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Gymnastics in Pregnancy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 15:24:32
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_233 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Midwifery; Rehabilitation; Information and Communication Science; Public Health; Sports Trainer; Clinical Pharmacy; Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Maruta Hoferte | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigoriņu Street, spk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | None required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire knowledge about the need for physical activities during pregnancy and the importance of physical preparation during childbirth. To learn exercises to be applied to various physiological problems during pregnancy. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Physical activity during the pregnancy. Pregnant woman gymnastics, yoga, pilates, fitness equipment. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Physiological changes during the pregnancy and the problem solution with the help of physical exercise. | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Used methods to facilitate the birth process for the pregnant women. | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 4 | Learning breathing techniques for easier childbirth process. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Contraindications for exercising during the pregnancy. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Specificity of exercise and fitness lessons in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester of pregnancy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Exercising with a partner and its role in childbirth. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Learning relaxation techniques for pregnant women. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Fetal breech deliveries and methods of its correction. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Postpartum health importance for women's health. | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 11 | Exercising together with the baby. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Student performs independent homework, using the latest scientific research (exercising at various physiological problems). In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Test method: Exam 50%. One theoretical question on the given topic. The second method – practical test – be able to lead health exercise complex in individual trimesters and knowing their peculiarities, 20% visitation, 30% presentation of independent work. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of the study course acquisition students will know and be able to: • tell about the impact and importance of exercise during pregnancy and after childbirth; • name the physiological changes in the female body during pregnancy; • recognize and correct changes in the motion support apparatus for pregnant women; • list the conditions to be taken into account in the management of exercise for pregnant women; • name the symptoms when pregnant women should stop exercising; • formulate contraindications for gymnastics in pregnant women and for postnatal exercise; • present postures and exercises during childbirth; • justify her husband's role in the successful delivery of labor; • explain what an active childbirth is and what its benefits are; • characterize the role of water gymnastics in the preparation of labor and delivery in water; • describe the postpartum period; • define the importance and contraindications of postnatal exercise. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After completing this course, students will: • be able to use special exercises to strengthen health during pregnancy and after childbirth; • learn to use exercises that improve the well-being of a woman during pregnancy; • be able to find out the wrong posture for a pregnant woman and make the posture adjustment; • be able to use the acquired special breathing techniques for successful delivery of the birth; • be able to use a variety of relaxation techniques during pregnancy and childbirth; • gain an understanding of Kegel exercises and their application in practice; • be able to develop their own exercise programme – strengthening the abdominal muscles, legs, arms, chest and back muscles; • explain breathing techniques in childbirth and learn how to use them for their own and clients' needs; • be able to detect Diastasis recti and correct it with special exercises; • be able to explain the basic principles of gymnastics during different trimesters of pregnancy; • be able to describe briefly the anus of the fetal anus and its corrective exercises; • be able to use the right exercises for women after childbirth and Cesarean section; • learn how to create a small exercise programme for the mother with the child. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful course completion the students can apply knowledge during their own pregnancy, as well as to advise their patients what is and is not recommended for pregnant woman. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Apinis, P. Cilvēks. Anatomija, fizioloģija, patoloģijas pamati. Rīga, SIA Nacionālais Medicīnas apgāds, 1998. | ||||||||
| 2 | Fenvika, E. Māte un bērns. Ilustrēta medicīnas enciklopēdija. Rīga, Jumava, 1998. | ||||||||
| 3 | Shriver, E.K. Motor Activities, Training Programme /Washington, 1996. | ||||||||
| 4 | Ķīle-Pipaste, M., R.N., S.C.M. Grāmata topošai mātei. Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| 5 | Kitzinger, S. The New Pregnancy and Childbirth. Penguin Books, London, 1989. | ||||||||
| 6 | Florence Peterson Kendall & et al, 2005, Muscles. Testing and Function with Posture and Pain. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ||||||||
| 7 | Myers Thomas W., 2020. Anatomy trains 4th edition. Elsevier, ISBN:9780702078132 | ||||||||
| 8 | Daces Rezebergas redakcijā, Dzemdniecība, Rīga, Medicīnas apgāds, 2016 | ||||||||
| 9 | Dipietro, Loretta et al. “Benefits of Physical Activity during Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Umbrella Review.” Medicine and science in sports and exercise vol. 51,6 (2019) | ||||||||
| 10 | Elizabete Fenvika, ilustrēta enciklopēdija „Māte un bērns”, otrais, pārstrādātais izdevums, tulkojums latviešu valodā, Rīga, Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 2006 | ||||||||
| 11 | Līga Aberberga-Augškalne, Fizioloģija rehabilitologiem un veselības sporta speciālistiem, Rīga, Medicīnas apgāds, 2008 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Coyle Institute Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive surgery, Your Posture and Your Pelvic Health, Coyle Institue, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2 | Closing the Gap, Healthcare, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: The Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments, January 20, 2019 | ||||||||
| 3 | Activcore, How Does Breastfeeding Affect the Pelvic Floor ?, Activcore, July 25, 2020. | ||||||||
| 4 | Wise, Binkley “Pregnancy and Postpartum Training: Coaching Considerations”, Strength and Conditioning Journal vol 42, Issue 4, 93-104, August 2020 | ||||||||
| 5 | Yount, Fay, et al. “Prenatal and Postpartum Experience, Knowledge and Engagement with Kegels: A Longitudinal, Prospective, Multisite Study”, Journal Of Womens Health, September 2020 | ||||||||
