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Unit name |
Human Development and Pregnancy |
Unit code |
MEDIM0012 |
Credit points |
20 |
Level of study |
M/7
|
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
Unit director |
Dr. Christy Burden |
Open unit status |
Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None
|
Co-requisites |
None
|
School/department |
Bristol Medical School |
Faculty |
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Description including Unit Aims
Unit aims:
- To provide a comprehensive understanding of human fetal and newborn development and growth and the factors that influence normal and abnormal development of key body systems.
- To describe and demonstrate monitoring and screening methods of fetal abnormalities and the management of pregnancies with fetal abnormalities.
- To explore the course of normal pregnancy and birth and to describe the common complications associated with these processes.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should :
- be able to explain the process of human fetal and newborn development and growth.
- be able to describe factors that influence normal and abnormal human fetal and newborn development and growth.
- be able to identify the routine clinical techniques employed for the measurement of fetal growth and for the identification of common malformations.
- be able to describe the course of normal pregnancy and birth, and the common complications associated with these processes.
Teaching Information
· Lectures/Seminars
· Workshop and web-based practicals
· Self-directed study
· Peer-to-peer learning (group work/presentations)
· On-line discussion forums
Assessment Information
Coursework (contributing a total of 60% to the Unit)
- Essay (1 x 1500 words) 20%
- Practical Log Book (4 x tasks)15%
- MCQs (5x tasks) 25%
Written exams (contributing a total of 40% to the Unit)
- 1hr MCQ exam contributing 20%
- 1hr Short essay exam- contributing 20%
The pass-mark for the unit will be 50%. However students will be required to reach a minimum standard in both their coursework and their written exams. As such only 5% compensation between the total coursework element and the total exam element will be allowed.
Reading and References
- Dewhurst’s Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (8th Ed) D Keith Edmonds. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
- Clinical Obstetrics: the fetus and mother – Handbook (3rd ed). Eds A E Reece & JC Robbins. Wiley Blackwell 2007
- Langman’s Medical Embryology 12th ed. TW Sadler. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2011
- Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics, P Turpenny and S Ellard, Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone (14th Ed) 2012
- Fetal Medicine, Basic Science and Clinical Practice. Eds CH Rodeck & MJ Whittle, Churchill Press, 2000.
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine (5th Ed). Eds Robert K Creasy & Robert Resnik. Saunders Press, 2003.
- Larsen’s Human Embryology (4th Ed). Shoenwolf, Bleyl, Brauer and Francis-West. Churchill 2008