The purpose of this course, students have knowledge and skills in the psycho-social and cultural features of pregnancy, childbearing and postpartum periods, to decide to be parents and adaptation to pregnancy, adaptation to postpartum periods, achievement of motherhood role, psychological problems experienced in pregnancy and postpartum periods, early diagnosis and preventive midwifery care.

During this lecture, it is examined the psycho-social and cultural features of pregnancy, childbearing and postpartum periods, to decide to be parents and adaptation to pregnancy, adaptation to postpartum periods, achievement of motherhood role, psychological problems experienced in pregnancy and postpartum periods, early diagnosis and preventive midwifery care.