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Human Development and Pregnancy
Unit information: Human Development and Pregnancy in 2015/16
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Unit name |
Human Development and Pregnancy |
Unit code |
MEDIM0012 |
Credit points |
20 |
Level of study |
M/7
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Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
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Unit director |
Professor. Lopez Bernal |
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 module 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 (17)
- On line tutorials (5)
- Seminars (1)
- Practical (5)
- Conferencing (5)
Assessment Information
- Coursework (contributing a total of 60% to the module)
A. Essay (1 x 1500 words) 20%B. Practical Log Book (5 x practicals) 15%C. Tutorial's (5 x MCQ's) online 25%
- Written Exams (contributing a total of 40% to the module)
A. MCQ paper - contributing 20% B. Extended MCQ paper - contributing 20%
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