| Session 2, 2023 External | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: MID2102
Co-requisite: MID1199
Overview
This course will enable the student to develop professional judgement, knowledge and understanding in relation to assessment and management of women and their infants during the antenatal, labour and birth period and postpartum period. As the primary carer students will reflect on the care women considering the psychological, physiological and cultural aspects of pregnancy, birth and parenting. Students will apply evidence-based practice and critical analysis skills to investigate obstetric interventions, non-physiological management of birth and pharmacological pain management during labour.
This course aims to provide students with the knowledge to develop their skills in providing antenatal care, intrapartum care, birth and postnatal care as the primary carer for the woman and her infant. This course complements MID2102 Foundations for Midwifery Practice and builds on uncomplicated midwifery care with the care of women requiring additional care during introduction of pregnancy, labour, birth and care of the baby. Students will explore preterm labour, induction of labour, assisted births, caesarean section and Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section (VBAC) in relation to physiological and psychological contexts. There is a focus on pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical therapies for pain management during labour and potential implications on the infant. This course will combine early parenting skills with infant feeding strategies to enable students to provide best practice in supporting women.
This course has a mandatory residential school.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Identify and initiate midwifery care appropriate to variations in pregnancy and childbirth
- Explore, examine and determine best practice midwifery care in relation to labour, birth variations and interventions
- Compare and contrast research evidence in relation to caring for a woman who has experienced an assisted or operative birth to inform evidence-based midwifery care
- Demonstrate an understanding of the psychological adaptations women may experience who encounter unexpected birthing interventions;
- Demonstrate professional communication skills (oral and written) when caring for women in labour to maintain a supportive relationship
- Appraise medication management in maternity care using principles of quality use of medicines
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Working with women as primary carer | 25.00 |
| 2. | Labour and birth variations and interventions | 30.00 |
| 3. | Operative birth | 25.00 |
| 4. | Midwifery therapeutics | 10.00 |
| 5. | Diagnostics | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Practical | No | |
| Case 精东传媒app | No | 30 |
| Critique (oral) A1 of 2 | No | 8 |
| Critique (oral) A2 of 2 | No | 12 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 |