Women’ｓ Health Nursing

Head of the Office: Akemi Isoyama , RN,MW, PhD

Message from the Head of the Department

     In the field of maternal nursing, students learn how to support women's health throughout their lives.

     Therefore, in addition to nursing care, we provide a wide range of education on maternal and child health issues and developmental challenges. We focus on pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and the neonatal period, as well as healthcare during adolescence and menopause, and hormonal changes in women's life stages.

     We also consider how to interact not only with mothers and children but also with their families.

1.       Maternal Nursing
     The purpose of this course is to help students understand trends, policies, and ethical issues related to reproductive health and rights, as well as health issues and nursing care during each stage of the female life cycle. Through exercises and group work, students will gain an understanding of various concepts of maternal nursing and learn the role of maternal nursing.

 2.       Practicum Maternal Nursing
     In this practicum, students provide care for mothers and children during the maternity cycle and develop the basic skills necessary for nursing practice. Practical training takes place at Dokkyo Medical University Hospital and local childcare support groups.

Students Research Interests

  • Empowerment of mothers in Japan
  • Information literacy of mothers
  • Care of mothers who underwent emergency cesarean section
  • Support for the prevention of postpartum depression

Academic Society Activities

     At the Tochigi Prefectural Specialized Consultation Center for Infertility and Childbirth, we provide consultation services for women and families experiencing infertility or childbirth-related problems.

     In addition, as part of sex education for children, we conduct puberty education classes for elementary and junior high school students to promote healthy physical and mental development.

Faculty

Professor  Akemi Isoyama, RN,MW, PhD
Associate Professor  Kiyoko Mizuhata,RN,MW, PhD
Associate Professor  Keiko Nishioaka,RN,PHN,MW, PhD
Senior Assistant Professor Hiroko Arai, RN,MW,MSN
Senior Assistant Professor Ritsuko Iso, RN,MW,MSN
Assistant Professor  Yuriko Shibata, RN,MW, MSN
Assistant Professor  Shuho Sakairi, RN,PHN,MW, MMid

Contact

Department of Women’ｓ Health Nursing
Dokkyo Medical University School of Nursing
Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, 321-0293 Japan