MIDI1106
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This introductory course immerses students in the theory of midwifery work with well women during pregnancy. Using woman centredness as philosophy and approach to practice, this course facilitates students’ acquisition of knowledge of women and their growing babies in the antenatal time. Students use midwifery, physiological, medical, pharmacological, neurophysiological and sociological theory to understand evidence informed health care for well pregnant women. Cultural safety and capability are also introduced as foundational concepts in midwifery.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 1 - 2024
Manning Base Hospital
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. discuss the ways midwifery promotes health and prevents harm in the antenatal period
2. analyse the effects of research, health practices and policies on women's health during pregnancy
3. demonstrate beginning analysis of the legal, ethical, professional and policy frameworks for midwifery
4. identify health needs for pregnant women from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups
5. identify health needs for pregnant women from culturally and linguistically diverse groups
6. develop early abilities in critical thinking, therapeutic communication, academic reading and writing, and the use of digital technology
Content
- A rights-based approach to healthcare for pregnant women
- The evidence base to enhance women's wellness in the antenatal period, including the use of digital technologies to access the evidence
- Genetics, genomics, epigenetics and the impact of a women's pregnancy on the first 2000 days of her child's life
- Physiological changes of pregnancy
- Midwifery as primary health care for pregnant women
- Cultural safety
- Working with women with specific ethnic and other diverse needs
- Consultation, referral, and collaboration: working respectfully in the interdisciplinary team
- Legal and ethical issues: human rights, autonomy, 'patient' rights
- The women's significant others: how midwives work with family and other support networks.
Requisite
Students must be active in the Bachelor of Midwifery [40297] to enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Personal health change plan
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Presentation: Learning and teaching session: Evidence-informed pre-parenting class
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 80% of sessions.
Semester 1 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 80% of sessions.
Semester 1 - 2024 - Manning Base Hospital
Lecture-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 80% of sessions.
Course outline
- MIDI1106 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 277.9 KB)
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