ENABLING OF THE BABY AND LACTANT Single channel
Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: DONATELLA VALENTE
Module 1: GENERAL AND SPECIALIST PEDIATRICS
- Activity type
- Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche
- SSD
- MED/38
- Year
- 2nd year
- Semester
- 1st semester
- CFU
- 2
- Hours distribution
- 20 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- MARIO MASTRANGELO
Module 2: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
- Activity type
- Scienze della terapia della neuro e psicomotricità dell' età evolutiva
- SSD
- MED/39
- Year
- 2nd year
- Semester
- 1st semester
- CFU
- 1
- Hours distribution
- 10 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- FRANCESCO PISANI
Module 3: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION AND NURSING SCIENCES
- Activity type
- Scienze della terapia della neuro e psicomotricità dell' età evolutiva
- SSD
- MED/48
- Year
- 2nd year
- Semester
- 1st semester
- CFU
- 2
- Hours distribution
- 20 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- DONATELLA VALENTE
Module 4: GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
- Activity type
- Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche
- SSD
- MED/40
- Year
- 2nd year
- Semester
- 1st semester
- CFU
- 2
- Hours distribution
- 20 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- PAOLA CIOLLI
Objectives
Know the pathologies of pregnancy and childbirth, of the full-term and premature newborn and the neuro-behavioral evaluation protocols. Acquire the treatment methodologies and the techniques of rehabilitative intervention for the newborn hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care and/or for the child at neuro-developmental risk.
Learning outcomes
Know the main neurodevelopmental risk factors in newborns and infants and their implications for development.
Understand and use assessment and prognosis tools (BNAS, ABIP, PAGMs) in early care.
Apply the principles of Heidelise Als' Synaptic Theory and the NIDCAP model in the care of newborns in the NICU.
Develop an individualised habilitative care programme for low-risk newborns and infants or those discharged from the NICU.
Implement habilitative interventions based on contact, postural and sensory regulation, and biological rhythms.
Recognise and manage regulation and feeding disorders in newborns.
Promote parental involvement in the habilitative process, supporting parenting skills and early bonding.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of neurophysiology, neuropsychology and psychomotor development of newborns and infants.
Elements of neonatal pathology and preliminary skills in clinical observation and assessment of neonatal behaviour.
Fundamental concepts of rehabilitation intervention in childhood and ability to work in a multi-professional team.
Programme
Module: GENERAL AND SPECIALIST PEDIATRICS
Neonatal Physiology
The healthy newborn
The pathologic newborn:
-Disorders of prematurity
-Neonatal Resuscitation
Neonatal sepsis
Congenital infections
Neonatal Neurology:
-CNS CongenitalMalformations
-Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia
Respiratory disorders of the newborn
Bronchiolitis
Congenital cardiopathies
Neonatal Jaundice
Gastrointestinal disorders of newborns
Acid-basis and Electrolyte disturbances
Newborns of diabetic mother
Newborns of addicted mother
Module: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
N/D
Module: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION AND NURSING SCIENCES
N/D
Module: GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
N/D
Books
Module: GENERAL AND SPECIALIST PEDIATRICS
Principi di neonatologia per il pediatra. Puericultura e pediatria neonatale- Edizioni CEA
Module: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
N/D
Module: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION AND NURSING SCIENCES
N/D
Module: GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
N/D
Bibliography
Module: GENERAL AND SPECIALIST PEDIATRICS
VEDI TESTI
Module: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
N/D
Module: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION AND NURSING SCIENCES
N/D
Module: GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
N/D
Lessons mode
Face-to-face classroom lessons
Frequency
Compulsory attendance
Exam mode
Students are given a written assignment consisting of 30 quiz questions with four possible answers, only one of which is correct.
Example exam questions
According to Heidelise Als' Synaptic Theory, what principle guides habilitative intervention in preterm infants?
a) Increasing environmental stimuli to promote sensory maturation.
b) Standardising therapeutic protocols for all infants.
c) Adapting the environment and care to the individual behavioural and physiological signals of the newborn.
d) Focusing exclusively on nutritional aspects.
Arguments
Module: GENERAL AND SPECIALIST PEDIATRICS
- VEDI PROGRAMMA
Module: CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
N/D
Module: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION AND NURSING SCIENCES
N/D
Module: GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
N/D
Sustainability goals
- Academic year2026/2027
- Languageita
- CFU7 CFU, distributed among 4 integrated didactic modules
- Total duration70 hours