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MID2399 Midwifery Practice 3

Semester 1, 2022 External
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Nursing and Midwifery
Grading basis : Pass/Not Pass
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: MID2199 and MID2299

Overview

Midwifery practice is an ordered sequence of clinical experiences enabling progressive development and application of evidence-based knowledge for the advancement of clinical skills necessary to deliver effective care. Students will apply midwifery principles when providing collaborative care for women during induction of labour. Further, students will develop skills to evaluate maternal and infant wellbeing at birth, postnatally and assist with the initiation of breastfeeding. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to work with a midwife in a midwifery clinical setting, providing care for women throughout labour and birth. This course enables the student to blend foundational knowledge with critical thinking and professional reflection.

The assessment in this course is competency-based. Students will achieve either a pass or fail for each assessment. Students need to pass all assessment items to successfully complete the course. These competency items form part of the USQ accreditation agreement with the accrediting organisation/s (where relevant).

This course enables students to provide midwifery care as a primary carer to strengthen midwifery skills when supporting women and their families during labour and birth. In this course students will demonstrate assessment skills, critical thinking, reflection and the ability to prioritise labour and birth care within a woman-centred partnership model of care. Students will further develop clinical skills in providing non-pharmaceutical, physiological and psychological labour support. Students will demonstrate ability to perform and interpret the use of cardiotocograph during labour, midwifery labour assessments skills and care of a women as she progresses through labour.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate professional conduct exhibiting quality communication skills and evidenced based philosophy to maintain collaborative and supportive relationships with women, their families and health professionals in a culturally appropriate manner;
  2. Apply and integrate theoretical and professional clinical skills of care when admitting a woman to the birth environment;
  3. Demonstrates communication and clinical skills in performing and interpreting a cardiotocograph during labour;
  4. Plan, implement and evaluate, in collaboration with the labouring woman, clinical skills to support the progression of labour;
  5. Describe the use of physiological and non-physiological pain management;
  6. Demonstrate cultural awareness and communication skills consistent with a multicultural society.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Admission to birth environment 10.00
2. Intrapartum cardiotocograph 20.00
3. Recognising progression of labour 20.00
4. Working with pain in labour 20.00
5. Vaginal examination 10.00
6. Learning package - Healthy Hearing 10.00
7. Community placement 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Australian College of Midwives 2020, National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral, 3rd edn, Australian College of Midwives, Australia.
Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) 2018, Code of ethics for midwives, NMBA, Australia.
Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) 2018, Code of professional conduct for midwives, NMBA, Australia.
Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) 2018, Midwifery Standards for Practice, NMBA, Australia.
Queensland Government (n.d.), Queensland Clinical Guidelines: Translating evidence into best clinical practice, Brisbane, Queensland,
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RANZCOG Fetal Surveillance Education Program 2016, Fetal surveillance: a practical guide, RANZCOG, Australia.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Practical Practical No 10 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) No 40 1,4
Assignments Practical Placement Performance No 50 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Date printed 10 February 2023