Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
Kleinhoefstraat 4, B - 2440 Geel
014 56 23 10
URL: http://www.khkempen.be/khk04/eng/opleidingen/bachelor/Midwifery.asp
Datum: 20 mei 2012
Kleinhoefstraat 4
2440 Geel
014 56 23 10
info@khk.be
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Midwifery (Campus Lier and Turnhout)
Midwifery
About Midwifery
A midwife is considered as the specialist in the normal pregnancy and the normal delivery. She has become the professional in guiding the young parents and also the newborn through their first weeks.
Preventative measures, early detection of risks for the mother and the child, planning care by specialists and emergency actions are part of this responsibility. In the field of problematic reproduction she has a supporting and assisting role towards medical specialists.
The midwife has an important responsibility in health promotion regarding women, families and the community. She performs education sessions regarding human reproduction, guidance on the reproduction process and prepares for parenthood.
Legally, the midwife has medical authority in normal obstetrics and nursing authority in the pathological obstetrics, neonatology and reproductive medicine. Independently, and as a part of her responsibility she makes obstetrical diagnosis, supervises healthy pregnant women, performs normal deliveries, and cares for the mother and child in the normal postpartum.
At Kempen University College you can take the three-year Bachelor programme of Midwifery. After the Bachelor of Midwifery you can enrol in the Academic Master of Midwifery programme.
Midwifery
Course content
During the first year you study biomedical sciences extensively with an emphasis on normal obstetrics and neonatology. Health sciences, nursing and psychosocial studies complete the curriculum.
The second year will bring you in dept studies of these subjects. Problematic obstetrics, gynaecology and neonatology are extensively treated.
The third year emphasizes on the one hand high risk pregnancies and newborns and on the other hand on obstetrics in home care situations.
Work placement
During the first year, you will have the opportunity to bring your skills into practice in maternity wards and more general wards. In the second year, the work placements are organized in delivery departments and specialized departments. During the third year you will have a large amount of work placements in and outside hospitals.
Job opportunities
- Obstetric and neonatology departments
- Home care
- Pre- and postnatal policlinics
- Fertility departments
- Departments for prenatal and natal diagnostics
- Education
- Public institutions
- Private and semi-governmental institutions