviate them. They reliably recognise indications of the need for action in the event of medical, psychological or social problems and are able to refer pregnant women to appropriate interdisciplinary services. In the event of difficult findings in the course of the pregnancy or abnormal processes, they are able to provide parents with sound information and emotional support. They focus on strengthening the parent-child bond.

Superior module:

Pregnancy, birth and postpartum

Module description:

Synthesis 3

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3SY3IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

This course is used in the 3rd semester for theory-practice transfer and practice-theory transfer as preparation and follow-up for the internship. Theoretical backgrounds are prepared and skills are learned in the various courses of the semester. These are primarily repetitions and application-oriented units in the setting of a learning laboratory. The skills are practiced in the synthesis and prepared for the practical skills exam. Midwifery skills, care and diagnostics: Midwifery skills: perineal protection physiology, know-how on perineal protection, skills: practising and signing off at least three perineal protections in different positions, unbabying the newborn using various methods Birth: birthing positions, epidural assistance Suturing: knotting technique Know-how: GynZone® - recognizing and treating birth injuries, skills: knotting Breastfeeding: pathological processes, weaning, preparation of formula, complex case studies

Learning Outcomes:

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 3

Module description:

Tutorial: Professional Practical Training 3

Semester	3
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3BB3RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Practical training is prepared for, monitored and followed up on. Individual training and discussions are held as well as supervision in small groups. Transfer days aim at deepening the studentes learning experience and easing assimilation and placement. To this purpose case studies supplied by the students are professionally studied and discussed in the form of supervision. The roles one played and experiences made are likewise covered.

Learning Outcomes:

Based on the catalogue of learning objectives (FH-Heb-AV, see Appendix 5 implemented in the course's own internship handbook), graduates deepen their practical skills in the delivery room and, after an introduction, are deployed in the gynaecological outpatient clinic, the operating theatre and neonatology. In addition to familiarising themselves with the clinical-practical work of midwives in the various different areas, graduates are able to practise the theoretical content of the 3rd semester in practice.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 3

Module description:

Course titleSWSECTSTYPE

Legal Basis

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB6RGLIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

The course covers the areas of public law, private law, criminal law as well as labor and social law. A special focus is placed on social insurance law, including pension, unemployment, accident and health insurance law. Important topics include patient rights, contract law (in particular medical treatment contracts) and liability law. In addition, professional law, in particular the MTD Act, MABG and the HebG, is dealt with, whereby the rights and obligations of the professional groups and cooperation with other health professions are discussed. Finally, there is an introduction to medical law, in particular hospital law.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates have in-depth knowledge of public, private, criminal, labor and social law as well as medical and social insurance law. They understand patient rights, medical treatment contracts and the principles of liability law. They are also proficient in interdisciplinary cooperation, know healthcare structures and recognize professional legal responsibilities.

Superior module:

Networking in Midwifery

Module description:

Students are capable of autonomously performing therapeutic procedures of midwifery. They can name the jurisdiction of associated professions and through multi-professional cooperation can take necessary measures under inclusion of communicative and organisational skills. Should students work as freelance midwifes they are capable of developing, designing and implementing their work according to organisational and business management principles. Completion of this course familiarizes students with the most important legal regulations in the profession and enables them to appropriately implement this knowledge in practice especially in regard to interdisciplinary cooperation.

Mandatory internship 4

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB4PR4IT
Type	IT
Kind	Internship (S)
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	14
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Practical implementation of previously taught theory according to target objectives is continually built up upon, deepened and practiced in the practical training positions. In the area of obstetrics salutophysiological care is further consolidated. Increasingly unusual and complicated births are cared for in close cooperation with the responsible midwife. Knowledge and skills are furthered through work on the maternity ward, standard situations are dealt with autonomously and students become increasingly more competent in complex situations.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to apply the midwifery therapy process in antenatal care, obstetrics and the postnatal period. They are able to recognise the limits of independent professional practice and carry out the necessary measures in cooperation with the doctor in the event of suspicion or occurrence of irregular and dangerous conditions for the woman or child during pregnancy, birth and the puerperium according to medical orders. They are able to recognise life-threatening conditions and initiate or carry out appropriate life-saving immediate measures.They are able to recognise life-threatening conditions and initiate or carry out appropriate life-saving immediate measures. Graduates are able to carry out clinical postnatal care, including competent, evidence-based breastfeeding counselling, as far as possible independently, while knowing the limits of their own responsibility and initiating further measures if necessary. They apply rules and recommendations for successful communication safely and appropriately to the situation, recognise possible traumatisationand stress at an early stage and take a sensitive, process-orientated approach to these findings.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 4

