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Unit of Study MIDW2004 - Midwifery Continuity Partnerships B (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains professional experience learning/ laboratory activities that require students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the Professional Experience Learning and/or stipulated Laboratory Activity which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements Please note Full Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement associated with the placement element of this unit of study. This requirement has been stipulated by the placement providers. It is strongly recommended that only students who meet this requirement enrol in this unit.

Unit description

Enable students to commence, sustain and reflect upon further continuity experiences. Introduces basic principles of emotional and mental wellbeing within the childbearing continuum. Provides students with an understanding of the midwife’s role in relation to the regulatory framework of practice.

Unit content

  • Introduction to assessing emotional and mental wellbeing
  • National regulatory framework of midwifery practice in Australia
  • Providing and supporting continuity of care
  • Reflection on and in practice

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
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Gold Coast
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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:

critically analyse principles of emotional and mental wellbeing within the childbearing continuum

explore and reflect on the regulatory framework of midwifery in Australia

demonstrate continuity of care in midwifery practice

reflect on clinical learning, and assess developing skills in midwifery practice, including evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning and decision making.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Thomson, G & Schmied, V (eds), 2017, Psychosocial Resilience & Risk in the Perinatal Period: Implications & guidance for professionals, 1st edn, Routledge. ISBN: 9781138101586.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.