Tabs

Summary

Course details

Course type:

Short Course

Director of studies:

MyLSTM

Mode of study:

Duration:

2 Weeks

Home fee:

£1,225

Overseas fee:

£1,225

3 good reasons to study

Across the world, almost 300,000 women die each year from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. This equates to a woman dying every 2 minutes.

For each woman who dies, 30 survive but suffer lifelong morbidity. In addition, 3 million babies worldwide are stillborn, and an additional 3 million die in the first week of life.

The Centre for Maternal & Newborn Health (CMNH) is based at LSTM and has a research portfolio over £20 million. It works in 11 countries, and partner strategically with governments, ministries of health and global agencies to ensure the optimum impact of its work, and that key findings are disseminated appropriately.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN

10 Academic Credits at Masters Level

For an additional fee of £95, you can be entered for full Academic Credits for this course. The assessments are coming soon.

Please note that assessments may change at the discretion of the Directors of Study. All students will be made aware of new assessment details. The academic credits are offered to provide choice and flexibility to all our students, and students who do not wish to be entered for academic credits will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

Course Outline

This course aims to provide you with a knowledgeable and critical understanding of the concepts and key issues related to Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH), in line with the current international agendas.

In this course, you will learn how to develop a strategic plan for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, and how to plan, organise, monitor and evaluate evidence-based MNH programmes and services, taking into consideration the importance of effective, functioning health systems.

Topics covered include:

the causes and determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity;
the global burden of and key strategies for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity;
skilled attendance at birth and emergency obstetric care;
evidence-based antenatal and postnatal care, measuring maternal mortality and morbidity;
monitoring and evaluation of MNH services;
community and demand-side aspects of MNH; and
promoting evidence-based practice in maternal and newborn health care.

The course is taught through a combination of lectures and student-led seminars. A student-centred approach is taken, using discussion and group work, supported by independent study and directed reading.

Entrance Requirements

Academic requirements:

Anyone who works in the fields of international child health would find this course useful, especially doctors, nurses, midwives, community health practitioners and public health researchers.

English language requirements:

Attending course with Academic Credit:
The course is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years.

Attending course – Certificate of Attendance Only:
The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. Students whose first language is not English should be aware that to benefit from the course participants should have English language proficiency at the equivalent of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5.

Aims

This course aims to:

Plan evidence-based programmes and services for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity and improvement of MNH

Discuss critically the causes and determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity and the global strategy for improvement of MNH from UN agencies

Critically evaluate MNH programmes and services and explain the limitations of methods for measuring maternal mortality

Demonstrate a detailed and critical understanding of the current and historical international concepts and strategies to improve MNH

Careers

Maternal and newborn health is a huge area for careers and research. A good grounding in these topics will help you achieve your aims in this field. Previous students have been leaders of ministries of health, key personnel from hospitals around the world, NGO staff, nurses and midwives about to work overseas, as well as public health and medical staff from around the world.

Testimonials

Groups done with students from different backgrounds, great opportunity to share experiences and learn from each other

Make an enquiry

a032000000DOBqN

Submit your enquiries here

Programme Version Name
First Name *
Last Name *
Email *
Phone
Country *
Nature of Enquiry *
Subject
Description
How did you hear about LSTM?
Keep me informed about this course
Keep me informed about LSTM news

Apply

Start date	End date	Home fee	Overseas fee
24 January 2022	4 February 2022	£1,225	£1,225	Apply

Start date:
24 January 2022

End date:
4 February 2022

Home fee:
£1,225

Overseas fee:
£1,225

Apply

Maternal & Newborn Health