Antepartum: Clinical

This course covers the broad scope of prenatal care and includes: The history and physical examination techniques aimed at understanding the normal parameters of pregnancy and recognizing any deviations from normal in the pregnant woman/family or her fetus; the physiological, social, emotional, and educational components of antepartum care; and clinical practice that includes nurse-midwifery management of the care of the normal antepartum woman/family, screening for high risk pregnancies, and co-management or referral of high-risk pregnancies.