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Unit of Study MWF10745 - Primary Health Care Midwifery (2016)

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Unit description

Develops knowledge of global patterns of disease and introduces epidemiology. Principles of primary health care and theory of ‘cultural safety’ are taught and applied to midwifery practice including common forms of discrimination and their prevention. Students are introduced to the practice requirements of the course and appraise the Primary Health Care services available to women in their local district.  Basic skills for practice are covered.

Unit content

Module 1: Orientation to Midwifery Course and Practice Requirements
Module 2: Patterns of Global Health and Disease
Module 3: Primary Health Care
Module 4: Primary Health Care During Childbearing
Module 5: Cultural Competence
Module 6: Preparation for Practice

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Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1 Session 1
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss the differences in global patterns of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity and relate these to the social determinants of health
2 describe how the principles of primary health care apply to women using primary health care services at the local level
3 describe the role and scope of the midwife in providing antenatal primary health care including holistic health assessment
4 describe theories of cultural competence as a way to avoid and address common forms of social discrimination
5 demonstrate basic skills for practice: hand washing, numeracy, bed making, safe moving, general health assessment, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, urinalysis and respiration.

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

  1. discuss the differences in global patterns of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity and relate these to the social determinants of health
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  2. describe how the principles of primary health care apply to women using primary health care services at the local level
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  3. describe the role and scope of the midwife in providing antenatal primary health care including holistic health assessment
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  4. describe theories of cultural competence as a way to avoid and address common forms of social discrimination
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  5. demonstrate basic skills for practice: hand washing, numeracy, bed making, safe moving, general health assessment, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, urinalysis and respiration.
    • GA1:
    • GA7:

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