Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour | ||
| Gold Coast |
Unit description
Provides a holistic perspective on the role of the midwife in relation to working with the well woman and her baby across the antenatal period, labour and birth. Students will discuss the psychophysiological responses in the antenatal period, labour and birth.
Unit content
- The psychophysiological responses to preconception and conception
- The psychophysiological responses to (normal) pregnancy and growing healthy babies
- Midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus(es)/baby(ies) during the antenatal period
- The psychophysiological responses to labour and birth
- Midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus/baby during labour and birth
- Medications
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | provide evidence-informed midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus/baby across the antenatal period, labour and birth |
| 2 | explain and summarise the psychophysiological responses during the antenatal period, labour and birth |
| 3 | explore the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women in decision-making that optimises health and wellbeing in the antenatal period, labour and birth |
| 4 | demonstrate and apply midwifery knowledge and skills to effectively undertake a basic neonatal resuscitation |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- provide evidence-informed midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus/baby across the antenatal period, labour and birth
- explain and summarise the psychophysiological responses during the antenatal period, labour and birth
- explore the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women in decision-making that optimises health and wellbeing in the antenatal period, labour and birth
- demonstrate and apply midwifery knowledge and skills to effectively undertake a basic neonatal resuscitation
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Chapman, V & Charles, C, 2018, The midwife’s labour and birth handbook, 4th edn, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex.
- Johnson, R, Taylor, W, De-vitry Smith, S & Bayes, S, 2019, Skills for Midwifery Practice, Australian & New Zealand Edition, Elsevier, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-7295-4277-7.
- Pairman, S, Tracy, S, Dahlen, H & Dixon, L, 2019, Midwifery: preparation for practice, 4th edn, Churchill Livingstone – Elsevier, NSW. ISBN: 9780729542678.
- Rankin, J, 2017, Physiology in Childbearing: With Anatomy and Related Biosciences, 4th edn, Elsevier, Edinburgh. ISBN: 978-0-7020-6188-2.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 34 hours (Across the session) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (6 weeks) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (11 weeks) |
| Laboratory 2 hours (10 weeks) |
| Placement 86 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (Twice during session) |
| Assessment | |
| Online Quiz | 20% |
| Case study | 30% |
| Midwifery Practice Requirements | SR |
| OSCA | SR |
| Exam: viva | 50% |
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 34 hours (Across the session) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (6 weeks) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (11 weeks) |
| Laboratory 2 hours (10 weeks) |
| Placement 86 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (Twice during session) |
| Assessment | |
| Online Quiz | 20% |
| Case study | 30% |
| Midwifery Practice Requirements | SR |
| OSCA | SR |
| Exam: viva | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
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