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2.00 Credits
2 credits See description preceding HO9821. Prerequisites: HO6302 and permission of department chair
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2.00 Credits
2 credits This capstone course is designed to integrate knowledge and experience gained from the various undergraduate natural health science disciplines and to apply these to disease prevention and attaining and maintaining optimal health. Students work in teams to address important issues in health such as the life cycle from birth through death and chronic disease. Communication and critical thinking skills are emphasized, and students have an opportunity to model integrative approaches to optimal health. Prerequisite: Senior undergraduate status
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is offered in summer to external health science professional students (medicine, nursing, etc.) and introduces concepts in traditional Chinese medicine, whole foods nutrition, botanical medicine, naturopathic medicine, etc. The course combines lecture, laboratory practicum activities and clinical observations to introduce these concepts. Prerequisite: Must be enrolled and in good standing or accepted into a health sciences professional degree program
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2.00 Credits
2 credits This class meets over two weekends. The first weekend meets in class. The second weekend is an overnight backpacking trip. Basic backpacking skills including trip planning, gear selection, route finding/navigation, and back-country rules and regulations are introduced. Basic plant identification skills and how to safely collect and use a limited number of medicinal plants in the backcountry are also covered. Prerequisites: None. This class is best suited to those with little or no backpacking experience/plant identification training. If you have physical limitations that would prevent completion of an 8-12 mile backpacking trip, please contact the instructor directly.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits In this course students focus on the recognition and care of common physical and emotional complications of pregnancy. Students develop in-depth practice guidelines for common complications that include definitions, etiologies, incidences, signs and symptoms, risks, differential diagnoses, management, consultation and referral practices. Students also become familiar with expected allopathic management of common complications and the associated risks and benefits. The distinction between the scope of practice of the general naturopathic physician and that of the naturopathic midwife is emphasized. Prerequisite: NM7313
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3.00 Credits
3 credits In this course students focus on the role of the naturopathic midwife in the care of the laboring woman, with special emphasis on the diagnosis and management of complications of the intrapartum period. Students develop practice guidelines for intrapartum complications. The practical portion of the course covers basic nursing skills such as the administration of IV fluids, episiotomy, perineal repair, urinary catheterization and the administration of medications. Consultation/referral practices are integral to this course. (Students must have completed this course before performing any skills independently at births.) Prerequisites: NM7313, MW7320. Corequisite: MW7321
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2.00 Credits
2 credits While this course begins with the management of the normal and complicated third stage of labor, it focuses on the role of the naturopathic midwife in the care of the new mother. The practical portion of the course covers blood loss assessment and management and placental inspection. The normal puerperium is addressed, as are the development and naturopathic management of physical and emotional postpartum complications. Students develop clinical practice guidelines for common complications. Client education in the areas of infant care, self care, breast feeding and parenting skills is also covered. Prerequisite: MW7320
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3.00 Credits
3 credits In this course students study the normal development and management of the newborn. The innate intelligence and sensitivity of the developing child are emphasized. Etiologies, risks, signs, symptoms and management of pathologies of the newborn are presented. Students develop practice guidelines for common neonatal complications. The practical portions of the course include infant physical exam, gestational age assessment and neonatal resuscitation skills and knowledge. Previous participation in at least 20 births is strongly recommended. Prerequisites: MW7320, NM7314 Note: This course is for students in their final year of the naturopathic midwifery program.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits This course is required for midwifery students and is designed for the midwife, doula, lactation consultant, nurse, physician, nutritionist or other member of the mother's and infant's healthcare team. The course provides the core knowledge and skills necessary to help mothers breast-feed, as well as some advanced skills needed for problem solving. Students learn basic lactation management skills through practical application of scientific principles. Naturopathic modalities of treatment and contraindicated herbs are discussed. Students practice skills such as assessment, planning, alternative feeding methods, milk expression techniques and documentation. Prerequisite: None
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to meet the needs of the naturopathic doctor-in-training for general family practice and is the first in the naturopathic midwifery program series. It is an introduction to normal maternity and to the midwives' model of care, with a focus on the role of the naturopathic doctor in the support of healthy women who are or who want to become pregnant. The emphasis is on normal, healthy pregnancy and birth. A brief overview of the maternal postpartum period and newborn adaptation is included. The intent is to prepare ND students to discuss normal preconception, pregnancy and postpartumrelated concerns with their clientele and to competently attend unplanned (emergent, normal) deliveries. Scope of practice boundaries and consultation/referral practices are integral to this course. Prerequisite: BC6202
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