This may be a research paper, community health or related policy paper or the student may participate in research in process at Baylor. All clinical courses involve 2-4 hours a week in lecture. Weekly supervised clinical practice varies with each course according to the semester hour allotment. Since the clinical practice settings are only available on certain days, it is necessary for students to plan other activities around the times they are assigned to clinical. Clinical experiences, especially intrapartum, utilize days, evenings, nights, and weekends.
Objectives Manage the primary health care needs of essentially normal women.
Evaluate intrauterine fetal development and manage the care of the normal newborn during the first six weeks of life. Develop and provide consumer education for health promotion, maintenance, and disease prevention on an individual or group basis. Assume the role and responsibilities of Nurse-Midwifery practice. Utilize knowledge of community health principles to provide care for individuals, particularly women in under-served populations, and to identify the need and available resources in the community. Participate in the research process, identify factors to consider when critically reading research articles, and utilize research findings.