Module description:

Students are able to implement therapeutic procedures of midwifery during antenatal care, during the birth process and during the period following birth. They are capable of recognizing the limits of responsible professionalism and to perform necessary measures as prescribed by, and in a coordinated effort with the physician under circumstances suspected or known to be abnormal for the mother or child during pregnancy, birth or in the period following birth. They are capable of recognizing life threatening situations and initiating or performing the correspondent life-saving measures. For the most part, students are capable of independently giving clinical care in the period following birth including competent, evidence-based counselling on breastfeeding in full awareness of the limits of responsible action on their part and as necessary to initiate the provision of further measures. They can implement the rules and recommendations for successful communication in an assured manner appropriate to the situation. They can recognize possible traumatic experiences and stressful situations at an early stage while continuing to handle these findings in a sensitive and professional manner.

Parent Education 1

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB4EB1IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Research-based comparison of the goals, concepts, possibilities and limitations of various birth preparation concepts, methods and didactics for parent education, concepts of bodywork, multi-perspective view of the topic of parent education, counseling and support by the midwife

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present and discuss evidence-based concepts of antenatal care in various settings, conduct information and educational discussions professionally and build a basis of trust with the patient and/or relatives, taking into account cultural and religious needs, lifestyles and values.

Superior module:

Midwifery 1

Module description:

Graduates are able to name developmental psychological challenges, connections between individual experience and social context, as well as the resulting interactions and consequences for being a woman, and develop intercultural competence. Graduates can take into account cultural and religious needs, lifestyles and values. Female roles and role models can be linked to inner-psychological findings.

Pathology of Pregnancy

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3SPAVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Pathology of pregnancy, pathology of the embryonic phase, maternal diseases during pregnancy, pathology of contractions and tendency towards premature birth, rhesus factor constellation and pathology, pregnancy specific pharmaceuticals, dealing with prenatal diagnoses, introduction to ultrasound techniques, fundamentals of fetal medicine.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the course, graduates will be familiar with the most common pre-existing conditions that can affect pregnancies and the resulting risks. They are able to be able to identify symptoms of pre-existing conditions or categorise diagnosed pre-existing conditions by asking specific questions when taking a medical history and know the measures required to ensure the most positive pregnancy outcome possible. Graduates are able to recognise pathological progressions in pregnancy. They can decide when a pregnant woman needs to be referred for medical treatment. They are familiar with the evidence-based medical procedure and the necessary diagnostics and treatment required for illnesses during pregnancy. They are able to support pregnant women in the event of irregular progression and to guide and support them in complementary measures. When communicating with parents, graduates are able to explain findings and prognoses in an understandable way. They are able to involve parents and their competences in the treatment and strengthen their self-efficacy.

Superior module:

Obstetric pathology

Module description:

Upon successful completion of the course, graduates will be familiar with the most common pre-existing conditions that can affect pregnancies and the resulting risks. They are able to identify symptoms of pre-existing conditions or classify diagnosed pre-existing conditions by asking specific questions when taking a medical history and know the measures required to ensure the most positive pregnancy outcome possible. Graduates are able to recognize pathological progressions in pregnancy. They can decide when a pregnant woman needs to be referred for medical treatment. They know the evidence-based medical procedure and the necessary diagnostics and treatment for illnesses during pregnancy. They are able to support pregnant women in the event of irregular progression and to guide and support them in complementary measures. When communicating with parents, graduates are able to explain findings and prognoses clearly. They are able to involve parents and their skills in the treatment and strengthen their self-efficacy. Graduates are able to recognize possible pre- and peripartum irregularities in the context of birth attendance and to act appropriately while maintaining the limits of personal responsibility. Against the background of a responsible and ethically reflective professional attitude, they are able to work effectively with all those involved.

Preparatory work for the Bachelor thesis

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB4VBAPS
Type	PS
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	4
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Systematic literature research and analysis, conception and planning of the Bachelor's thesis, optional study design, methodological discussion in the group. Presentation of methods: research processes, data collection, analysis and evaluation, identification and discussion of current national and international research projects involving midwives. Structure and implementation of research, data evaluation and analysis, statistics.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to research current scientific findings in the national and international field and to formulate, process and answer research-relevant questions from the profession-specific field. They prepare the exposé for the Bachelor's thesis, preferably a systematic literature review, according to scientific criteria. Optionally, in the case of an empirical method, they select the appropriate study design. They can select and apply relevant scientific research methods and process the data collected to answer the questions.

