MID441 Midwifery Studies 1 (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject focuses on woman-led midwifery care during 'normal' pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal and the newborn period. Midwifery care that enhances and does not inhibit the physiological processes of pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal periods, including the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding will be emphasised. The final module of the subject involves contextualising current woman-led midwifery practice in an historical framework. As the student studies this subject, concurrent midwifery practice requirements enhance the application of learning.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance * | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Distance * | Wagga Wagga |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: MID441
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery course. Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)students taking the subject as an elective must be registered and employed as midwives.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1. be able to demonstrate knowledge of the anatomical, physiological, emotional, social and relationship changes that occur during pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum, fetal to newborn transition and lactation
2. be able to identify and act within their own knowledge base and scope of midwifery practice
3. be able to apply knowledge, evidence, skills and attitudes to enable woman-centred care
4. be able to apply theoretical understanding to woman-led midwifery assessment and practice during normal pregnancy, labour and birth, postnatal/newborn period and lactation
5. be able to protect, promote and support normal labour, birth and breastfeeding
6. be able to demonstrate knowledge of over-the-counter pharmacological substances which are safe during pregnancy, labour, birth and breastfeeding
7. be able to plan and implement their own midwifery practice; and critically evaluate both their own practice and those of the health system
8. be able to utilise their knowledge of the normal to recognise any deviations from the normal during pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal/newborn and lactation
9. be able to explore optimal parenting strategies based on the best possible evidence and knowledge of infant growth and development with parents
10. be able to evaluate current practices, both their own, and those provided by the health care system
11. be able to advocate for the primacy of choice and control for the woman
12. be able to apply the principles of primary health care to woman-led midwifery care
13. be able to critically analyse the history of midwives and women healers, and the impact of historical factors on contemporary midwifery practice.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Module 1: Woman-centred midwifery antenatal care Module 2: Woman-centred midwifery care during labour and birth Module 3: Woman-led midwifery care during the postnatal/newborn periods Module 4: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding Module 5: Early parenting Module 6: History of midwifery
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 6 day residential school.
The compulsory residential school is for Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery pre-registration students ONLY. It is held at the beginning of the subject. It focuses on an introduction to the Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery program, as well as midwifery care during a woman's normal pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal and the newborn period. Students enrolled in the subject but in courses other than the Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery do not attend the Residential School.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.