General Objectives of the Course

To develop advanced skills in the Specialist Nurse in Maternal and Obstetric Health
Nursing in promoting the physiology of labour, with a particular focus on the first stage, by integrating maternal mobility, dynamic clinical assessment, communication that supports women’s autonomy and clinical decisionmaking in simulated settings. The course aims to enable participants to understand the relationship between
mobility, maternal position, comfort and fetal progression; to select strategies to support women in different clinical contexts; and to use clinical simulation technologies, digital resources and artificial intelligence tools to support clinical reasoning, self-directed learning and evidence-based practice. It also aims to develop digital competences applied to obstetric education and practice, namely in the pedagogical use of simulators, the preparation and analysis of simulated clinical scenarios, the critical interpretation of AI-supported outputs and structured reflection on performance.

Admission Requirements

This course is aimed at nurses, preferably nurse-midwives.

Candidates should check the admission requirements available on this site, in addition to the information provided here.

Mode of Study

B-learning

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Final grade: Qualitative evaluation, in a scale of Approved/Reproved.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

To dynamically assess labour and fetal progression; relate maternal mobility, position, comfort and clinical evolution; select and adapt strategies that promote mobility and upright positions; communicate with women in ways that support autonomy and informed decision-making; perform in simulated scenarios using sound clinical reasoning; use obstetric simulators as clinical and pedagogical training tools; integrate digital resources and artificial intelligence tools into self-directed study, scenario preparation and analysis, and learning consolidation; critically analyse AI-supported outputs in terms of reliability, clinical relevance, bias and limitations; participate in structured debriefing with critical performance analysis; and transfer technological and pedagogical competences to clinical practice and to educational settings in obstetric nursing.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra