MID441 Midwifery Studies 1 (8)
Prerequisite: NRS365 and NRS394
Corequisite: or NRS393NRS440
Enrolment Restriction: Available only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery or Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery courses. Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)students taking the subject as an elective must be registered and employed as midwives.
This subject focuses on woman-centred midwifery care when there is a 'normal' pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal and newborn period. Midwifery care that does not inhibit the physiological processes of pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal periods, including the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding will be emphasised. This subject uses a primary health care approach and other issues such as preconceptual care and psycho-social issues are included. The introduction of the subject involves contextualising current midwifery practice in an historical framework. As the student studies this subject, concurrent clinical requirements will enhance the application of learning.