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MID1101 Contexts of Professional Midwifery Practice

Session 1, 2023 Online
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Nursing and Midwifery
Grading basis : Graded
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Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in the following Program: BMID
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MID2102 and MID1199
Co-requisite: MID1299

Overview

This course will introduce students to professional, political, legal and ethical contexts including the historical journey of midwifery. It will further explore and debate contemporary midwifery practice issues and topics to prepare students for autonomous practice in numerous maternity settings and/or models of care. Students will develop an understanding of the midwife鈥檚 roles, responsibilities and scope of midwifery practice when providing primary care. A healthy, woman-centred framework will provide a basis for students to develop an understanding of models of care, governance to support midwifery practice and the legal and ethical frameworks for safe practice. Finally, this course will enable the student to consolidate midwifery evidence-based practice to ensure high standards of professional practice.

This course aims to provide foundational knowledge in order to develop a midwifery philosophy and begin to practice as a primary carer. The course will enable students to develop an understanding of the scope of practice of midwives in Australia and the significance of partnerships and the provision of a variety of midwifery models of care. Students will expand their knowledge of evidence-based practice to include the discipline of midwifery in order to enhance clinical decision making. This course also addresses content specific to professional issues aligned with international, national, regional and remote practice. The course will provide students with an awareness of relevant midwifery practice and content surrounding ongoing professional development, Medicare eligibility and sustaining midwifery practice.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Explore and explain the role of the midwife as a primary maternity care provider;
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of historical and socio-political influences on midwifery practice and the impact of current reforms in Australian maternity services;
  3. Examine the scope of practice of midwives and apply relevant legal and ethical standards and national safety guidelines aligned to midwifery practice;
  4. Compare and contrast the various models of maternity care available to women in Australia to understand the implications and outcomes for women and babies within each model;
  5. Examine and explain accountability and responsibility for professional midwifery practice;
  6. Compare, contrast and understand evidence-based midwifery practice from an international, national, regional and remote Australia perspective.
  7. Demonstrate professional conduct including 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;
  8. Explore, examine and understand the skills and business management strategies that sustain midwifery practice and the impact of the ongoing professional development;
  9. Demonstrate an understanding of women鈥檚 health issues.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. The midwife in context 20.00
2. Influences on contemporary midwifery practice 15.00
3. International, National and Regional perspectives 10.00
4. Professional issues concerning the midwife and midwifery practice 20.00
5. Models of Maternity Care 10.00
6. Frameworks for adopting evidence based midwifery 10.00
7. Sustaining midwifery practice 15.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Andre, K., Heartfield. M, Cusack. L 2017, Portfolios for Health Practitioners, 3rd edn, Elsevier, Chatsworth.
Australian College of Midwives (ACM) 2017, National midwifery guidelines for consultation and referral, Issue 2, 3rd edn, ACM, Sydney.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 2017, National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, 2nd edn, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Canberra.
Bullock, S. & Manias, E 2017, Fundamentals of Pharmacology, 8th edn, Pearson, Australia.
De-Vitry. Smith, S. Mayes, S 2019, Skills for Midwifery Practice, Australia & New Zealand edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
Homer. C, Brodie. P, Sandall. J & Leap, N 2019, Midwifery Continuity of Care: A Practical Guide, 2nd edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
Marshall, J. & Raynor, M 2010, Advancing Skills in Midwifery Practice, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
Page, L. A & McCandlish, R 2006, The New Midwifery, 2nd edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
Pairman, S., Pincombe, J., Thorogood, C. & Tracy, S 2019, Midwifery: preparation for practice, 4th edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
Whitehead, D., Ferguson, C., LoBiondo-Wood, G., Harber, J 2020, Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods & Appraisal for Evidenced Based Practice, 6th edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
(ISBN: 9780729543408.)

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 Oral Critique (oral) A1 of 3 Yes 4 1,3,5,9
Assignments Written Essay No 30 1,2,3,6,7,9
Assignments Oral Critique (oral) A2 of 3 Yes 4 1,3,5,8,9
Assignments Oral Critique (oral) A3 of 3 Yes 12 1,3,5,8,9
Examinations Non-invigilated Time limited online examinatn No 50 3,4,5,6,9
Date printed 9 February 2024