Perinatality
It is the period between pregnancy and 18 months of the child's life.
University expert certificate in Perinatal Psychology and Maternal and Child Health
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- ModalityOnline
- LanguagesSpanish
- Credits15
- DateJanuary 2026
- Planning
One Friday (4.30pm to 8.30pm) and one Saturday (9.30am to 1.30pm) per month (synchronous virtual sessions)
- Places30
- Location
Online
- Faculty
School of Psychology, Education and Sport Science
Three reasons to choose this title
The information currently available refers to the January 2024-June 2025 edition, the January 2026 information will be updated soon.
Expertise in perinatality enables them to detect, assess and intervene in situations of risk and high vulnerability, as well as to promote the mental health of the family and the maternal and child well-being. Case-based work makes it easier for the student to acquire resources to work on the difficulties in parenting, its repercussions on parenting and the formation of the first bonds. This training has the support of expert teachers at national and international level, Bruc Salut, CAP Roquetes-Canteres and the University Hospital of Geneva, among others.
Who is it for?
The course is aimed at professionals who attend the perinatal period, whether in the health, education, social or community fields. Students without an official university degree can be admitted after a coordinated interview. In this case, a University Extension Certificate will be issued.
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Syllabus
Module 1. Perinatal Psychology and Parenting (5 ECTS) This module focuses on the knowledge of the perinatal period, the healthy development of the baby (pre and postnatal) and maternal and child health. It delves into the process of becoming parents and family formation, the dimensions of parenting and new forms of parenting today.
Module 2. Interdisciplinary, network and community work: prevention and detection of risk factors (4 ECTS) It delves into the knowledge and function of the Network and the different professional roles around perinatality. The specifics of the prenatal interview are worked on as an element of detection and assessment of resources and needs.
Module 3. Perinatal psychopathology (4 ECTS) High-risk pregnancy, prematurity and parental psychopathology. Difficulties and disorders in the development of the baby. Diagnostic process, indication and various types of care (individual, family, group and online).
Module 4. Final course project (2 ECTS)
Course price 2023-24
The information currently available refers to the January 2024-June 2025 edition, the January 2026 information will be updated soon.
€ 1,470
Tuition fee for the entire course
Financing: the amount of the course can be paid in installments following the following payment plan
490.98 €
Initial payment
€ 489.51
March 2024 payment
€ 489.51
Payment June 2024
Professionals who care for pregnancy and pediatric and emotional development of children. Career opportunities: nursery schools and nurseries, care for pregnancy and childbirth, neonatal intensive care units (NICU), social work with families, professionals from the Child Development and Early Care Centers, CDIAP.
State-of-the-art equipment at the students' disposal
Libraries
Libraries
If you need a quiet space to study or to do individual and group work, come to the library! Each school has its own library with computers, workrooms, reading points and an extensive catalog of documents you can consult in both hard copy and digital format.
Computer rooms
Computer rooms
If you have a job or just need a computer, you can go to the computer classrooms or workspaces and use the Macs we have at your disposal.
Chapel
Chapel
The chapel is the right place to find recollection, peace, to focus, to pray and to celebrate the Eucharist weekly and at important liturgical moments (Christmas, Ash Wednesday and Easter). The sacrament of reconciliation is also celebrated.
All the services you need throughout university
Academic Secretary
Academic Secretary
The Academic Secretaries of the Blanquerna faculties are the space for students to relate to the processes linked to the registration of official and own courses.
Student Information and Guidance Service (SIOE)
Student Information and Guidance Service (SIOE)
Would you like to receive information on pre-registration and admissions processes, scholarships and grants or validations? The SIOE is the service you need. Ask for all the information about any of these processes and discover all the possibilities at your fingertips.
Internship service
Internship service
Professional experience is a core part of our methodology. For this reason, we have a broad spectrum of internship agreements to meet the needs and preferences of all students. You will graduate having worked in your industry.
Scholarships and grants service
Scholarships and grants service
At Blanquerna, we put the future within everyone's reach thanks to our scholarships and grant service to start or continue studying at our schools. Financial aid is both internal and external to the university. You will find a wide range of possibilities.
International Mobility Office
International Mobility Office
Going abroad is a unique opportunity to discover the plurality of the world. Aware of the importance of the internationalization of studies, we have established mobility agreements around the world.
Careers
Careers
This service provides graduates with the necessary means so that they can actively participate in their professionalism and propose optimal candidates to organizations and companies looking for staff.
Job Bank
Job Bank
The leap into the world of work is always a challenge. For this reason, we provide a Job Bank for students and graduates. This service puts students in touch with companies and institutions looking for staff.
Solidarity action
Solidarity action
Solidarity and the struggle for human dignity are values that identify us. Solidarity Action is a volunteer program that our students can join to participate in projects in the Third and Fourth World.
Alumni service
Alumni service
Studying in Blanquerna allows you to be part of our community. Being a college student opens the door to a lot of options for continuing your vocational training beyond your time in the classroom.
