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MID3101 Midwifery Challenges 1 - Maternal

Session 1, 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: MID1101 and MID2201 and MID2202 and MID1299
Co-requisite MID2599

Overview

This course will enable students to extend foundational knowledge and increase their awareness of the challenges women can experience during the childbearing continuum. The course will enable students to understand complications associated with pregnancy and birth and will enhance and extend students scope of practice in midwifery.

This course aims to provide the student with an understanding of the challenges associated with childbearing such as infertility, chronic illness, substance abuse, obesity, trauma and hypertension in pregnancy. Content also addresses complications related to birth such as breech, shoulder dystocia, maternal collapse, haemorrhage and malpresentation. Cultural aspects that can have an impact of childbearing, birth and the postnatal period are also addressed.

This course contains a mandatory residential school.

Course learning outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the challenges women can experience during pregnancy, labour, birth and in the puerperium
  2. Explore and examine the evidence to support midwifery care when women are confronted with challenges during the child bearing continuum to inform evidence-based care
  3. Use evidence based midwifery practice to critically assess the woman鈥檚 condition, and to plan and provide care in collaboration with other health professionals
  4. Provide evidence based midwifery care to women experiencing midwifery challenges across the childbearing continuum and evaluate complex midwifery care
  5. Demonstrate effective communication skills (oral and written) when caring for a woman and her family experiencing midwifery challenges during pregnancy, birth or postnatal period

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Challenges in pregnancy 40.00
2. Challenges during labour 20.00
3. Challenges during birth 20.00
4. Challenges during the puerperium 10.00
5. Cultural challenges 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Coad. J, Pedley. K & Dunstall. M 2019, Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives, 4th edn, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
Johnson, R., & Taylor, W 2022, Skills for Midwifery Practice, 5th edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
Pairman. S, Pincombe. J, Thorogood. C & Tracy. S 2019, Midwifery: preparation for practice, 4th edn, Elsevier, Sydney.
Robson ,S. & Waugh, J 2013, Medical Disorders in Pregnancy A Manual for Midwives, 2nd edn, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, UK.
Australian College of Midwives (ACM). (2014). National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral. (3rd ed) Issue 2.Australia: ACM.

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 (%)
Assignments Practical Practical No
Assignments Oral Critique (oral) A1 of 2 No 10
Assignments Written Case Study No 30
Assignments Oral Critique (oral) A2 of 2 No 10
Examinations Non-invigilated Time limited online examinatn No 50
Date printed 9 February 2024