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<p>This unit provides students with foundational knowledge and skills necessary to deliver high-quality, woman-centred midwifery care from a strengths-based and feminist perspective. Emphasis is placed on working in partnership with women, respecting their autonomy, and supporting shared decision-making throughout the childbearing journey. Through clinical laboratory sessions and supervised clinical placement, students will develop clinical reasoning skills, apply principles of quality and safety in medication management, engage in effective communication and teamwork strategies, and undertake health assessments. The unit also includes the history of midwifery, influence of feminist approaches on contemporary midwifery practice and the ethical, legal, and professional standards that shape the discipline. Reflective practice and self-care strategies will be further explored to promote ongoing personal and professional development. </p>
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<p>The ANMAC National Accreditation Standards for the Midwife (2021); NMBA National Competency Standards for the Midwife (2018); NMBA Code of Professional Conduct for the Midwife (2018) and International Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit.</p>
<p>Topics may include:</p>
<p>· Working in partnership with women</p>
<p>· Feminist approaches in midwifery</p>
<p>· History of midwifery</p>
<p>· Professional expectations and preparation for clinical placement</p>
<p>· Foundational midwifery practice skills</p>
<p>· Comprehensive health assessment in midwifery</p>
<p>· Care planning and documentation</p>
<p>· Critical thinking and clinical reasoning</p>
<p>· Reflective practice in clinical midwifery</p>
<p>· Legal and ethical midwifery practice</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit provides students with foundational knowledge and skills necessary to deliver high-quality, woman-centred midwifery care from a strengths-based and feminist perspective. Emphasis is placed on working in partnership with women, respecting their autonomy, and supporting shared decision-making throughout the childbearing journey. Through clinical laboratory sessions and supervised clinical placement, students will develop clinical reasoning skills, apply principles of quality and safety in medication management, engage in effective communication and teamwork strategies, and undertake health assessments. The unit also includes the history of midwifery, influence of feminist approaches on contemporary midwifery practice and the ethical, legal, and professional standards that shape the discipline. Reflective practice and self-care strategies will be further explored to promote ongoing personal and professional development. </p>
Unit content
<p>The ANMAC National Accreditation Standards for the Midwife (2021); NMBA National Competency Standards for the Midwife (2018); NMBA Code of Professional Conduct for the Midwife (2018) and International Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit.</p> <p>Topics may include:</p> <p>· Working in partnership with women</p> <p>· Feminist approaches in midwifery</p> <p>· History of midwifery</p> <p>· Professional expectations and preparation for clinical placement</p> <p>· Foundational midwifery practice skills</p> <p>· Comprehensive health assessment in midwifery</p> <p>· Care planning and documentation</p> <p>· Critical thinking and clinical reasoning</p> <p>· Reflective practice in clinical midwifery</p> <p>· Legal and ethical midwifery practice</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Midwifery
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/midbm1004">060303 - Midwifery</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
80
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed <a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=MIDBM1003" target="_blank">MIDBM1003</a></p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
Learning Outcomes
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Outcome
K1
<p>Describe the role of clinical reasoning in woman-centred assessment and midwifery care planning.</p>
K2
<p>Explain how the history of midwifery and feminist approaches have shaped contemporary practice. </p>
K3
<p>Discuss the principles and practice of working in partnership with women in midwifery care.</p>
S1
<p>Safely perform comprehensive health assessments and midwifery interventions, with appropriate documentation in line with professional standards and national safety frameworks.</p>
S2
<p>Use therapeutic communication skills to collaborate effectively within intra- and interprofessional teams to support woman-centred care through verbal, written, and digital means.</p>
A1
<p>Demonstrate professional, ethical, and culturally appropriate practice in simulated and clinical settings, in accordance with the NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice, Code of Ethics for Midwives, and relevant legal and safety principles.</p>
A2
<p>Apply reflective practice and self-care strategies to sustain safe, ethical, and professional midwifery practice. </p>
Assessment
Learning Tasks and Assessment
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<p>Oral Viva Voce</p>
<p>Synchronous Oral Presentation</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S2, A1
2
<p>Practical Assessment: Maternal and/or Neonatal </p>
<p>Clinical skills</p>
<p>20-30%</p>
K1, K3, S1, S2, A1
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<p>Satisfactory achievement of identified NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice in midwifery practice experiences. </p>
<p>Midwifery Practice Portfolio </p><p>1. Completion of one (1) Clinical Assessment Tool (CAT) to an ‘assisted’ level. </p><p>2. Completion of 80 midwifery practice hours. Submit completed AMSAT.</p>
<p>20-30% Hurdle</p>
K1, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2
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<p>Attendance at Clinical Laboratories</p>
<p>100% Attendance at Clinical Laboratories</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2
5
<p>Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>80% Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplimentary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Midwifery
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/midbm1004">060303 - Midwifery</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
80
Disclaimer
<em>Information in the Federation Handbook is correct at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to alter any course, unit, procedure or fee.</em>
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