Maternal and Child Health
Module leads
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:
- Maternal mortality and morbidity
- Infant nutrition/why is breastfeeding important?
- Perinatal and child mortality and morbidity
- Long-term outcomes of perinatal insults
- Real-life challenges in maternal and perinatal health services research
- Randomised controlled trials in maternal and perinatal field