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Unit of Study MIDW2012 - Caring for the Woman During Complex Labour and Birth (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    On-campus teaching in this unit will be over two weeks.

Unit description

Promotes extension of knowledge gained from Well-Woman Pregnancy, Labour and Birth, Postnatal and Caring for the Woman during Complex Pregnancy, focusing on existing and developing complexities during labour and birth, and caring for the woman, baby and family/supports.

Unit content

  1. Providing a safe birthing environment when complexities arise
  2. Recognition and response to clinical deterioration in the birthing environment
  3. Existing complexities impacting labour and birthing
  4. Complexities and variations in the timing of labour and or birth
  5. Multiple births, and non-cephalic presentations
  6. Surgical and instrumental births

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term2
Term2
Gold Coast
Term2
Term2

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:

explore and discuss collaborative care principles, and consultation and referral pathways for women and their babies experiencing complexities during labour and birth

describe the processes involved in the recognition of, and response to clinical deterioration events in the birthing environment

discuss pharmacological support and medication safety, as well as non-pharmacological or midwifery support strategies, in the birth environment

describe best practice recommendations and current evidence when caring for a woman experiencing complexities during labour and birth

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Chapman, V., & Charles, C. , 2018, The midwife's labour and birth handbook, 4th edn, Wiley Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ, USA. ISBN: 9781119235064.
  • Gilbert, E. S., 2011, Manual of high risk pregnancy & delivery , 5th edn, Elsevier, St. Louis, MO USA. ISBN: 9780323072533.
  • Pairman, S., Tracy, S. K., Dahlen, H., & Dixon, L., 2018, Midwifery: preparation for practice, 4th edn, Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA. ISBN: 9780729542678.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.