Superior module:

Applied Scientific Methods 1

Module description:

Students are capable of researching current national and international scientific findings and to formulate, further develop and answer questions relevant to research and their profession. The first bachelor thesis can for the most part be compiled independently according to the universitys guidelines.

Principles of the Health System

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB4GGWVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Assessment and definition of health and life, economical aspects of health care, epidemiology terminology, patient care tasks: organisation of the types of care (intra and extramural), health care policies and private/public costs; future topics, international comparison; preventive medicine, health promotion and public health

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to provide an overview of the healthcare system in Austria as well as the intramural and extramural contributions to healthcare. They are familiar with the economic evaluation of health and life, the organisational structures and operating procedures of a hospital.

Superior module:

Midwifery 1

Module description:

Quality Assurance and Quality Development

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3QQEVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Discourse: Quality, quality consciousness, quality in a societal construct; Introduction to the most common models of quality management (ISO, EFQM, TQM, etc.) and critical examination in terms of feasibility, Donabedian model of quality dimensions in health care, quality principles of quality management and key criteria of each quality dimension in health sectors. Midwifery specific documentation of quality assurance.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present and compare the most common quality management models. The importance of quality management and quality assurance for professional development can be deduced and transferred into practice. Graduates are able to define quality criteria in different contexts and are aware of the complexity of the term quality. They are familiar with different definitions and characteristics of quality in healthcare. Graduates are able to assign organizational and content-related issues of midwifery to the areas of structural, process and outcome quality and are familiar with common standards for quality management systems in the healthcare sector. They are familiar with the PDCA cycle and its significance for the further development of quality. Graduates are able to assess the quality level of guidelines during their development based on their designation. They can correctly classify the binding nature of guidelines, directives, standards and work instructions. Graduates are aware of the importance of risk and error management and have risk assessment tools at their disposal. They have basic skills in dealing with errors and are aware of the importance of a quality-promoting error culture.

Superior module:

Applied Scientific Methods 1

Module description:

Special Topics in Obstetrics

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB4STGIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	5
ECTS Credits	4
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

In depth study of labour pain and relief, medicinal analgesia, obstetric emergencies, their management and relevant medications, breech presentation and birthing mechanism, shoulder presentation, instrumental delivery, amnion pathology, amniotic fluid, umbilical cord and placenta, placental insufficiency, dystrophy, premature birth management, stillbirth, systemic maternal diseases, deformations, multiple births, Caesarean section and its indications, induction and its indications, types of conflicts, styles of conflict and communication, dealing with conflict constructively, in depth consideration of closeness and distance, role and function, critical discussions, escalation and fundamentals of de-escalation, nonviolent communication, stress management and professional communication, traumatic experiences, sensitivity towards maintaining and breaking off contact, anaesthesia, pregnancy and addictions, pharmaceuticals relevant to obstetrics, practical implementation in small groups on the topics of emergency cases, conflict communication and trauma, self awareness and stress management. Skills: micro blood examination assistance, cephalic electrode, auscultation, perineal protection in pathological births, episiotomy, local infiltration anesthesia, suture guidance, suturing on the model, wound healing control, suture pulling, staple/stitch/stitch removal, section suture assessment; vapor wrap, mustard flour foot bath.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to recognise possible pre- and peripartum irregularities in the context of obstetric care and act appropriately while maintaining the limits of personal responsibility. Against the background of a responsible and ethically reflected professional attitude, they are able to communicate efficiently with all those involved. They are able to recognise the indications, contraindications and modes of action of the of the main pharmaceuticals relevant in the pre- and peripartum period. Graduates are able to provide manual assistance in urgent cases of breech presentation, perform manual placental abruption and assist in obstetric operations (vacuum extraction, forcep, curettage, section). Graduates recognise pathologies in the postpartum period, recognise the limits of their own responsibility and if necessary, call in experts from the relevant related disciplines.

