MIDI6111
10 units
6000 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 complex knowledge of women and their growing babies in the antenatal time. Students use midwifery, physiological, medical, pharmacological, neurophysiological and sociological theory to critique evidence informed health care for well pregnant women. Cultural safety and capability are critically analysed as foundational concepts in midwifery.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. critically analyse the ways midwifery promotes health and prevents harm in the antenatal period
2. closely examine the principles, practices and policies of primary health care
3. demonstrate understanding of the legal, ethical, professional and policy frameworks for midwifery
4. identify potential health needs for pregnant women from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups
5. discuss the potential health needs for pregnant women with specific ethnic and other diverse needs
6. demonstrate high level abilities in critical thinking, academic reading and writing, and the use of digital technology related to women's health during pregnancy
Content
- A rights-based, evidence-informed approach to healthcare for pregnant women in the primary health care setting
- Genetics, genomics, epigenetics and the impact of a woman’s pregnancy on the first 2000 days of her child’s life
- Practical pre-conception issues
- Conception and fetal development
- Physiological changes and the ‘minor disorders’ of pregnancy
- Antenatal assessment
- Nutrition, exercise, pharmacology and complementary therapies for wellbeing in pregnancy
- Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women
- Working with women with other specific ethnic and other diverse needs
- Consultation, referral, and collaboration: working respectfully in the maternity team
- Legal and ethical issues: human rights, autonomy, ‘patient’ rights in maternity
- The women’s significant others: how midwives work with family and other support networks
Requisite
Students must be active in the Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) program [40313]
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Personal Health Change Plan
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Evidence-informed pre-parenting class - Part A
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Presentation: Evidence-informed pre-parenting class - Part B
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 24 hour(s) per term
- Lectures are virtual
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 24 hour(s) per term
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 80% of sessions.
Semester 1 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 24 hour(s) per term
- Lectures are virtual
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 24 hour(s) per term
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 80% of sessions.
Course outline
- MIDI6111 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 251.5 KB)
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