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MID221 - Midwifery Practice 4: Complex Labour, Birth, Postpartum and the Compromised Newborn

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Midwifery

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(MID204)

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (MID211)

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This is the fourth practical unit in a series of six clinical midwifery units. Students continue to learn midwifery practice skills to provide safe and competent midwifery care to women and infants. The focus of this unit is on skills related to midwifery care of the woman/fetus/newborn experiencing complexities during the labour, birth and/or the early postpartum period. To meet accreditation requirements students must demonstrate the capacity to establish, build, maintain and close continuity of midwifery care with women their Continuity of Midwifery Care Experiences (CoMCE). Students will also attend 40 hours of simulation block (hurdle) and complete 120 hours Professional Experience Placement (PEP) (hurdle) allocated by CDU as a part of this unit. Please refer to the Faculty of Health website for further details on the requirements for placements and other important information.

Important Information

Please note that MID221 is co-requisite with MID222. Students enrolling in this unit must also enrol in MID222.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Demonstrate competence in skills related to midwifery care of the woman/fetus/newborn experiencing complexities during the labour, birth and/or the early postpartum period.
2.	Develop and document professional competency through continued midwifery experiences.
3.	Demonstrate professional competence in the workplace in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice relevant to students¿ scope of practice.
4.	Establish, build, maintain and close continuity of midwifery care with women.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online quiz (20 mins) on complex conditions	P/F	1,2,3,4
2.	Simulation Block Portfolio (hurdle) (5 pages)	P/F	1
3.	Professional Experience Placement (PEP) Portfolio (hurdle) (10 pages)	P/F	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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