Superior module:

Obstetric pathology

Module description:

Synthesis 4

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB4SY4IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

This course is used in the 4th semester for theory-practice transfer and practice-theory transfer as preparation and follow-up for the internship. Theoretical backgrounds are prepared and skills are learned in the various courses of the semester. These are primarily repetitions and application-oriented units in the setting of a learning laboratory. The skills are practiced in the synthesis and prepared for the practical skills exam. Midwifery, care and diagnostics: Midwifery: auscultation Care of women: correct application of compresses (e.g. haze compresses) and poultices, mustard flour footbath (effect and application) Birth: perineal protection in pathological processes, CSE, MBU assistance Suturing: care of the birth injury - suturing, know-how: GynZone®, episiotomy, skills: suture guidance, learning to suture on the model, episiotomy on the model, local infiltration anesthesia, wound healing control, pulling sutures, removing staples/sutures/thread of the section suture Breastfeeding: independent performance under observation

Learning Outcomes:

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 4

Module description:

Topics Specifically for Women

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB3FSTIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Developmental psychology, biography work, archetypes, myths about mothers, motherhood in a sociocultural context, realistic image of women, gender and diversity, patterns in partnership and relationships, professional relevance of domestic violence, self-reflection, working with disappointment (resource work), hierarchy, regression, ambivalence, introduction to the theory of group dynamics, further studies on transference

Learning Outcomes:

Superior module:

Midwifery 1

Module description:

Tutorial Professional Practical Training 4

Semester	4
Academic year	2
Course code	HEBB4BB4RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates deepen their practical skills based on the catalog of learning objectives (FH-Heb-AV, see Appendix 5 implemented in the program's own internship handbook) in the delivery room and in the inpatient setting. Graduates are able to practice the theoretical content of the 4th semester in practice.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 4

Module description:

Course titleSWSECTSTYPE

Accompanying seminar and Bachelor's thesis

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5BBASE
Type	SE
Kind	Bachelor thesis
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	5
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Graduates work on midwifery-specific, practice-relevant questions. After essential steps of the bachelor's thesis have already been completed in the 4th semester in the course 'Preliminary Work for the Bachelor's Thesis', the completion of the bachelor's thesis according to scientific criteria and systematic literature research with the creation of a search protocol takes place in this course.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to research current scientific findings in national and international contexts and to formulate, process, and answer research-relevant questions from their professional field. The bachelor's thesis can be developed largely independently and in accordance with the requirements of the university of applied sciences. Graduates are equipped to meet the demands of lifelong learning and continuing education obligations, with a focus on continuously adapting to medical-scientific as well as social-scientific findings to ensure the quality of professional practice and contribute to the further development of the midwifery profession. They are capable of selecting and applying relevant scientific research methods as well as preparing the collected data to answer the questions and subsequently elucidating scientific findings and phenomena for professional and knowledge advancement.

Superior module:

Applied Scientific Methods 2

Module description:

Students are able to describe the origin and development of scientific disciplines and discuss them within the context of midwifery science. They are capable of naming the unique characteristics of associated professions and their significance for the discipline of midwifery. They can name the most important theories, methods and publications of professional relevance. The students are able to describe methods used in the social sciences and the perspectives of empirical social research, have detailed knowledge of the various research designs used in social and natural sciences and their areas of application for the midwife profession and specifically for developing their second bachelor thesis.

Forensic Aspects of Midwifery Care

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5FAHVO
Type	VO
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Goals of documentation in midwifery care, criteria of good documentation, developing and revising standards, documentation in various fields, dealing with mistakes, assistance in dealing with liability and claims within the jurisdiction of criminal law, midwifery and consultant fields.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present the forensic challenges with regard to correct midwife documentation in clinical and non-clinical settings, discuss the forensic-legal situation in Austria and safely put the findings into practice.

Superior module:

Midwifery 2

Module description:

Graduates are able to discuss the historical and expected future development of out-of-hospital midwifery in Austria based on scientific findings. Challenges and opportunities can be presented in detail. Graduates are qualified to carry out the midwifery therapeutic process in out-of-hospital midwifery. They can independently assess and treat birth injuries. Graduates critically engage with developments relevant to their field of work. Graduates are capable of representing the forensic challenges regarding correct midwifery documentation in both clinical and out-of-hospital settings, discussing the forensic-legal situation in Austria, and confidently applying these insights in practice. Graduates are able to recognize possible pre- and peripartum irregularities in the context of birth support and respond appropriately.

