SPD709 - BREAST FEEDING
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREAST FEEDING | SPD709 | 1st Semester | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Observation Problem Solving Brain Storming | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. S. Songül Yalçın, Prof. Dr. Kadriye Yurdakök | |||||
| Course objective | To define and manage breastfeeding counselling | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Breastfeeding evaluation, Breastfeeding problems. Breatfeeding history, how to inncrease breastmilk, breastmilk insufficiency. | |||||
| References | 1. American Academy of Pediatrics, Work Group on Breastfeeding: Breasfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics 1997;100:1035. 2. World Health Organization CDD Programme, Unicef, Breastfeeding Counselling A Training Course, Director's Guide WHO/CDR/93.3, Unicef/Nut/93.1 3. Lawrence, Ruth A. Breastfeeding: A guide for the medical profession. Third Edition 1989. The C.V. Mosby Company, 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63146, USA. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Recent advances in breast feeding |
| Week 2 | Breastfeeding practices in the World and in Turkey |
| Week 3 | How does breasfeeding work? Assessment of breastfeeding |
| Week 4 | How to breastfeed: Breastfeeding positions |
| Week 5 | Effective listening and learning skills |
| Week 6 | Building confidence and giving support |
| Week 7 | Taking a breastfeeding history |
| Week 8 | Common breast problems |
| Week 9 | Hand expression and storage of breastmilk |
| Week 10 | Not enough milk, crying,rejection of breast |
| Week 11 | Inceasing breast milk, relactation, continue breastfeeding |
| Week 12 | Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, How to imrove breastfeeding status in our country |
| Week 13 | Breastfeeding of low birt weight and sick infants |
| Week 14 | Course exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 12 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 12 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 12 | 6 | 72 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 50 | 24 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Gains evidence based advanced academic knowledge and skills in the field of social pediatrics when planning, intervening, and assessing well-being, quality of life, health, development, and disease in child health in an integrated and holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Performs independent researches based on evidence, presents them to international and national platforms. | X | ||||
| 3. Gains the skills and attitudes to be a consultant, clinician, manager, and researcher. | X | ||||
| 4. Acts to protect the ethical values, standards and professional independency. | X | ||||
| 5. Works in a multidisciplinary approach with all stake holders including service receivers and providers. | X | ||||
| 6. Acts within the principle of life-long learning, and teaching to develop and improve quality of social pediatric services to meet the needs of the society | X | ||||
| 7. Critisizes self knowledge, develop skills in advocating, improving and representing social pediatrics. | X | ||||
| 8. Actively takes part in development, and implementation, of national and international policies to improve the rights of disadvantaged children and communities. | |||||
| 9. Analyses the effects of cultural, physical, economical, social, political, geographical, and demographic factors on personal activities, and educates the public to improve the health of the community. | X | ||||
| 10. Accesses to variety of information sources on current social pediatric practices, and proposes new, innovative solutions. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest