Maternal and Child Health

Module leads

 Marian Knight

Claire Carson

Learning objectives:

• To understand the global burden of maternal and child mortality and morbidity
• To appreciate the major determinants and risk factors for maternal and child mortality and morbidity
• To examine the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies for the prevention of maternal and child mortality in both developed and developing countries
• To evaluate the specific challenges of epidemiological research in maternal and child health

Sessions:

1. Maternal mortality and morbidity
2. Infant nutrition/why is breastfeeding important?
3. Perinatal and child mortality and morbidity
4. Long-term outcomes of perinatal insults
5. Real-life challenges in maternal and perinatal health services research
6. Randomised controlled trials in maternal and perinatal field