Freelance Midwife Employment

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5FHEIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3
ECTS Credits	3
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

The tradition and field of work for freelance midwives in Austria, the present state and sociocultural context, holistic midwifery care, home delivery assistance: prerequisites, organisation, documentation, special features, opportunities and limitations. Introduction to care (sutures) of episiotomies and perineal tears by the midwife, scientific findings on out-of-the hospital obstetrics, (transfer) concepts of safe and personally chosen obstetric care, preparation, consultation, contract, equipment, course of events, grey areas, dealing with special situations, birth injuries and their treatment, special constellations of out-of-the hospital postpartum care, differential diagnoses using out-of-hospital resources. Skills: Water birth, obstetric simulation.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to discuss the historical and future expected development of out-of-hospital midwifery in Austria based on scientific findings. Challenges and opportunities can be presented in detail. Graduates are qualified to conduct the midwife therapeutic process in out-of-hospital midwifery. They can independently assess and treat birth injuries. Graduates engage analytically and critically with field-related developments.

Superior module:

Midwifery 2

Module description:

Health Promotion

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5GFÖIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	3
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Relevant references to selected aspects of public health (screenings, vaccinations, preventive examinations, primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, specifically prenatal diagnostics and their effects on public and personal health), interdisciplinary collaboration in the implementation of the current Public Health Act or Healthcare Act; cross-cutting issues with social work: domestic violence, pregnancy and addiction (e.g. alcohol), mother or parental counseling, multi-problem families, selected topics in women's health, bio-psycho-social relationships in women's health, psychosomatics, etc.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present, analyse and specifically implement occupation-specific concepts of health promotion and prevention. They are able to name occupation-specific requirements from the Austrian healthcare system and derive effects on the individual occupational and personal groups. Graduates are able to competently inform women and families, particularly with regard to sexuality, conception regulation and family planning, thereby enabling them to make personal, informed decisions. They are able to comprehensively explain the terms psychosomatics and trauma counselling and can apply this knowledge in midwifery therapy work. Graduates will be able to assess the impact of the risk concept. They can provide evidence-based information on various screening examinations in women's lives. They will be able to discuss the supervision of the exogestation with a focus on postnatal recovery in theoretical and practical terms. Graduates can create and implement an evidence-based, methodically and didactically coherent parenting course concept.

Superior module:

Socratic Method

Module description:

Students are able to describe, analyse and selectively implement professionally relevant concepts of health promotion and preventive medicine. They are capable of naming professionally relevant standards of the Austrian health system and infer their effect on individual professions or a specific group of persons. Students are capable of competently furnishing women and/or families with information especially in the areas of sexuality, conception and family planning in order to enable individual and informed decisions. They are capable of comprehensively explaining the meanings of the terms psychosomatic and trauma counselling and can implement this knowledge in their therapeutic work as a midwife. Students can assess the implications of the concept of risk. They can give evidence-base information on diverse screening tests needed during a womans life. Supervision of the exterior gestation period with emphasis on pelvic floor exercises can be described theoretically as well as in practice. Students can develop and implement an evidence-based, methodically didactic and cleverly constructed course concept for expectant parents.

Mandatory internship 5

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5PR5IT
Type	IT
Kind	Internship (S)
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	14
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Practical implementation of previously taught theory according to target objectives is continually built up upon, deepened and practiced in the practical training positions. Students can implement comprehensive, patient-oriented salutophysiological maternity care. They recognize deviations from the norm and complications and can take appropriate measures and work in close collaboration with physicians. They continually implement therapeutic procedures of midwifery. In the elective professional practical training the relevant skills needed for a future career path or to compose the bachelor thesis can be acquired. Various visits and internships to professionally relevant facilities deepen their knowledge of related domains, for example youth welfare services.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to provide care, counselling and nursing for pregnant women, women in labour and women who have and the newborn and infant largely independently and in a process-orientated manner, to assess the regular course of pregnancy, birth, puerperium and breastfeeding as well as the healthy development of the newborn and infant, and breastfeeding as well as the healthy development of the newborn and infant and to take measures appropriate to the situation. They are able to use medicines in accordance with legal requirements. Graduates are able to make obstetric decisions and to argue for them.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 5

Module description:

Students are capable of giving responsible and process-oriented care, counselling and nursing to expectant mothers and their babies before, during and in the period following birth, can assess the progress of a normal pregnancy, birth and period following birth as well as the development of the newborn and infant and set measures appropriate to the situation. They are capable of utilizing medicaments according to legal regulations. The students are capable of making obstetric decisions and supporting and justifying their decisions. They are capable of recognizing their own ambivalences as well as those of others and dealing with them in a transparent manner. Their own experiences can be reflected on taking common mechanisms of defence into consideration.

Obstetric emergencies

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB4GNFIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Obstetric emergencies in mother and child and their management (e.g. shoulder dystocia, atony, eclampsia etc.) as well as relevant medication, acute caesarean section, escalation and basic rules of de-escalation, non-violent communication, stress management and professional communication, practical exercises in small groups on the topics of emergency, emergency communication in the team and affected persons, documentation, stress management; knowledge including algorithms of first aid and ERC is assumed. Skills: Simulation of emergencies.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to recognize possible pre- and peripartum irregularities in the context of obstetric care and to act appropriately while maintaining the limits of personal responsibility. Against the background of a responsible and ethically reflected professional attitude, they are able to communicate efficiently with all those involved. They apply their knowledge of conflicts and communication with confidence. They are able to name the indications, contraindications and modes of action of the main pharmaceuticals relevant in the pre- and peripartum period. They are able to recognize peripartum emergencies and act accordingly; they are proficient in the resuscitation of mother and child.

Superior module:

Midwifery 2

Module description:

Parent Education 2

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5EB2IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Development of an evidence-based methodological and didactical concept for parent education before and after birth with special attention paid to teaching in a versatile and encouraging manner: In-class presentations. The parent education concepts are resource oriented, strengthen the sense of participant coherence and impart in depth information.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to present, analyse and specifically implement profession-specific concepts of health promotion and prevention. The supervision of the exogestation with a focus on regression can be discussed theoretically and practically. Graduates will be able to create and implement an evidence-based, methodically and didactically structured concept.

Superior module:

Socratic Method

Module description:

Professional Midwifery

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5PHHPS
Type	PS
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Development of scientific professionalism, demarcations and overlaps, the doula phenomenon, trans- and interdisciplinarity, development of midwifery science, source and reference sciences, natural sciences, social sciences and theology and their sub-areas relevant to midwives (especially psychotherapy, physiotherapy, social work), development of new disciplines; theories, methods and publications in midwifery science, researchers.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates will be able to describe the emergence and development of scientific disciplines and discuss them in relation to midwifery science. They are able to name unique features of neighbouring professional fields and derive their significance for the midwifery discipline. They will be able to name key theories, methods and publications related to the profession.

Superior module:

Socratic Method

Module description:

Synthesis 5

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5SY5IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

This course serves in the 5th semester for the transfer of theory to practice and vice versa as preparation for and follow-up of the internship. Theoretical backgrounds are prepared in the various courses of the semester, and skills are learned. This primarily involves repetitions and application-oriented units in the setting of a learning lab. In the synthesis, the skills are practiced and prepared for the practical skills examination. In this semester, simulation training begins, where complex action sequences ¿ particularly in emergency situations of obstetrics ¿ are trained in a realistic manner. Appropriate briefings and debriefings, instruction, observation, and individual feedback support the learning success of the students. Midwifery, nursing, and diagnostics: independent execution under observation. Birth: water birth know-how and skills, simulation of emergencies. Suturing: independent execution of suturing/removal under observation.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are capable of transferring the theoretical content to the skills to be learned. Skills are practiced and applied in a simulation training, boundaries of one¿s own abilities are recognized, and situation-appropriate consequences are drawn.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 5

Module description:

Tutorial Professional Practical Training 5

Semester	5
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB5BB5RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates deepen their knowledge of the catalogue of learning objectives (FH-Heb-AV, see Annex 5 implemented in the programme's own internship handbook) to deepen their practical skills in the delivery room and in the inpatient setting, as well as in the elective internship. Graduates are able to practically apply the theoretical practice the theoretical content of the 5th semester.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 5

Module description:

Course titleSWSECTSTYPE

Applied Midwifery Science

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6AHWIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	6
ECTS Credits	6
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Practical-theoretical review through all job-relevant subject areas, complex and practice-oriented case analyses, clinical reasoning (including team dynamics, decision-making processes, etc.), ecological sustainability in obstetrics, resource-saving design of living and working environments, and prompting reflection on one's own actions. Skills: Masterclass, interdisciplinary case work, simulation training.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to independently and safely carry out the midwife therapeutic process. They can identify the responsibilities of adjacent professional groups and implement the necessary measures through multiprofessional collaboration, utilizing their communicative and organizational skills. They are capable of working according to professional, economic, and ecological principles.

