B1241 - CAMBIAMENTI PSICOLOGICI E FATTORI DI STRESS IN GRAVIDANZA

Course contents

Participation in this Elective Course is strongly discouraged for female students enrolled in the first year.

CFUS: Psychological changes related to pregnancy (Prof. Russo).
1. emotional and cognitive processes during gestation;

2. stress during pregnancy: risk and protective factors;

3. effects of stress on fetal development and psychophysical health of the newborn;

4. the role of interindividual differences in adjustment to parenthood.



II CFU: Pregnancy hormones and lactation (Prof. Berteotti).
1. physiology of pregnancy

2. physiology of childbirth

3. physiology of lactation

4. physiology of the fetus and infant



III CFU: Sleep in pregnancy in mother and baby (Prof. Pizza)
1. Sleep in pregnancy

2. sleep disorders in pregnancy

3. sleep in the early ages of life

4. sleep disorders in the baby

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Readings/Bibliography

Scientific articles and texts useful for study will be suggested in the course of the lectures.

Teaching methods

The course (1 CFU, corresponding to 8 hours of face-to-face teaching) is part of the Integrated Course "Maternal-Fetal Interactions in Pregnancy and Neonatal Development: Hormones, Stress, Sleep" (3CFU), taught in the fourth semester (second semester of the academic year). The examination program is covered in its entirety during the Course. The iconographic material shown in the lectures is mainly taken from texts to scientific articles suggested during the lectures, and will be available from time to time on virtual.

Assessment methods

The verification test of the course is conducted by means of a "true or false" quiz inherent to topics covered in class.This verification is integrated into an overall test that also includes the other two sections, by Prof. Barteotti and Prof. Pizza, which together with this one constitute the Integrated Course 'Maternal-Fetal Interactions in Pregnancy and Neonatal Development: hormones, stress, sleep.'A total of 18 questions will be administered, 6 for each of the 3 sections. Each correct answer is worth 1 point, each no answer is worth 0 points, and each incorrect answer is worth -0.3 points. Eligibility is achieved with a score greater than or equal to 8 points. The final evaluation (pass/fail) is overall for the entire Integrated Course.

Teaching tools

The examination program is covered in its entirety during the Course.The iconographic material shown in the lectures is taken mainly from scientific texts and articles suggested during the course of the lectures, and will be available from time to time at: https://virtuale.unibo.it/ by students enrolled at the University of Bologna provided with institutional credentials.

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Maria Russo