This CU is of the modular type, subsequent of Circulation and Breathing II CU and precedent of Elective I CU.

Intended learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences to be developed by the students)

• Basic knowledge and skills in areas included in the syllabus;
• Understanding in a deeper and constructive way, the human growth and development;
• Know and understand the reproductive system, communication skills and human development.

Syllabus

• Anatomy of the male and female sexual organs
• Basic principles of fertility tests and treatment
• Types of inheritance, monogenic and multifactorial inheritance, epigenetic phenomena
• Genetic counseling and preconceptional advise
• Prenatal diagnostics and screening
• Normal and abnormal embryonic development
• Physiology and complications of pregnancy
• Fetal development and fetal circulation and metabolism
• Normal and abnormal delivery
• Puerperium and its complications
• Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding
• Normal neuromotor development in children
• Normal learning abilities of children
• Physiology of growth
• Organization of youth health care
• Adolescent substance abuse
• Diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
• Carcinogenesis and cancer treatment
• Multi-disciplinary team
• Basic skills regarding: Skills training Gynaecology and Obstetrics
• Assessment of the development of the infant and child
• Examination of the breasts