Post Graduate Diploma in Mother and Child Health

Global Institute of Health Science is a pioneer in health science education especially in distance & online education. Global Institute of Health Science is the INDIA’s first Online Institute and an ISO 9001:2008 Certified health science Institute, also certified with copyright approval from MHRD (Higher Education) Government of INDIA. GIHS have certification from UK for Quality Control Management System.

Syllabus

· Introduction to Mother & Child Health

· Child Psychology

· Mental Development of Mother & Child

· Pregnancy Education

Philosophy, goals, Concepts, theories, principles and standards of care

Anatomy and physiology

Sexuality / Menstrual cycle

Responsible parenthood / Theories and principles of growth and development

· Pregnancy-Antepartum

Stages of fetal development

Signs and symptoms of pregnancy

Nursing care

Birth setting and alternative methods of delivery

Physiological and psychological changes of pregnancy

Needs of pregnant women

Danger signs and symptoms

Complications of pregnancy

· Pregnancy-Intrapartum

Theories of labor

Components of labor: 3 P-s

Nursing care during labor

Analgesia and anesthesia of labor and delivery

Complications of labor and delivery

· Postpartum and Newborn

Placental stage

Nursing care of the mother

Nursing care of the newborn

Breast feeding/rooming-in

Complications of postpartum

· Puerperium and Infancy

Involution

Care of the mother

Physical, motor, cognitive, psycho-social and language development

Well-baby care

Nutrition, immunization, play activities

Common problems/disorders of infancy

· Toddler

Physical, motor, cognitive, psycho-social, language and moral development

Toilet training

Well-baby care

Nutrition, immunization, play activities

Common problems/disorders of toddlers

· Pre-Schooler/Schooler

Physical, cognitive, psycho-social and moral development

Sibling rivalry

Play activities

Sex education

Common problems/disorders of preschooler/schooler

· Pre-adolescent/Adolescent

Physical, psycho-social and moral development

Sex characteristics

Needs and tasks

Common problems/disorders of pre-adolescent/adolescent

· Problems/Disorders in Children

Prematurity

Congenital malformations

Nephrotic Syndrome

Metabolic disturbances

Infectious diseases

· Problem/Disorders in Mothers including gynecologic disorders

High risk maternal conditions

Pregnancy related conditions

Metabolic, cardiac, hematologic aberrations in pregnancy

Menopause

Cellular aberrations of the reproductive organs

Degenerative disorders of women