Page 227 - Critical Maternity & Newborn Health Nursing

Unit 1

Malposition and malpresentation

Unit Title Malposition and malpresentation

Module

Title Nursing care for abnormal labor

Duration 3 hours theory + 6 clinical training hours.

 Aim

At the end of this module the student will be able to

Provide nursing management for women who experiencing

complications related to fetal factors.

Intended Learning objectives (ILOs):

By the end of this module the student will be able to achieve the

following objectives:

Knowledge and Understanding

1. Define the terms "malposition", "malpresentation" and "cephalo-

pelvic disproportion"

2. Discuss the causes and diagnosis of malposition and

malpresentation.

3. Identify cases of malposition and malpresentation.

4. Identify causes and diagnosis of malposition and malpresentation

by abdominal examination,

226 Table of Contents