School: Nursing and Midwifery

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.

  • Unit Title

    Antenatal and Postnatal Care of the Well Woman
  • Unit Code

    MIT2101
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Clare Louise DAVISON

Description

This unit focuses on the antenatal and postnatal care of well women. Learning will be centred on women's physiological, psychological, emotional and social wellbeing. Specific attention will be paid to the particular care needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families during these periods. Students will acquire knowledge of and develop basic skills in antenatal and postnatal care. The relationship of legislation and ethical codes of practice to standards of care will also be examined.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This is an online unit however does include a clinical placement (continuity of care experience) requirement.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MIP1203, MIT1101

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NMW2101, NMW2106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the function of legal and ethical frameworks for midwifery care.
  2. Analyse the strengths of research evidence in relation to antenatal and postnatal care.
  3. Apply problem solving approaches to legal, ethical and practice scenarios.
  4. Describe midwifery practice in the normal antenatal and postnatal period.
  5. Describe the specific considerations in providing antenatal and postnatal care to Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander women.
  6. Promote normality in pregnancy.

Unit Content

  1. Antenatal and postnatal services.
  2. Clinical problem solving, decision making and interdisciplinary healthcare team working.
  3. Comprehensive midwifery assessment and care of antenatal and postnatal women.
  4. Continuity of midwifery experience.
  5. Culturally sensitive antenatal and postnatal care with a focus on the needs of Indigenous Australian women and their families.
  6. Ethical, legal and professional frameworks for midwifery practice.
  7. Evidence-based practice.
  8. Pregnancy choices.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures, online tutorials, online seminars, 30-40 hours of continuity of care experiences.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationDiscussion board20%
Case Study ^Discussion paper50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination30%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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School: Nursing and Midwifery

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.

  • Unit Title

    Antenatal and Postnatal Care of the Well Woman
  • Unit Code

    MIT2101
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Clare Louise DAVISON

Description

This unit focuses on the antenatal and postnatal care of well women. Learning will be centred on women's physiological, psychological, emotional and social wellbeing. Specific attention will be paid to the particular care needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families during these periods. Students will acquire knowledge of and develop basic skills in antenatal and postnatal care. The relationship of legislation and ethical codes of practice to standards of care will also be examined.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This is an online unit however does include a clinical placement (continuity of care experience) requirement.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MIP1203, MIT1101

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NMW2101, NMW2106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the function of legal and ethical frameworks for midwifery care.
  2. Analyse the strengths of research evidence in relation to antenatal and postnatal care.
  3. Apply problem solving approaches to legal, ethical and practice scenarios.
  4. Describe midwifery practice in the normal antenatal and postnatal period.
  5. Describe the specific considerations in providing antenatal and postnatal care to Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander women.
  6. Promote normality in pregnancy.

Unit Content

  1. Antenatal and postnatal services.
  2. Clinical problem solving, decision making and interdisciplinary healthcare team working.
  3. Comprehensive midwifery assessment and care of antenatal and postnatal women.
  4. Continuity of midwifery experience.
  5. Culturally sensitive antenatal and postnatal care with a focus on the needs of Indigenous Australian women and their families.
  6. Ethical, legal and professional frameworks for midwifery practice.
  7. Evidence-based practice.
  8. Pregnancy choices.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures, online tutorials, online seminars, 30-40 hours of continuity of care experiences.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationDiscussion board20%
Case Study ^Discussion paper50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination30%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Macdonald, S., & Johnson, G. (2017). Mayes' Midwifery. Elsevier Science Health Science.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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