Managing Obesity during the Childbirth Continuum

The aims of the module are to:

• Facilitate the application of an evidence-based approach in the planning of care and the application of theory to practice with professional accountability.
• Develop your knowledge and skills to deliver effective evidence-based theory that contributes to the provision of safe, efficient and compassionate women-centred care.

By the end of the module, you will be able to:

• Critically analyse the aetiology and epidemiology of obesity in childbearing women.
• Critically appraise the prevalence and effects of obesity within a global, national and economic context.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding and knowledge of the pathophysiology of obesity.
• Critically evaluate the risks associated with obesity during the childbirth process.
• Understand comprehensively, and critically apply, the clinical management strategies for this client group during the childbirth continuum.
• Critically appraise nutritional and dietary factors, and weight management strategies available for this client group.
• Critically evaluate and develop sophisticated pathways of communication by understanding comprehensively the psychology of obesity, and its socioeconomic and cultural influences upon women.

KSF – Core Dimensions

This module contributes to the following core dimensions: 
1 Communication
2 Personal and People Development
3 Health, Safety and Security 
4 Service Improvement
5 Quality
6 Equality and Diversity