Sports service
Sports service
Want to represent the URL in college sports tournaments? You can find a wide range of possibilities for both individual and team sports. To be a student of Blanquerna, you will have a discount at the Can Caralleu and La Salle Sport & Fitness sports complexes.
Personal Guidance Service (SOP)
Personal Guidance Service (SOP)
If you are in a difficult situation in the academic, personal or social field, you can request, free of charge, the personalized attention of the SOP. This is an interdisciplinary team of professionals who will guide you in dealing with the situation.
University dormitories
University dormitories
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Pastoral Area
Pastoral Area
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Diversity support
Diversity support
At Blanquerna we promote personal development at all levels to people with a diversity of specific needs from a normalizing context that encourages personal autonomy and uniqueness.
Blanquerna Choir
Blanquerna Choir
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Student representatives
Student representatives
Each class group must elect a representative to put forward concerns or make proposals to the faculty members and academic management. At the same time, each degree must appoint a delegate and each school a representative on the general URL council.
Student Council
Student Council
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Language support service
Language support service
Are you studying a foreign language and want to improve your level? Do it at your own pace in the language self-learning classroom. This service offers various teaching resources and materials to practice the language.
Coordination
Dra. Eulàlia Arias-Pujol. Professor-researcher at the FPCEE Blanquerna de la URL. Doctor of Psychology. Specialist in clinical psychology.
Dra. Marta Gomà. Researcher of the research group Couple and Family of the FPCEE Blanquerna of the URL. PhD in psychology and perinatal psychotherapist. Master's degree in perinatality and early childhood (UNIL-HUG). Bruc Salut research manager.
Teaching staff
Dr. Carles Pérez-Testor Professor at Ramon Llull University (URL) at the Blanquerna Faculty of Psychology (FPCEE). Doctor of Medicine and Surgery. Specialist in Psychiatry. Couple and Family Psychotherapist and Teaching Supervisor for the FEAP and the FEATF. AIPPF Scientific Secretary.
Dr. Josep A. Castillo Full Professor of the FPCEE Blanquerna of the URL. Doctor of Psychology. Specialist in clinical psychology.
Dra. Eulàlia Arias-Pujol Professor-researcher at the FPCEE Blanquerna of the URL. Doctor of Psychology. Specialist in clinical psychology.
Dr. Victor Cabré Associate Professor of the FPCEE Blanquerna of the URL. Doctor of Psychology. Specialist in clinical psychology and psychotherapy.
Dra. Marta Gomà Researcher of the research group Couple and Family of the FPCEE Blanquerna of the URL. PhD in psychology and perinatal psychotherapist. Master's degree in perinatality and early childhood (UNIL-HUG). Bruc Salut research manager.
Mrs. Antònia Llairó Researcher of the research group Couple and Family of the FPCEE Blanquerna of the URL. Clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and psychoanalyst. Specializing in perinatal psychology. Director of Bruc Salut.
Dra. Nathalie Nanzer Child psychiatrist, doctor of medicine, psychoanalyst. He heads the Guidance Infantile unit of the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG).
Dr. Francisco Palacio Espasa Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry HUG. Doctor of Child Psychiatry. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
Mrs. María Martinez Roger Metgessa. Diploma in psychosocial training, health education and management of primary health care services. Director of the Roquetes-Canteres Primary Care Team in Barcelona.
Dr. Agustín Béjar Doctor in Medicine and Surgery. Specialist in Psychiatry. Psychotherapist (FEAP-SEPYPNA) and member of the Perinatal group of SEPYPNA.
Dra. Jose Fernández i Barrera, holds a degree in Social Work, a degree in Law, and a PhD in Sociology from the UB.
Dra. Talia Hatzor, psychologist and psychoanalyst (IPA) in New York. Professor at the Psychoanalytic Center for Training and Research at Columbia University.
Dr. Marcel Cortada, psychologist, master in NBAS Trainer (Scale for the Evaluation of Neonatal Behavior) and doctor in Psychology (UB). Teacher of several master's degrees (UB-UAB-EUI).
Mrs. Anna Sanagustín holds a degree in Physiotherapy (FCS Blanquerna) and Osteopathy (Walwa University), a degree in Psychopedagogy (FPCEE Blanquerna). Professor of the Degree in Physiotherapy (FCS Blanquerna-URL). ASPACE Child Rehabilitation Physiotherapist.
Dra. Clàudia Roca, graduate in Speech Therapy (FPCEE Blanquerna) and Nursing (University of Girona). Master Clinical Language, Speech and Hearing Science (Utrecht University). Doctor of Psychology (URL). Professor of the Blanquerna Degree in Speech Therapy (FPCEE Blanquerna-URL). Project director of the Diverse Foundation.
Dra. Nieves Berjano, PhD in Medicine and Surgery. Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Professor at the University of Extremadura.
Dra. Gemma Ginovart Galiana, PhD in Medicine and Surgery. Specialist in Pediatrics. Master in neonatology. Head of the Neonatology Section. Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital. Associate Professor of Pediatrics (UAB).
