The objectives of the course are to provide the students with the basic elements of the current knowledge on hormone synthesis, secretion and action and their regulation, the fundamental principles of the methodology in interpreting physiopathological aspects of endocrine and metabolic disorders and diseases and the clinical significance of changes in the endocrine system during pregnancy and the influence of different endocrine disorders on pregnancy.
Acquisition of clinical tools and relationships relevant for the profession of the midwife managing physiological pregnancies, according to quality standards and protocol for low-risk pregnancy at the Tuscany Region