300
Evidence-based practice in health care is an emerging model for examining the validity of common practices in health care. This course uses a hierarchy of evidence to guide students in the first two terms in the research process on specific issues in maternal child health, and to integrate evidence into clinical practice. (Must be taken in the first or second term of enrollment.)
5
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 322L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 322
This course explores international public health perspectives and recommendations regarding the role of nutrition from preconception through pregnancy, the postpartum period, and early childhood. Students will also examine current nutrition trends affecting women and children.
5
Prerequisites
MCH 223
Corequisites
MCH 323L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 323
This course explores the clinical skills and strategies used to solve breastfeeding issues. Students examine and apply a problem-solving model to case studies involving complex issues by collecting history, describing assessment, distinguishing symptoms from problems, and proposing and evaluating solutions for identified problems.
5
Prerequisites
MCH 220
Corequisites
MCH 324L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 324
Through readings and critical examination, the student will explore social and cultural issues in health care related to disparities of care, ethics, systems of power, social justice and diversity in health care systems. Through analysis and self-reflection, students will consider ways providers can enhance community health through improved communication and relationships between themselves and families as they work in the field of Maternal Child Health.
5
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 325L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 325
This course explores classic and current research surrounding the impact that conception, pregnancy, labor and childbirth may have on the development of the maternal child relationship. This course will explore the transformational aspects of birth as well as the consequences of pregnancy and birth events through theories of grief and loss including infertility, perinatal loss, childbirth interventions and unexpected birth outcomes.
5
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 327L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 327
This course will address the characteristics, organizational skills and clinical skills necessary to open and successfully operate community-based support for maternal child health. Existing models will be presented and evaluated for their advantages, disadvantages, potential client populations and settings for women and young children. Students will examine legal and ethical issues, professional standards and practical skills that need to be considered for developing a community support system.
5
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 328L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 328
This course is designed to meet the unique needs of the Professional Lactation Supporter as well as those intending to enter the field. Focusing on the policies, principles and practices that constitute the field of evidence-based breastfeeding and human lactation care, students will investigate and appraise historical and contemporary issues within the context of becoming a competent, self-reflective practitioner in a global, interdisciplinary community.
5
Prerequisites
MCH 220 and MCH 322
Corequisites
MCH 329L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 329
This course describes the causes, consequences of and treatment options for postpartum mood disorders. It will describe the three-part stress response, and how maternal stress and inflammation increase the risk of depression and other mood disorders. In addition, a range of complementary and alternative treatments will be described and the impact of treatment on breastfeeding will be discussed.
5
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 380L
Students will engage in lab activities related to the didactic course.
1
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
MCH 280L
This course examines the professional, academic, and social significance of Maternal Child Health: Human Consulting Lactation. The course has an applied component that is designed by the student in collaboration with the instructor. Application occurs in developing an educational product for expectant/breastfeeding families or the care providers serving childbearing families. Other coursework examines health care systems and social and ethical factors impacting the delivery of lactation care in the United States.
3
Prerequisites
MCH 220 and MCH 322. Note: This course can replace the internship/practicum requirement for graduation from the MCH program upon approval of program director. (This course will meet the internship/practicum requirement for MCH majors who live in a state without internship options.)
Corequisites
None