Superior module:

Networking in Midwifery

Module description:

Commissioned bachelor examination

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6KBPBP
Type	BP
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	2
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Semesters 1 to 6, in-depth engagement with the topic of the bachelor's thesis, connection to relevant reference disciplines.

Learning Outcomes:

Positive completion of the Bachelor's examination and receipt of the professional licence.

Superior module:

Applied Scientific Methods 3

Module description:

Students are capable of adapting to the demands of lifelong learning and a professional obligation to further education and training under the aspect of the continual need to assimilate medical and social science findings in order to guarantee professional quality and contribute to the advancement of the midwife profession. They are capable of selecting and implementing relevant scientific methods of research and are capable of processing the compiled data to generate answers to research questions. They can subsequently harness the scientific findings and phenomenon in order to advance professional and scientific development. Students are capable of managing the planning, performing and analysing individually selected topics. In so doing they focus on flawless empirical work using an appropriate method, on the utilization of sound scientific principles with intense concentration on the professional implementation possibilities of such information. Acting as a constructive critic for team members, students are able to reflect on the work of others and utilize advantageous group processes for scientific work.

Current professional development and representation

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6ABRIT
Type	IT
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	1.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

In each year of training (ABJ 1, 2, 3) 0.5 ECTS, corresponding to 12.5 full hours for the course Current Professional Development and Representation: AB1 0.5 ECTS 12.5 full hours (representation in quarter hours possible) AB2 0.5 ECTS 12.5 full hours (representation in quarter hours possible) AB3 0.5 ECTS 12.5 full hours (representation in quarter hours possible) Total 1.5 ECTS 37.5 full hours - Participation in further training: Continuing education recognized by the Austrian Midwives' Association (ÖHG) with training points - Congresses with specific content (confirmation of recognition), for example, ÖGGG Congress - Presentation of the midwifery program at events of FH Salzburg: at least once during the studies: Info Saturday, Open-house, Info Session (online, including preparation/adaptation of the presentation), career information fairs (students at the FH Salzburg booth), - Peer teaching in the learning lab: at least once during the study program - Student representation, representation of the degree program, max. 10 hours, exempt from information about the degree program) hours per academic year: FH College, departmental college, elected class representative - Interdisciplinary and interprofessional networking: Change.Climate.Resilience, Kaming talks in the GW area and throughout FH Salzburg, - Offers from FH Salzburg: inaugural lectures, GW bachelor presentations - Internationalization: participation in internationalization measures, international congresses - Further opportunities: involvement in research projects, support for "Studying Trying Out", responsible for social media work (e.g. creating reels about the degree program or midwifery for publication on the GW account)

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to recognize and apply the importance of lifelong learning and representation in the field of midwifery, improving knowledge, qualifications, and competences in various areas such as personal, civic, social, or employment-related perspectives.

Superior module:

Networking in Midwifery

Module description:

Freelance Profession and Principles of Business Management

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6FBWIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

The course provides fundamental knowledge on founding a practice, public relations, accounting, tax law, and commercial social security. Additionally, legal and economic aspects such as loan agreements, land registers, copyright/license law, and GDPR are covered. Students will learn the organizational and business principles for self-employment in the healthcare sector.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates understand the legal and economic foundations of freelance professional practice, including practice establishment, tax law, and social security. They can derive relevant steps for their own professional practice and recognize the importance of public relations for successful self-employment.

Superior module:

Networking in Midwifery

Module description:

Interprofessional Case Work

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB4IFAIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

The course addresses interprofessional case discussions as a problem-solving approach in healthcare. Students work on case studies, reflect on disciplinary logics, and discuss profession-related challenges to enhance common understanding and improve interdisciplinary collaboration. Topics include pathological manifestations, diagnostics, therapy, ethics, etc.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates can conduct interprofessional case discussions justifiably, argue for profession-specific measures, and develop diagnostic-therapeutic concepts within a team. They are familiar with the fields of activity of non-physician health professions and current recommendations for decision-making.

Superior module:

Networking in Midwifery

Module description:

Mandatory internship 6

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6PR6IT
Type	IT
Kind	Internship (S)
Language of instruction	German
SWS	0
ECTS Credits	13
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

In the elective professional practical training the relevant skills needed for a future career path or to compose the bachelor thesis can be acquired. Students can increasingly assume autonomous care of both woman giving birth and key persons accompanying them during the entire delivery process including the possible development of complications. In close collaboration with the midwife and in cooperation with an interdisciplinary team skills are practiced and reflected upon. Autonomously assuming their role as a midwife under supervision is supported during practical training as well as via supervision counselling and future autonomous work is prepared for.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to conduct the midwifery therapeutic process based on professional and scientific knowledge and experiences. They are able to analyze, reflect on, and independently develop appropriate solutions to situations. They can act according to professional, economic, and ecological principles. Graduates acquire routine and competence in managing the complex everyday professional life of a midwife. Specific, individually necessary or desired additional competencies can be acquired through a targeted choice of elective practical internships.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 6

Module description:

Students are capable of performing therapeutic procedures of midwifery based on professional and scientific findings and experiences. They are capable of analysing procedures, to reflect and develop solution approaches appropriate to the situation. They can act in accordance with professional codes and economic and ecological principles. Completion of this course enables students to acquire routine and expertise in coping with the complex professional daily life of a midwife. Specific, individually necessary or desired supplemental skills can be acquired by selectively choosing an elective professional practical training.

Open Window

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6OWIIL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	English
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	1
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Individually designed further education and training options for individual students or groups amounting to 2 semester credit hours.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates of this module are able to recognize and apply the importance of lifelong learning in the field of midwifery. They can meet the requirements of lifelong learning and continuing education obligations in light of a continuous adaptation to medical and scientific findings in order to ensure the quality of professional practice and can contribute to the further development of the midwifery profession.

Superior module:

Networking in Midwifery

Module description:

Poster design and Bachelor presentation

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6PBPSE
Type	SE
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	2
ECTS Credits	3
Examination character	final

Lecture content:

Structure, criteria and implementation of a scientific poster, poster presentation, introduction to publications, conception, organisation and implementation of a specialist training course, introduction and presentation of the Bachelor's thesis to a specialist audience.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are capable of presenting and discussing the results of their bachelor's thesis to a professional audience in a scientifically correct manner. They can enhance the presentation with various media. They are able to utilize scientific knowledge and phenomena for professional and academic development. They know the criteria for specialist training and are able to organise and carry it out.

Superior module:

Applied Scientific Methods 3

Module description:

Psychosocial Developmental Processes 2

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6PE2RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Disbandment of the group, reflection on changes and development processes, career resources

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates know their personal resources and limitations with regard to their professional activities and are aware of the value of professional networking.

Superior module:

Networking in Midwifery

Module description:

Synthesis 6

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6SY6IL
Type	IL
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

In simulation training, complex actions - especially in emergency situations in obstetrics - are trained in a realistic manner. Corresponding briefing and debriefing, guidance, observation, and individual feedback support the learning success of the students. The so-called 'Masterclass' is offered as a perfection course in various areas of midwifery work and is addressed through problem-based learning cases and practical examples in the practice-theory transfer. Midwifery, nursing, and diagnostics: Simulated client consultations and case development in preparation for the bachelor¿s exam. Birth and postpartum including breastfeeding: Discussion of previous experiences with an experienced midwife/educator, also referred to as a perfection course or 'Masterclass.' Interdisciplinary case work.

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to classify their own experiences, define measures, analyze, reflect, and independently develop appropriate solutions to situations. Limitations of their own abilities are recognized, and appropriate consequences are drawn.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 6

Module description:

Tutorial Professional Practical Training 6

Semester	6
Academic year	3
Course code	HEBB6BB6RC
Type	RC
Kind	Compulsory
Language of instruction	German
SWS	1
ECTS Credits	0.5
Examination character	immanent

Lecture content:

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates are able to analyse and reflect on measures and independently develop solutions appropriate to the situation.

Superior module:

Professional Practical Training 6

Module description:

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Semester	Semesters 1, 3, 5: courses held only in winter semester (mid-September to end of January), Semesters 2, 4, 6: courses held only in summer semester (mid-February to end of June)
SWS	weekly contact hours over 14 weeks in semester (example SWS 2 equals 28 contact hours for the whole course
ECTS Credits	Work load in ECTS credits, 1 ECTS credit equals an estimated 25 hours of work for the student
Type	BP = Bachelor final exam DP/MP = Master final exam IL = Lecture with integrated project work IT = Individual training/phases LB = Lab (session) PS = Pro-seminar PT = Project RC = Course with integrated reflective practice RE = Revision course SE = Seminar TU = Tutorial UB = Practice session/Subject practical sessions VO = Lecture

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