380.661.01 CLINICAL ASPECTS OF MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH

Presents morbidity and mortality in the mother, fetus, and newborn and the health care practices utilized to prevent, diagnose, and treat this morbidity. Guest speakers in clinical care present lectures from the clinical perspective; course instructors present the public health perspective.

Students will be able to: 1. describe the commonly used as well as state of the art health care interventions to prevent, diagnose and treat morbidity in the mother, fetus and newborn. 2. articulate the public health perspective on health care interventions to prevent, diagnose and treat morbidity in the mother, fetus and newborn. 3. undertake a critical review of the evidence regarding the effectiveness of a selected intervention to prevent, diagnose or treat morbidity in the mother, fetus or newborn.