An-Najah Staff

I- Introduction.

  A- The practice of  a professional midwifery

• Midwifery today characteristics
• Personal Requirements
• Midwifery as a Profession
• Purpose of a profession

   B – Main Definitions

• Ethics
• Bioethics
• Moral
• Morality
• Moral dilemma

    C- Professional values

• Value
• Beliefs
• Attitude

     D- Professional Values

     E – Professional Values in midwifery

II- Caring: a basis for ethics:

• The uniqueness of caring.
• The five Cs of caring.
• The care – giver and receiver.

III- The caring relationship.

• Models of relationship.

IV- Values and value-statement

V- Theories and principles of ethics:

• Theories.
  • Utilitarian.
  • Deontologic.
• Principles.
  • Autonomy.
  • Beneficence.
  • Confidentiality.
  • Fidelity.
  • Justice.
  • Non maleficence.
  • Paternalism.
  • Veracity.

VI- Ethical decision making.

     A- Assessment.

     B- Planning.

     C- Diagnosis.

     D- Implementation.

     E- Evaluation.

  - Ethical dilemmas.

    A- Types.              B- Example

First Hour Exam

VII – International Code of ethics for midwives

 (ICM)

• Palestinian code of ethics.

VIII – Patient Rights

•  Childbearing Women
•  Reproductive Rights

IX - Professional Responsibility

X - Types of ethical problems :

• Confidentiality.
• Trust issues.
• Refusing care
• End of life issues.

     E- Advance Directives

      F- Informed Consent

XI-  Ethical and legal  Issues

• Legal aspects of maternity and perinatal care
• Ethical and legal considerations prior to conception
• Artificial Insemination
• In Vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
• Surrogate Mothers
• Amniocentesis (Screening and the perfect baby)

Second Hour Exam

• Ethical and legal considerations in abortion
• Ethical and legal considerations for the fetus and sick neonate
• The Fetus
• Fetal Research
• Fetal Therapy

• The Neonate and effects of invasive procedures
• Ethical issues in research
• Ethical issues between nurses and physicians:

1- Disagreements about the proposed medical regimen.

2- Conflicts regarding the scope of midwifery role.

3- Unprofessional, incompetent, unethical or illegal physician                     practice.

Presentations

Final Exam