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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit will focus on optimising the health and wellbeing of women and their families throughout the childbearing episode and within a physiological, psychosocial and emotional context. Students will explore and develop knowledge about the range of ways in which women can be supported towards optimal preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum health and wellbeing in a manner that is culturally appropriate. Models of maternity care and the evidence about their effect on the health and wellbeing of childbearing women and their babies will also be considered.
This is an online unit however does include a clinical placement (continuity of care experience) requirement.
Students must pass 1 units from MIP1203
Unit was previously coded NMW1109
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Lectures, tutorials, workshops, continuity of care experiences (10-20 hours).
GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Examination ^ | End of semester examination |
| Portfolio ^ | Record of 10-20 hours of continuity of care experience and successful completion of the clinical practicum |
^ Mandatory to Pass
^ Mandatory reference
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit will focus on optimising the health and wellbeing of women and their families throughout the childbearing episode and within a physiological, psychosocial and emotional context. Students will explore and develop knowledge about the range of ways in which women can be supported towards optimal preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum health and wellbeing in a manner that is culturally appropriate. Models of maternity care and the evidence about their effect on the health and wellbeing of childbearing women and their babies will also be considered.
This is an online unit however does include a clinical placement (continuity of care experience) requirement.
Students must pass 1 units from MIP1203
Unit was previously coded NMW1109
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Lectures, tutorials, workshops, continuity of care experiences (10-20 hours).
GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Examination ^ | End of semester examination |
| Portfolio ^ | Record of 10-20 hours of continuity of care experience and successful completion of the clinical practicum |
^ Mandatory to Pass
^ Mandatory reference
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
MIT1101|1|2