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MID503 - Perinatal Mental Health

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Midwifery

Credit Points

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Prerequisites

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

In this unit students will examine perinatal psychosocial health from a strengths-based, salutogenic perspective. Students will be introduced to the risk factors which impact women's and their families' mental health. Current, best practice approaches for the management of perinatal mental health will be explored and how midwives work with the interdisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for women and their families.

This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery (TWMID1).

Important Information

This unit is only available to students enrolled in the TMIDW1 Graduate Diploma of Midwifery.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Review women's perinatal psychosocial health from a salutogenic, women¿s-strengths based perspective, within a trauma-informed framework.
2.	Critically reflect on personal beliefs / attitudes that may impact midwifery care of a woman adversely impacted by the social determinants that predispose her to pre-existing and emerging psychosocial challenges.
3.	Investigate contemporary information related to support of a woman experiencing a pre-existing and / or emerging mental illness, including the life-threatening conditions of suicidal ideation and psychosis.
4.	Critically discuss how the perinatal experiences of childbirth fear (toko/tocophobia), traumatic childbirth and grief and bereavement can impact a woman¿s emotional health.
5.	Critically reflect on the midwife's role in reducing the incidence and impact of family violence, including the importance of the midwife caring for herself and mitigating own personal risk.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Referral flow chart (500 words)	10%	1,3,5
2.	Community resource overview (1500 words)	40%	1,2,3,4'
3.	Case study (2000 words)	50%	2,4,5

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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