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Unit of Study MWF10746 - Optimising Health in Childbearing I (2020)

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  • Enrolment restriction

    To enrol in this unit you need to submit a Unit Approval Request (UAR) as this unit contains laboratory activities and/or professional experience learning that require students to fulfil certain vaccination and compliance requirements prior to attending. On receipt of the UAR, the School’s Professional Experience Unit (PEU) will then contact you to ensure you are aware of the requirements and take the necessary steps to be compliant in time for start of session. Failure to comply with requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Laboratory Activity and/or Professional Experience Learning which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/clinicalplacements.

Unit description

Provides a holistic perspective on the role of the midwife in relation to working with the well woman and her baby across the antenatal period, labour and birth. Students will discuss the psychophysiological responses in the antenatal period, labour and birth.

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
Session2
Session2
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2

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 antenatal period, labour and birth
2 explain and summarise the psychophysiological responses during the antenatal period, labour and birth
3 explore the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women in decision-making that optimises health and wellbeing in the antenatal period, labour and birth
4 demonstrate and apply midwifery knowledge and skills to effectively undertake a basic 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 antenatal period, labour and birth
    • GA1:
  2. explain and summarise the psychophysiological responses during the antenatal period, labour and birth
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. explore the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women in decision-making that optimises health and wellbeing in the antenatal period, labour and birth
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  4. demonstrate and apply midwifery knowledge and skills to effectively undertake a basic neonatal resuscitation
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (11 weeks )
Community/Professional placement 86 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3)
Lecture on-site 2 hours (6 weeks)
Lecture on-site 2 hours (11 weeks )
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (6 weeks)
Laboratory session 2 hours (10 weeks )
Tutorial online 2 hours (Twice during session)
Assessment
Online Quiz 20%
Case study 30%
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR
OSCA SR
Exam: closed book 50%

Teaching method
Laboratory session 2 hours (10 weeks)
Community/Professional placement 86 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3)
Lecture on-site 2 hours (6 weeks )
Lecture on-site 2 hours (11 weeks)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (6 weeks)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (11 weeks)
Tutorial online 2 hours (Twice during session)
Assessment
Online Quiz 20%
Case study 30%
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR
OSCA SR
Exam: closed book 50%

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