| Session 2, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Course Coordinator: Shiona Macpherson
Requisites
Pre-requisite: MID3101 and MID3102
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MID2599
Co-requisite: MID2699
Overview
This course will enable the student to develop an understanding of the importance of mental health during pregnancy and the impact of mental illness in pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Content presented provides students with relevant information surrounding child protection, cultural awareness and safety, legal obligations and cues to identify mental health issues in families and individuals.
This course aims to provide the student with knowledge and skills aligned with family health and mental wellbeing. Mental health disorders will be explored and the impact on attachment, early parenting, the baby and family. The midwives role in assessment and caring for women with a mental illness will be critically analysed. Exploration of maternal infant attachment theories and styles of attachment will occur together with their impact on infant mental health. Pregnancy loss, stillbirth and neonatal death and the impact on the family will also be examined.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Explore theoretical constructs and develop knowledge of mental illnesses that can affect women across the childbearing continuum
- Analyse theories of maternal infant attachment and develop strategies to promote infant family bonding
- Demonstrate evidence based midwifery care strategies for childbearing women who are mentally ill
- Assess, plan and evaluate appropriate midwifery care in collaboration with other health care professionals to support women who are experiencing dysfunctional parenting styles
- Analyse underpinning theories of grief and loss and apply these understandings when providing counselling support to women who have experienced grief or loss throughout pregnancy
- Analyse theoretical constructs of domestic violence and apply these understandings when caring for the woman and her baby
- Demonstrate theoretical understandings of the midwives legal and professional responsibilities in relation to care of the woman experiencing a mental illness or domestic violence
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills when discussing care of the woman with a mental illness
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mental health and childbearing | 20.00 |
| 2. | Mental illness in pregnancy and treatments | 30.00 |
| 3. | Severe mental illness | 20.00 |
| 4. | Parenting adjustments | 10.00 |
| 5. | Child protection issues | 10.00 |
| 6. | Counselling | 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 (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical | No | 1 | |
| Case 精东传媒app | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Critique (oral) A1 of 2 | No | 8 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Critique (oral) A2 of 2 | Yes | 11 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |