2025
Pre-Hospital Care for Pregnant Women in Labor
Name: Pre-Hospital Care for Pregnant Women in Labor
Code: ENF16140O
2 ECTS
Duration: 1 weeks/52 hours
Scientific Area:
Nursing
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: B-learning
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
At the end of the course, participants are expected to be able to:
Recognize warning signs and identify urgent obstetric situations in a pre-hospital setting, based on fundamental knowledge.
Apply basic stabilization interventions for the pregnant woman and/or newborn, within their scope of practice.
Ensure the safe and appropriate transport of the mother/newborn dyad to the hospital, in coordination with healthcare services.
Communicate effectively, empathetically, and in a humanized manner with the woman and her family, providing emotional support.
Communicate within the emergency team (intra-team) and with the hospital medical team, conveying relevant information about the clinical status of the dyad.
Recognize warning signs and identify urgent obstetric situations in a pre-hospital setting, based on fundamental knowledge.
Apply basic stabilization interventions for the pregnant woman and/or newborn, within their scope of practice.
Ensure the safe and appropriate transport of the mother/newborn dyad to the hospital, in coordination with healthcare services.
Communicate effectively, empathetically, and in a humanized manner with the woman and her family, providing emotional support.
Communicate within the emergency team (intra-team) and with the hospital medical team, conveying relevant information about the clinical status of the dyad.
Contents
Module 1 ? Fundamentals of Emergency Obstetrics
Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system
Initial assessment of the pregnant patient: ABCDE approach adapted to the obstetric context
Neonatal immediate assessment and care
Principles of the physiology of labor
Module 2 ? Simulation of Physiological and Emergency Obstetric Situations using the Victoria Birthing® Simulator
Normal (eutocic) delivery in an ambulance or unexpected setting
Premature rupture of membranes
Preterm labor
Management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
Application of the Victoria Birthing® simulator in training scenarios
Module 3 ? Obstetric Emergencies during Labor: Simulation with the Victoria Birthing® Model, Team Performance and Communication
Shoulder dystocia: recognition and basic maneuvers
Umbilical cord prolapse: immediate response
Breech presentations
Postpartum hemorrhage: immediate management
Multidisciplinary teamwork simulation (role-playing)
Structured communication with the
Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system
Initial assessment of the pregnant patient: ABCDE approach adapted to the obstetric context
Neonatal immediate assessment and care
Principles of the physiology of labor
Module 2 ? Simulation of Physiological and Emergency Obstetric Situations using the Victoria Birthing® Simulator
Normal (eutocic) delivery in an ambulance or unexpected setting
Premature rupture of membranes
Preterm labor
Management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
Application of the Victoria Birthing® simulator in training scenarios
Module 3 ? Obstetric Emergencies during Labor: Simulation with the Victoria Birthing® Model, Team Performance and Communication
Shoulder dystocia: recognition and basic maneuvers
Umbilical cord prolapse: immediate response
Breech presentations
Postpartum hemorrhage: immediate management
Multidisciplinary teamwork simulation (role-playing)
Structured communication with the
Teaching Methods
This course, supported by the MedTech-Next Project, incorporates the use of advanced technological resources, namely digital environments and technology platforms applied to training. The course is delivered in a blended learning (b-learning) format. The methodology includes theoretical lectures, analysis and discussion of clinical cases, and simulation of clinical scenarios using the Victoria Birthing simulation model. For the simulation sessions, the will be divided into two groups of 10 students each.
Assessment
The assessment will be carried out through a test on the Moodle platform, consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions, with a minimum requirement of 70% correct answers
Teaching Staff
- Maria da Luz Ferreira Barros [responsible]
Certificações
