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Not offered in 2020
Unit description
Explores the naturopathic approach to fertility, pre-conception care, pregnancy, breastfeeding and post-partum health. The unit combines naturopathic knowledge and clinical practice to these reproductive phases and processes alongside a modern physiological understanding and an evidence-based approach. The unit covers infertility, managing pregnancy, assisting breastfeeding and maintaining post-partum health.
Unit content
Topic 1: Overview of reproductive health and causes of infertility and complications of pregnancy
Topic 2: Naturopathic approach to fertility and pregnancy
Topic 3: Influences on reproductive health and pre-conception healthcare
Topic 4: Recognising acute emergencies
Topic 5: Managing infertility in women and men
Topic 6: Managing health during pregnancy and post-partum, and assisting breastfeeding.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate a critical understanding of normal reproductive health across the female lifespan | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | critically describe the traditional naturopathic approach to fertility and pregnancy | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 3 | describe the major causes of infertility and the complications of pregnancy | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | reflect and critically evaluate the efficacy and safety of naturopathic approaches to the management of infertility and pregnancy and the post-partum period | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 5 | outline the practical application of an evidence-based approach to fertility and pregnancy | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a critical understanding of normal reproductive health across the female lifespan
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- critically describe the traditional naturopathic approach to fertility and pregnancy
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- describe the major causes of infertility and the complications of pregnancy
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- reflect and critically evaluate the efficacy and safety of naturopathic approaches to the management of infertility and pregnancy and the post-partum period
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- outline the practical application of an evidence-based approach to fertility and pregnancy
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
Teaching and assessment
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