Introduction to Reproductive Health and Midwifery: Milestones and Policies, Reproductive Anatomy, the MNH Model and Normal Pregnancy

A module on applying reproductive health concepts to the provision of quality maternal and newborn care. It begins with the background and milestones of reproductive health and midwifery, the common terminologies and the concepts, policies, standards and guidelines, then the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems, the pelvis, the menstrual cycle and the female breast with the physiology of lactation. The health-system section takes the maternal and newborn health model, the safe motherhood initiative, the sustainable development goals and the Beyond Zero initiative, and the pregnancy unit covers fertilisation, implantation, embryology, the placenta, fetal development, the fetal skull, fetal circulation, amniotic fluid and the umbilical cord.