Perineal techniques during the labour for reducing perineal trauma and management of the perineum after delivery
Female genital mutilation
Pain in labor and delivery
Obstetric semeiotics in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, labor and delivery

Pescetto, De Cecco, Pecorari, Ragni. Ginecologia e ostetricia. SEU. 2017
Spandrio, Regalia, Bestetti. Fisiologia della nascita. Dai prodromi al post-partum.
Didactic material delivered by the Professor

Complications related to the third stage of labour: postpartum haemorrhage, recognize risk factors, signs and symptoms, the role of midwife in emergency management, the importance of teamwork;
Content and organizational of postnatal care: physiological changes during the postnatal period, needs of care, care of women’s psychological health, the role of midwife;
Physical health problems and complications in the puerperium: postpartum complications and early identification of the pathological event, the care of woman with sign and symptoms of life- threatening conditions and those with obvious risks for increased postpartum physical morbidity;
Multiple pregnancy: incidence of multiple pregnancy, determination of zygosity and chorionicity, antenatal care, management of the birth;
Rhythmic variations of labour: recognize altered patterns of uterine action and understand how these patterns may contribute to a prolonged or precipitate labour, the use of partogram, the role of midwife in the prevention, care and management of altered patterns of uterine action;
Low obstetric risk: Guidelines for the definition and organization of independent care by midwives for low-risk obstetric pregnancies;
Fetal intrauterine death: psycho-physical care by the midwife, management of childbirth and labor, induction to labor;
Obstetric-gynecological triage: the role of the midwife in triage, national guidelines on intra-hospital triage, triage methodology, assignment of numerical codes in the obstetric-gynecological field, clinical cases;
Sexual violence: definitions, guidelines, sexual violence during pregnancy, the role of midwife in the communication, treatment and management of women victims of sexual violence;
Labor and Water birth: pain, non-pharmacological analgesia techniques, guidelines for the management of water birth, guidelines and factors of inclusion and exclusion.

Fisiologia della nascita; Roberta Spandrio, Anita Regalia, Giovanna Bestetti;
Carocci Faber. Manuale dell’ostetrica i Myles; Ruth Bennett e Linda Brown; EDI-ERMES.
Urgenze ed emergenze in sala parto; Antonio Ragusa e Claudio Crescini; Piccin. Mayes' Midwifery; Editors: Sue Macdonald, Gail Johnson; Elsevier.

Midwifery care during the first stage of labor: physiology, definition, characteristics, care settings, midwife role
Midwifery care during the second stage of labor: physiology, definition, characteristics, labour and delivery phenomena, midwife role
Midwifery care during the third stage of labor: physiology, definition, characteristics, management, midwife role
Midwifery care in the management of perineal traumas: spontaneous lacerations, episiotomy, sutures
Classification and interpretation of a cardiotocographic monitoring: characteristics of a CTG, definition of patterns, classification according to the FIGO 2015 and NICE 2017 Guidelines
Setting and preparation of surgical instruments for spontaneous vaginal delivery

Mayes' Midwifery; Editors: Sue Macdonald, Gail Johnson; Elsevier.

-The Theater
-Patient care in the peri-operative phase: ensuring a personalized assistance by integrating the assessment of the operative risk and care needs
-The surgical check-list
-Midwife’s role in the Theater: different tasks and responsibilities.
-Planning and management, together with the anesthetist, the care of the patients undergoing peridural and spinal analgesia, general anesthesia and postoperative pain therapy.
-preparation and management of the surgical instruments necessary for the different types of obstetric-gynecological surgery (caesarean section, instrumental revision of the uterine cavity, demolition caesarean section, cervical cerclage)
-Surgical times and the related surgical instruments of obstetric-gynecological surgery (caesarean section, instrumental revision of the uterine cavity, demolition caesarean section, cervical cerclage)
-Legal responsibilities of the midwife working in the Theater, in compliance with the ethical and deontological principles of the profession
-Evaluation, prevention and management the possible risks for the patient and for the operators in order to guarantee their safety in the Theater

-Perineal techniques during the labour for reducing perineal trauma and management of the perineum after delivery
-Female genital mutilation
-Pain in labor and delivery
-Obstetric semeiotics in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, labor and delivery

Complications related to the third stage of labour: postpartum haemorrhage, recognize risk factors, signs and symptoms, the role of midwife in emergency management, the importance of teamwork;
Content and organizational of postnatal care: physiological changes during the postnatal period, needs of care, care of women’s psychological health, the role of midwife;
Physical health problems and complications in the puerperium: postpartum complications and early identification of the pathological event, the care of woman with sign and symptoms of life- threatening conditions and those with obvious risks for increased postpartum physical morbidity;
Multiple pregnancy: incidence of multiple pregnancy, determination of zygosity and chorionicity, antenatal care, management of the birth;
Rhythmic variations of labour: recognize altered patterns of uterine action and understand how these patterns may contribute to a prolonged or precipitate labour, the use of partogram, the role of midwife in the prevention, care and management of altered patterns of uterine action;
Low obstetric risk: Guidelines for the definition and organization of independent care by midwives for low-risk obstetric pregnancies;
Fetal intrauterine death: psycho-physical care by the midwife, management of childbirth and labor, induction to labor;
Obstetric-gynecological triage: the role of the midwife in triage, national guidelines on intra-hospital triage, triage methodology, assignment of numerical codes in the obstetric-gynecological field, clinical cases;
Sexual violence: definitions, guidelines, sexual violence during pregnancy, the role of midwife in the communication, treatment and management of women victims of sexual violence;
Labor and Water birth: pain, non-pharmacological analgesia techniques, guidelines for the management of water birth, guidelines and factors of inclusion and exclusion.
The characteristics of labour: the different stages of labour, physiology of labour
Midwifery care during the first stage of labor: physiology, definition, characteristics, care settings, midwife role
Midwifery care during the second stage of labor: physiology, definition, characteristics, labour and delivery phenomena, midwife role
Midwifery care during the third stage of labor: physiology, definition, characteristics, management, midwife role
Midwifery care in the management of perineal traumas: spontaneous lacerations, episiotomy, sutures
Classification and interpretation of a cardiotocographic monitoring: characteristics of a CTG, definition of patterns, classification according to the main international Guidelines
Setting and preparation of surgical instruments for spontaneous vaginal delivery

Pescetto, De Cecco, Pecorari – Ragni. Ginecologia e ostetricia. SEU. 2017
-Spandrio, Regalia, Bestetti. Fisiologia della nascita. Dai prodromi al post-partum.
-Ragusa, Crescini; Urgenze ed Emergenze in Sala Parto; Piccin; 2016
-Didactic material (lessons in pdf, papers, etc.) delivered by the Professor