NS5115 - Midwifery Care in 'At Risk' Events

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
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Available to Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery students and midwives enrolled in postgraduate courses of the School of Nursing Sciences.

This subject integrates a number of perspectives from which midwifery practice draws during perinatal challenges for the childbearing family. The modules in this subject are: perinatal challenges related to pregnancy; perinatal challenges related to birth; perinatal challenges related to the puerperium; perinatal challenges related to the neonate and situation-based learning.

Learning Outcomes

• analyse the effects of pre-gestational and pregnancy-induced conditions to predict the likely consequences and/or outcomes of these and implement management according to professional practice;
• examine and develop strategies for working with families from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds when faced with perinatal challenges;
• foster health promotion through the use of communication and professional skills to facilitate the woman, family and multi-disciplinary team in setting appropriate goals;
• recognise the interdependent role of the midwife by facilitating collaborative resource management.

Availabilities
, Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Nichole Harvey
Contact hours:	80 hours 260 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.