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Unit of Study MWF10746 - Optimising Health in Childbearing I (2014)

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  • Enrolment information

    It is strongly recommended that you have completed the following units prior to enrolling in this unit: BIO00307 - Human Physiology AND BIO10662 - Systemic Anatomy Only students who have completed the Mandatory Pre-Practice Requirements can attend clinical practice which is essential for passing this unit. Residential Session has strict attendance requirements. Refer Assessment Information.

Unit description

Develops the students' knowledge of the baby, maternal and fraternal reproductive anatomy and psychophysiology. Students engage in practice to develop their ability to support women during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and all four stages of undisturbed birth, including early self-attachment breastfeeding whilst working collaboratively and effectively within the maternity unit with an understanding of infection and infection control.

Unit content


Module 1: Academic Skills Development
Module 2: Reproductive Anatomy and Psychophysiology
Module 3: Fetal Anatomy and Psychophysiology
Module 4: Protecting from Infections
Module 5: Optimising psychophysiology during pregnancy 
Module 6: Optimising psychophysiology in labour
Module 7: Skills for midwifery practice
Module 8: Teamwork in the Maternity Unit

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 N/A

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 Describe and explain maternal and fraternal anatomy and reproductive psychophysiology from pre-conception through to 6 weeks post partum.
2 Describe and explain the prenate's and baby's anatomy, psychophysiology and development.
3 Discuss and explain the principles of innate immunity, acquired immunity and infection control in maternity care.
4 Discuss the midwife's knowledge and skills necessary to be able to provide safe and effective midwifery practice in the antenatal care.
5 Demonstrate competence in midwifery knowledge and skills when working with well women to optimise their health in the antenatal period and birth.
6 Demonstrates awareness of midwifery knowledge and skills when working with well women to optimise their psychophysiology during all four stages of undisturbed birth at term including the promotion of maternal-infant attachment and early self-attachment breastfeeding.
7 Demonstrates an awareness of the need to work respectfully and effectively within maternity unit teams including consultation, referral, documentation and use of the obstetrix database.

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

  1. Describe and explain maternal and fraternal anatomy and reproductive psychophysiology from pre-conception through to 6 weeks post partum.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. Describe and explain the prenate's and baby's anatomy, psychophysiology and development.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. Discuss and explain the principles of innate immunity, acquired immunity and infection control in maternity care.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. Discuss the midwife's knowledge and skills necessary to be able to provide safe and effective midwifery practice in the antenatal care.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. Demonstrate competence in midwifery knowledge and skills when working with well women to optimise their health in the antenatal period and birth.
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  6. Demonstrates awareness of midwifery knowledge and skills when working with well women to optimise their psychophysiology during all four stages of undisturbed birth at term including the promotion of maternal-infant attachment and early self-attachment breastfeeding.
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  7. Demonstrates an awareness of the need to work respectfully and effectively within maternity unit teams including consultation, referral, documentation and use of the obstetrix database.
    • GA7:

Prescribed learning resources

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