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Unit of Study MWF10747 - Midwifery Continuity Partnerships A (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

Deepens students' knowledge and builds upon their understanding of the social determinants of health from a midwifery perspective.  Explores the different ways in which pregnancy and childbirth change peoples’ lives. This knowledge will be provide the basis for the midwife to become an educator to support the woman and/or her partner as decision-makers in optimising the health of the woman and her baby. Ethical theories, dilemmas and legal principles are introduced.

Unit content

  • Optimising woman and baby well-being across the childbearing continuum
  • Midwife as educator – pregnancy
  • Providing and supporting midwifery continuity of care
  • Reflection on and in practice
  • Introduction to ethics and legal principles in practice
     

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 discuss the midwife’s role as educator to support women in decision making that optimises the health and wellbeing of the woman and her baby during pregnancy
2 apply ethical theories to discussions on common dilemmas in practice
3 apply legal principles to discuss the woman’s right in health care practice
4 reflect on clinical learning and assess developing skills in midwifery practice, including evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning and decision-making
5 demonstrate evidence of midwifery competency, including continuity of care, based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's Midwife Standards for Practice and Codes

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

  1. discuss the midwife’s role as educator to support women in decision making that optimises the health and wellbeing of the woman and her baby during pregnancy
    • GA5:
  2. apply ethical theories to discussions on common dilemmas in practice
    • GA3:
  3. apply legal principles to discuss the woman’s right in health care practice
    • GA3:
  4. reflect on clinical learning and assess developing skills in midwifery practice, including evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning and decision-making
    • GA4:
  5. demonstrate evidence of midwifery competency, including continuity of care, based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's Midwife Standards for Practice and Codes
    • GA4:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Lecture on-site 2 hours (9 weeks)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (9 weeks)
Community/Professional placement 82 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3)
Assessment
Antenatal Educational Session 30%
Essay 50%
Reflective Journal 20%
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR

Teaching method
Lecture on-site 2 hours  (9 weeks)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (9 weeks)
Community/Professional placement 82 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3)
Assessment
Antenatal Educational Session 30%
Essay 50%
Reflective Journal 20%
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR

Prescribed learning resources

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