Dr. Joaquim Calaf i Alsina, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery. Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Honorary Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (UAB). Emeritus Director of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
Dra. Núria Camps i Bellonch, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and doctor of psychology (UB). Director of the Clinical Psychology Service of the Puigvert Foundation. Associate Professor at the University of Vic.
Dra. Vivette Glover, a graduate in Biochemistry (Oxford University). PhD in Neurochemistry from University College London. Professor Emeritus of Perinatal Psychobiology at Imperial College London. He has been the Head of the Fetal and Neonatal Stress Research Group at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (London). Award for Research in Pregnancy and Infant Mental Health (2014) and Marcé International Society Medal and John Cox.
ContactDra. Eulàlia Arias-Pujol - [email protected]
Stages of the admission process
The admission process for the school's own degree studies is developed in 3 stages:
- Pre-enrollment
- Admission
- Enrollment
Pre-enrollment
Students can pre-enroll online (by accessing Pre-enrollment | Blanquerna or the pre-enrollment option for each course) and also in person at the school.
For online pre-enrollment, you will need to:
- Sign up on the unique registration system and create a username (if not previously obtained) and follow the instructions to completion.
- Make a payment of €50 (non-refundable fee for pre-enrollment rights and processing) can be made by credit or debit card, through a secure and confidential BBVA process.
- Upload the required documentation through the document repository.
- ID card (both sides) / Passport
- Curriculum vitae
- For foreign (non EU) applicants: a certificate issued by the competent authority (University, Embassy, Consulate) attesting that the access studies qualify for admission in the home country.
Admission
Once pre-enrollment has been completed, the candidate will be offered a date for an interview with the degree coordinator, who will assess their suitability and solve any doubts they may have about the course for which they are enrolling. Once the assessment is complete, the student will be informed of the result of the interview and how to enroll, if admitted.
Prior to enrollment, the person concerned must upload the qualifications or the receipt of the university studies completed to the document repository. If these documents are not available, the course may be taken but the qualifications will not be received and, instead, a university extension certificate or diploma will be obtained.
Enrollment
Once the above documentation has been assessed, and when there is a large enough group of pre-enrolled students, each candidate will receive the confirmation and information necessary to enroll. Enrollment implies obtaining a definitive place and will take effect within the deadlines indicated in the confirmation e-mail.
When students enroll, they will have two business days to pay the total cost of enrollment, by bank transfer, credit card or barcode. Studies can be paid in installments, without any interest, by bank transfer (Instructions to send the signed SEPA Document to Blanquerna)
Prices may be updated each academic year. Once enrollment has been formalized, the amount paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Pre-enrollment and enrollment may remain open up to 15 days before the start of the course, provided places are available.
When a student enrolls, a contract for the provision of teaching services is formalized between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation, which is legally binding from the time of payment. Payment includes the corresponding insurance and, for students under the age of twenty-eight, compulsory academic insurance. If a student declines to take up a place, he/she will lose in full any amount he/she has paid.
The student accepts the rules for the use of computer services established by the Blanquerna Foundation. The student's personal data will be included in an automated file under the responsibility of the Blanquerna Foundation, so that this contract can be maintained and fulfilled. Students should note that their data may also be used to inform them about the future activities of the Foundation, or for the institution to send them publications.
In accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 15/1999 on the protection of personal data, students have the right to access their data to update, rectify or cancel them, or object to their use, by sending a letter, indicating which right they want to exercise.
This section is a summary of the general conditions for enrollment. It is only for guidance and therefore has no contractual value. In the event of any discrepancy, the provisions of the general conditions for enrollment specified in the receipt generated at the time of enrollment will prevail; this receipt formalizes the contract between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation; students can consult it on the intranet whenever they wish.
The School cannot guarantee that a course will be available if the requirement for a minimum number of enrollments is not met. In this case, the amount paid for enrollment and pre-enrollment will be refunded in full.
Foreign students
Applicants who have completed access studies outside Spain must obtain a certificate issued by the relevant body (university, embassy, consulate) confirming that the studies qualify the student in the country of issue to take the master degree or graduate studies.
Students are responsible for having all the official documentation necessary for their stay in Spain while studying at the School. Applicants can ask for a pre-acceptance document attached to the pre-enrollment receipt to initiate applications for visas or scholarships or carry out any other administrative procedure. Under no circumstances does this document guarantee a place if all the access and admission requirements are not met. Once applicants have been accepted and enrollment is complete, they can request a letter of admission from the Academic Secretary, if required, by paying the corresponding fees.
Contact us
For any doubts or queries about the pre-enrollment or enrollment process, please contact the School's Student Information and Orientation Service
[email protected]
Final work of the Title
Final work aimed at applying the information and experience gathered throughout the training.
It can be both clinical and research on parenting.
Document of about 7-10 pages and a power point presentation of 10 minutes.
Tutoring of the works.
The applicability, the integration of the important concepts of perinatality, the capacity for innovation and joint work with other perinatal specialties will be evaluated.
