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Unit of Study MWF10746 - Optimising Health in Childbearing I (2018)

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  • Enrolment information

    Please be advised that this unit includes professional experience learning which has pre-placement provisions and associated placement expenses as detailed on the School of Health and Human Sciences Professional Experience page. Failure to comply with these pre-placement requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated professional experience learning.

Unit description

Provides a holistic perspective on the role of the midwife in relation to working with the woman and her partner across the childbearing continuum for the well woman and baby. A holistic understanding of fetal health and wellbeing and neonatal adaption will be presented.

Unit content

  • The psychophysiological responses to preconception and conception
  • The psychophysiological responses to (normal) pregnancy and growing healthy babies
  • Midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus(es)/baby(ies) during the antenatal period
  • The psychophysiological responses to labour and birth
  • Midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus/baby during labour and birth
  • Medications
     

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2

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 provide evidence-informed midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus/baby across the childbearing continuum
2 explain and summarise the psychophysiological responses during the childbearing continuum
3 discuss and summarise the psychophysiological responses of neonatal adaption to extra uterine life
4 demonstrate knowledge of therapeutic doses of pharmaceuticals commonly used
5 demonstrate and apply midwifery knowledge and skills to effectively undertake a neonatal resuscitation

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

  1. provide evidence-informed midwifery care for the well woman and her fetus/baby across the childbearing continuum
    • GA1:
  2. explain and summarise the psychophysiological responses during the childbearing continuum
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. discuss and summarise the psychophysiological responses of neonatal adaption to extra uterine life
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  4. demonstrate knowledge of therapeutic doses of pharmaceuticals commonly used
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. demonstrate and apply midwifery knowledge and skills to effectively undertake a neonatal resuscitation
    • GA1:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial on-site 2 hours
Community/Professional placement 86 hours (Across the Session )
Lecture on-site 2 hours
Lecture on-site 2 hours
Tutorial on-site 2 hours
Laboratory session 2 hours
Tutorial online 2 hours (Twice during session)
Assessment
Online Learning Activities 40%
OSCA and Online Quiz 10%
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR
Exam: closed book 50%

Teaching method
Laboratory session 2 hours
Community/Professional placement 86 hours (Across the Session )
Lecture on-site 2 hours
Lecture on-site 2 hours
Tutorial on-site 2 hours
Tutorial on-site 2 hours
Tutorial online 2 hours (Twice during session)
Assessment
Online Learning Activities 40%
OSCA and Online Quiz 10%
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR
Exam: closed book 50%

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