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MID302 - Healthy Childbearing 3

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Midwifery

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (MID202) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (MID203) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (MID204)

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Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

Utilising a case study approach, this unit will focus on learning to work collaboratively with other members of the health care team and health care providers referring women to appropriate community agencies and support networks. Students will be encouraged to develop their own support networks. Content will include models of care, ante and post-natal education and referral guidelines. Co-morbidities of pregnancy will be explored and appropriate strategies for treatment will be covered. Abnormal scenarios and management of same for childbirth will be introduced.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Respect and support the right of women and their families to be self determining in promoting their own health and well being.
2.	Effectively communicate with midwives and the wider community of practitioners.
3.	Critically evaluate the different models of maternity care.
4.	Detail opportunities and structures for peer review and support.
5.	Explain the management of common breastfeeding challenges.
6.	Incorporate knowledge of medical/surgical complications of pregnancy into midwifery practice.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online Quiz (20 mins)	10%	1 - Respect and support the right of women and their families to be self determining in promoting their own health and well being. 2 - Effectively communicate with midwives and the wider community of practitioners. 3 - Critically evaluate the different models of maternity care. 6 - Incorporate knowledge of medical/surgical complications of pregnancy into midwifery practice.
2.	Online Quiz (40 mins)	20%	1 - Respect and support the right of women and their families to be self determining in promoting their own health and well being. 2 - Effectively communicate with midwives and the wider community of practitioners. 3 - Critically evaluate the different models of maternity care. 5 - Explain the management of common breastfeeding challenges. 6 - Incorporate knowledge of medical/surgical complications of pregnancy into midwifery practice.
3.	Critique Response (600 words)	20%	1 - Respect and support the right of women and their families to be self determining in promoting their own health and well being. 2 - Effectively communicate with midwives and the wider community of practitioners. 3 - Critically evaluate the different models of maternity care. 4 - Detail opportunities and structures for peer review and support. 5 - Explain the management of common breastfeeding challenges. 6 - Incorporate knowledge of medical/surgical complications of pregnancy into midwifery practice.
4.	Essay (2000 words)	50%	1 - Respect and support the right of women and their families to be self determining in promoting their own health and well being. 2 - Effectively communicate with midwives and the wider community of practitioners. 4 - Detail opportunities and structures for peer review and support. 6 - Incorporate knowledge of medical/surgical complications of pregnancy into midwifery practice.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2024	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR

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