NRS525 Midwifery in Context (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Students who study this subject will examine the contexts in which midwifery care is delivered. As midwives, they will gain an understanding of both a rural and metropolitan context and how these contexts can impact on their midwifery care. Additionally, students will explore a feminist and primary health care context and critically appraise their practice with regard to these.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: NRS525
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
(NRS391 and NRS394 ) or NRS441 or NRS132
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Midwifery and the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery courses.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Discuss primary health care philosophy (equity and access; services based on need, community participation and collaboration; affordable, sustainable care) when providing woman-centred midwifery care;
Demonstrate an understanding of different models of midwifery care that may be appropriate for a rural and/or urban area;
Critically review different models of care that are available for childbearing women and their families;
Analyse the feminist context for midwifery care.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Midwifery models of care Rural context for midwifery care Midwifery care within a feminist context Primary health care as a context for midwifery practice
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.