Unit Code: OBG801

Unit Name: Obstetrics and Gynaecology I

Description: The Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology programme addresses the need for Women\'s Health Practitioners in the Pacific. It is also the prerequisite for entry into the Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Obstetrics and Gynaecology is the medical specialty concerned with essential components of reproductive health relating to pregnancy and childbirth and women’s reproductive organs, diseases affecting them and appropriate medical and surgical management. Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynaecology provide inpatient and outpatient clinical care and undertake procedures to ensure the safety of the woman and the fetus during pregnancy and childbirth, promotion of good reproductive health and diagnosis, treatment and management relating to diseases of the female reproductive tract.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: Minimum Entry Requirement.

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 120

Offered In: Semester 1,2