MIDI6211
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Keeping the woman firmly in the centre, this course analyses evidence which underpins best care for women and their unborn/newborn babies when they meet challenges during the first, second and/or third stage of labour. Complex labour may bring with it the possibility of unwanted, unexpected, and/or difficult processes, tests, interventions, and/or outcomes that can affect short and long term maternal and fetal/neonatal wellbeing. Critically analysing midwifery, medical, neurophysiological, pharmacological, and sociological theory, postgraduate students examine causes and possible outcomes of complex labour and/or birth for both women and their babies, further understand the provision of safe midwifery care, and care from the multidisciplinary team, and reflect on and examine necessary professional relationships and respectful partnerships.
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. demonstrate high level analysis of the physiological causes and possible outcomes of complex labour and/or birth for both women and their babies
2. critically evaluate the ways in which midwifery promotes health and prevents harm for women and their babies in complex labours and/or births
3. accurately interpret techniques and tests for assessing maternal and fetal wellbeing in complex labour and/or birth
4. critically appraise evidence-informed care for women with complex labours and/or birth
5. Discuss ways midwives actively support women's choices during complex labour and/or birth
6. Present an understanding of the legal, ethical, professional, pharmacological and policy frameworks/protocols for midwifery work with labouring and/or birthing women.
Content
Module 1: Safety
- Safety through a woman-centred, rights-based approach to healthcare for women with complicated labours
- Consultation, referral, and collaboration: working respectfully in the interdisciplinary team
- Midwifery: making a difference in complexity
Module 2: Assessment and therapies
- Progress: Assessment of maternal wellbeing/assessment of fetal wellbeing/fetal compromise
- Pain and pain relief
- Drug therapy, diagnostic testing and interpreting laboratory results during a woman’s labour
Module 3: Working with women/babies who have medical conditions
- hypertension
- diabetes
- infections
- cardiac disease
- haematological, respiratory, epilepsy and/or other diseases
- depression
Module 4: Working with women/babies who have maternity Issues
- post-term pregnancy, induction and augmentation of labour
- premature labour and birth
- mal lie: transverse, oblique and unstable
- mal presentations: breech, face, shoulder and brow
- cord presentation and prolapse
- prolonged labour and precipitate labour and disturbances in uterine action
- instrumental birth
- shoulder dystocia
- intrapartum/ postpartum haemorrhage
- retained placenta
- genital tract trauma, perineal repair and episiotomy
- Caesarean section
- vaginal birth after Caesarean
- embolism: amniotic fluid, pulmonary
- a history of substance use
- intrauterine growth restriction
- fetal death in utero/stillbirth
Module 5: Emergencies
- Maternal and neonatal resuscitation
Module 6: Ethics and law
- The use of technology, life and death, termination of pregnancy, end of life decision making; and documentation
Requisite
Students must be enrolled in the Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) [40313] or be active in the Graduate Certificate in Midwifery (Re-Entry to practice) program [40314] to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
Students in the Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) program should have successfully completed MIDI6120 and MIDI6121 and have successfully completed or be concurrently enrolled in MIDI6210.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Advanced Scenario-based Learning Package
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Exhibition / Poster: Quality Improvement Report/Poster Presentation
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)
- Lectures are Virtual
Online Activity-1
- Online 1.5 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 4 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)
- Lectures are Virtual
Online Activity-1
- Online 1.5 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 4 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)
- Lectures are Virtual
Online Activity-1
- Online 1.5 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 72 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 4 week(s) starting in week 1
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 80% of sessions.
Course outline
- MIDI6211 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 298.1 KB)
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