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Unit of Study MIDW2013 - Caring for the Woman with Postnatal Complexities (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 is over two weeks

Unit description

Develops skills to recognise and respond to complex postnatal situations, with clear clinical decision making, drawing on the collaboration of health care professionals, and applying theory and research knowledge. This will assist the midwifery student in supporting and caring for the woman and her baby/babies during the complex postnatal period.

Unit content

  1. Midwifery care in the postnatal period for women with complexities
  2. Women experiencing physiological postnatal challenges
  3. Psychological complexities and adaptations following birth
  4. Collaborative care for women with additional needs in the postnatal period
  5. Supportive follow-up care for the woman with complexities, her baby and family
  6. The midwife and working with women with complexities

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3

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:

identify relevant professional and ethical frameworks that underpin midwifery practice when working with women experiencing complex postnatal issues

outline referral and consultation processes, and follow up care and services, for the new mother with complex postnatal issues

identify and discuss physiological challenges that women can experience during the postnatal period

identify and discuss the risk factors for, and midwifery care provided when, women and their baby’s experience psychological complexities and adaptations following birth

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Darroch, S., Bryant, B., Knights, K., & Rowland, A., 2019, Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 5th, Elsevier.
  • De-Vitry Smith, S., & Bayes, S., 2019, Skills for midwifery practice Australian & New Zealand edition, 4th edn, Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: 9780729542777.
  • Pairman, S., Tracy, S. K., Dahlen, H., & Dixon, L., 2018, Midwifery: preparation for practice, 4th edn, Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA. ISBN: 9780729542678.
  • Pollard, M., 2018, Evidence-based Care for Breastfeeding Mothers: A Resource for Midwives and Allied Healthcare Professionals, 2nd edn, Routledge, Milton. ISBN: 9781138650831.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.