Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Resmiye KAYA ODABAŞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Explain the concept of culture and the relationship between health.
2) Explain the impact of culture on health and illness.
3) Explain the importance of the cultural approach in the midwifery care.
4) Sensitive to the cultural characteristics of the community living in the individual's care.
5) Comment the cultural structures, values, beliefs and traditions, customs the impact of an individual's life.
6) Develops the ability to meet the needs of individual, family and community taking into account the relationship between with change of culture.
7) Explain the cross-cultural care models.
8) The goals to improve basic health indicators
9) It works to protect and improve maternal and child health with culturally sensitive holistic care.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Program Competencies

Learning Outcomes

No relation

High

Middle

High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

there is not

Course Contents

Concept of culture, cultural structure, importance of culture in health, intercultural midwifery care, cultural differences, values ??and beliefs, relation with the culture of infertility, importance of culture in women's health, traditional practices in the pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium and neonatal period, sexuality, sexual health and cultural approaches, relationship between culture and change, cross-cultural care models

Weekly Schedule

1) Dating - The aim of lesson - Explanation of course content - Introducing the objects of the lesson
2) - Concept of Culture
3) - Concept of Health and Disease - Interaction of Health, Disease and Culture
4) Intercultural Communication (Values, Beliefs, Traditions and Customs, Cultural Structures, Attitudes, Prejudices and Discriminations)
5) - Concept of Intercultural Midwifery - Cultural Approach to Midwifery Care. and Its Importance
6) Cross-Cultural Care Models
7) Cultural Practices / Approaches Towards Pregnancy
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Cultural Practices / Approaches Towards Birth
10) Cultural Practices / Approaches in the Postpartum Period
11) Newborn Period and Cultural Practices / Approaches
12) Reproductive Health and Culture
13) Infertility and Culture
14) Culture and Change
15) Case discussions, transfer of observations, group work on intercultural midwifery care
16) Final examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Role Playing
6) Simulation
7) Brain Storming
8) Case Study
9) Self Study
10) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Transcultural Midwifery	EBE253	Elective	Bachelor's degree	2	Fall	5