| 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 : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MID3101
Overview
This course will enable students to extend their knowledge of the challenges associated with foetal development, the neonate and aberrant adaptations experienced by newborns. The course addresses key anomalies associated with the neonate and introduce students to global and national strategies to manage or treat neonatal abnormalities to assist students extend their scope of practice.
This course aims to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to assist women who experiences breastfeed challenges. Content will address the numerous variations that can occur pre or post birth such as congenital abnormalities, facial, neural tube and genitourinary defects, and respiratory and cardiac anomalies. Support and treatment modalities will be explored in terms of surgical intervention, and relevant physical strategies, support groups and national and international organisations.
This course contains a mandatory residential school.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Compare and contrast global and domestic perspectives of breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding using effective communication skills and evidence-based philosophy to maintain collaborative and supportive relationships with women, their families and health professionals in a culturally appropriate manner;
- Analyse strategies and techniques to assist women and infants experiencing challenges to breastfeeding;
- Explore and examine challenges associated with preterm babies, babies with congenital and neural defects, experiencing metabolic adjustments, alcohol syndromes and disorders, facial anomalies, and pain and other adaptations at birth;
- Compare and contrast screening tools used to diagnose abnormalities prior to and post birth;
- Demonstrate an understanding of psychological adjustments experienced by parents and families following the birth of a baby with anomalies;
- Examine interventions associated with managing babies with anomalies such as surgical interventions and support services;
- Demonstrate knowledge of skills needed to provide verbal feedback and support to mothers of babies with anomalies.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Admission of baby to neonatal unit | 10.00 |
| 2. | Challenges to breastfeeding | 20.00 |
| 3. | Feeding techniques | 10.00 |
| 4. | Challenges to adaptations of the baby at birth | 40.00 |
| 5. | Surgical interventions | 10.00 |
| 6. | The role of the midwife to support parents who have sick babies | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
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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
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical | No | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | |
| Case 精东传媒app | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Critique (oral) A1 of 2 | No | 9 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Critique (oral) A2 of 2 | No | 11 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |