Qualified Registration MEN: 008546 of May 24, 2023
Expiration date: May 24, 2030
SNIES: 111546
Number of Credits: 30
WHY STUDY A SPECIALIZATION IN MATERNAL AND PERINATAL NURSING?
Title
Specialist in Maternal and Perinatal Nursing
Duration
12 Months
Modality
Face-to-face
Encounters
Weekly
Fridays from 5 pm - 9 pm, Saturdays from 8 am - 6 pm
Worth
$11.449.800 + Stamp 1%, applies to registration fee without discount

Meet our teaching staff
The Specialist in Maternal Perinatal Nursing will be able to provide nursing care to the pregnant woman, the woman in labor, the postpartum woman and the perinato, using evidence-based nursing, developing activities to promote and maintain health, providing care and follow-up to recovery and involving family social support.
Likewise, to employ managerial, management and teamwork skills to direct programs, projects and services that aim to promote maternal-perinatal health and prevent the main health problems that affect this population group, all with an ethical and humanistic sense.
Once the academic program is completed, the student is able to opt for the respective degree through the Legal Act called DEGREE.
- Having completed and passed all valid subjects and modules required by the respective program.
- Having obtained a total weighted average of no less than three point five (3.5).
- Cancel the graduation fees required by the University, pro-culture stamp, photocopy of Identity Documents enlarged to 150% and be up to date with all concepts, with the University.
- Not to be involved in a disciplinary process or to be serving a serious sanction.
- Having completed the practical work and application required by the program.
- Comply with all the specific requirements of each program in addition to the general, mandatory requirements, which must be made known in a timely manner.
I SEMESTER
- Management and administration of maternal and perinatal care
- Maternal and Perinatal Care I
- Communication and Education in Health
- Nursing Care Process
- Graduation Project I
II SEMESTER
- Maternal and Perinatal Care II
- Ethics and bioethics
- Elective II options:
- Outpatient nursing care for low birth weight newborns.
- Humanizing childbirth
- Graduation Project II
- Registration form duly completed, signed and with photos attached.
- Proof of payment for registration fees.
- Photocopy of Graduation Certificate and Professional Title Diploma. (Or certification that the graduation requirements are pending for undergraduate students of our University who choose the Coterminal option).
- Official transcript of grades for your entire undergraduate degree. (Not applicable if you are a graduate of our University).
- Photocopy of ID card enlarged to 150%.
- Resume with supporting documents. (Additional academic training and
work experience).
* Coterminal programs give undergraduate students at our university the opportunity to complete the first semester of a postgraduate program, whether a specialization or a master's degree, while finishing their undergraduate studies, fulfilling the graduation requirement to obtain their professional title and simultaneously advancing their postgraduate studies.
REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN APPLICANTS
- Registration form: Completed
- Proof of payment: For registration fees.
- University degree: Undergraduate degree (professional career) apostilled by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the relevant entity in the country of origin, or
sealed by the Consul of Colombia, apostilled or with an apostille from The Hague. - Academic grades: Undergraduate transcript and grading scale
weighing. - Resume: Updated and verifiable supporting documents
- Language: If your native language is not Spanish, you must demonstrate proficiency in the
language, a B1 or B2 level of Spanish proficiency (upper-intermediate) certification
according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) - Specific requirements: Depending on the postgraduate program, an interview may be required.
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGNERS
- Once admitted to the program, you must submit the following documents to formalize your application.
tuition: - Identity document: Copy of passport.
- Visa: Copy of the Visa (must allow higher education activities in
Colombia) and the Foreigner's Identification Card. - Health insurance: Health insurance policy with full coverage globally or in Colombia
for the entire duration of your studies
Important note! Documents issued in a language other than Spanish must include
official translation.
Graduates of the Maternal and Perinatal Nursing Specialization program will have the necessary skills to work as:
- Leader in healthcare at different levels of care and complexity in health.
- Leader of health education programs aimed at the maternal-perinatal population, including family support.
- Director or coordinator of projects focused on improving maternal-perinatal health, taking into account interdisciplinary and intersectoral coordination.
- Supervisor in the monitoring of nursing care directed at women in the process of gestation, labor, delivery, puerperium and perinatal in the outpatient and hospital setting.
- Researcher in maternal and newborn health and care.
The degree work for specializations is individual and aims to systematize and apply the skills accumulated in a topic of interest in the area of specialization.
All final degree projects for Postgraduate programs must comply with the rules and guidelines set out in the protocol for degree projects.
Everything related to the intellectual property of the original results obtained by the student in their final work or thesis must be in accordance with the provisions of national and international laws and the statutes of the University.
No student may receive a degree while under disciplinary probation or with outstanding financial obligations to the Institution.
- 100% Interview
Program Manager
Dr. Lindsay Peinado Valencia
Nurse, Master of Education, clinical experience in hospital and outpatient settings: rural health commission in Puerto Inírida, local hospital in Cartagena de Indias and Renacer Foundation in Cartagena, research professor (Ministry of Science)
Program Coordinator
Dr. Eliana Patricia Carrillo Diaz
Registered Nurse, Certified Public Accountant. Specialist in Quality Management and Auditing in Health. Professor in the Care Management Area of the Nursing Program and Nursing to the Individual, Family, and Community. Postgraduate Coordinator for the Nursing Program.


