Certificate In Midwifery
Updated Curriculum Year One Semester One
Updated Curriculum Year One Semester Two
Updated Curriculum Year Two Semester One
- CM 221: Midwifery II & Tropical medicine
Midwifery ll
Topic: Abnormal pregnancy, labor and puerperium
Sub Topic: Bleeding in early pregnancy
Sub Topic: Bleeding in late pregnancy
Sub Topic: Medical disorders during pregnancy
Sub Topic: Malpresentations/malpositions
Sub Topic: Prolonged pregnancy
Sub Topic: Prolonged labor
Sub Topic: Obstetrical operations
Sub Topic: Assisted deliveries
Sub Topic: Abnormal 3rd stage
Sub Topic: Abnormal puerperium
Sub Topic: Obstetrical emergencies
Tropical medicine
- Introduction to communicable diseases
- Diseases transmission cycle
- Epidemiology of diseases
- Gastroenteritis
- Measles
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- Leprosy
- Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
- Helminthic diseases (Intestinal worms)
- Onchocerciasis (River blindness)
- Schistosomiasis(Snail Fever/bilharzia)
- Elephantiasis (Bancroftian Filariasis)
- Dracunculosis (Guinea worm)
- Typhoid Fever
- Dysentery
- Cholera
- Brucellosis
- Ebola
- Yellow Fever
- Mumps (Parotitis)
- Chicken Pox
- Rabies
- Hemorrhagic fevers
- SARS,
- Anthrax,
- Hepatitis
- Scabies
- Tetanus
- Paediatrics Nursing II & Pharmacology II
Paediatrics Nursing ll
Sub Topic: Birth injuries
- cerebral damage
- cephalo haematoma
- erbs palsy
- facial palsy
- fractures
- ruptured internal organs
- caput succedenum
- Klumpkes palsy
Sub Topic: Congenital abnormalities
- GIT
- Genito urinary
- Cardiovascular
- CNS
Sub Topic: Immunisation schedule
Sub Topic: The cold chain
Sub Topic: Assessment of nutritional status of children
Sub Topic: Nutritional disorders in children
Pharmacology ll
Sub Topic: Obstetric Pharmacology
- Community health and Occupational health and safety
Community health
Sub Topic: Introduction to community based health care
Sub Topic: Community based rehabilitation services for special categories e.g. people with disabilities
Sub Topic: Preparation for disease outbreak
Sub Topic: Integrated disease surveillance and response
Occupational health
Sub Topic: Introduction to occupational health hazards
Sub Topic: Types of occupational health hazards
Sub Topic: Occupational health hazards in different work
places
Sub Topic: Work related injuries and Fatalities
Sub Topic: Prevention and control of occupational health hazards in work places
Sub Topic: Psychosocial aspects of work: Job stress and
associated conditions
Sub Topic: Healthcare waste management
Sub Topic: Injection safety methods
Sub Topic: Workers compensation Act
- CM311: Gynecology & Reproductive health
Gynecology
Sub Topic: Menstruation disorders
Sub Topic: Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Sub Topic: Abortion
Sub Topic: Ectopic Pregnancy
Sub Topic: Cervical erosion, trauma and polyps
Sub Topic: Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
Sub Topic: Infertility
Sub Topic: Structural abnormalities
Sub Topic: Fibroids
Sub Topic: Vesico-Vaginal Fistula(VVF) and Recto- Vaginal fistula (RVF)
Sub Topic: Genital cancers (Breast, Cervix, Uterus, and Ovaries)
Sub Topic: Uterine prolapse
Reproductive health
Subtopic : Family planning methods and their mode of action
Subtopic : Family Planning Counseling
Sub Topic: Safe motherhood
Subtopic : Introduction to STI’s
- Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, Trichomoniasis, Vaginosis, Warts and Herpes, PID
- Chancroid, Balanitis and Syphilis.
- Basic Facts about STI’s
Subtopic : Syndromic management of STI
- Urethral Discharge Syndrome
- Abnormal Vaginal Discharge Syndrome
- Genital Ulcer Syndrome
- Inguinal Buboes Syndrome
- Lower Abdominal Pain Syndrome
Sub Topic: Gender/sexual based violence
Sub Topic: Domestic violence
Sub Topic: Male involvement in RH
Adolescent reproductive health
Subtopic: Introduction to Reproductive Health
Subtopic: Integration of Reproductive Health Services
Subtopic : Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development
Subtopic : Adolescent friendly health services
Subtopic : Adolescent Sexuality
Subtopic : Vulnerable groups
Subtopic : Community involvement in adolescent reproductive health
- Mental health, guidance & counseling
Mental Health
Sub Topic: Concepts of mental health and mental illness
Sub Topic: Classification of mental illnesses
Sub Topic: Etiological factors of mental illness
Sub Topic: General signs and symptoms of mental illnesses
Sub Topic: Assessment of the mentally ill
Sub Topic: Common mental/ psychiatric conditions in midwifery practice
Guidance and Counselling
Sub Topic: Communication in guidance and counselling
Sub Topic: Group communication dynamics
Sub Topic: Guidance and counselling processes
Sub Topic: Ethical codes in counselling
- Health service management and entrepreneurship
Health Service Management
Sub Topic: Principles of management
Sub Topic: Leadership in Healthcare delivery
Sub Topic: Staffing and staff development
Sub Topic: Motivation
Sub Topic: Delegation
Sub Topic: Conflict resolution
Sub Topic: Team Building
Sub Topic: Decision-making and critical thinking
Sub Topic: Communication in health care
Sub Topic: Customer care
Sub Topic: Budgeting
Sub Topic: Management of petty cash
Sub Topic: Health information management system
Entrepreneurship
Sub Topic: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Sub Topic: Entrepreneurship skills
Sub Topic: Setting up a Business
Sub Topic: Entrepreneurship and social responsibility
Sub Topic: Types of business enterprises
Sub Topic: Business sustainability and growth
Sub Topic: Monitoring and evaluating a business