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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Antenatal and Postnatal Care of the Well Woman
  • Unit Code

    MIT2101
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Shelley STUART

Description

This unit focuses on the evidence-based 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 woman-centred antenatal and postnatal care. The relationship of legislation and ethical codes of practice to national and international standards of care will also be examined.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed MIP1203, MIP2101, and MIT1101.

Co-Requisite Rule

Students are required to study MIP2102 concurrently with MIT2101.

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, ethical, philosophical, definitive and practice frameworks for midwifery care.
  2. Apply problem solving approaches to legal, ethical and practice scenarios.
  3. Analyse the strengths of research evidence in relation to antenatal and postnatal care.
  4. Promote woman-centred midwifery care in a normal pregnancy.
  5. Describe the specific considerations in providing antenatal and postnatal care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and other women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
  6. Describe and analyse research evidence and woman-centred midwifery practice in the normal antenatal and postnatal period.

Unit Content

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

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online interactive learning activities, tutorials.

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 School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline timed test consisting of short and long answer questions.50%
PresentationIndividual video presentation of an antenatal parent education session.50%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Antenatal and Postnatal Care of the Well Woman
  • Unit Code

    MIT2101
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Shelley STUART

Description

This unit focuses on the evidence-based 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 woman-centred antenatal and postnatal care. The relationship of legislation and ethical codes of practice to national and international standards of care will also be examined.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed MIP1203, MIP2101, and MIT1101.

Co-Requisite Rule

Students are required to study MIP2102 concurrently with MIT2101.

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, ethical, philosophical, definitive and practice frameworks for midwifery care.
  2. Apply problem solving approaches to legal, ethical and practice scenarios.
  3. Analyse the strengths of research evidence in relation to antenatal and postnatal care.
  4. Promote woman-centred midwifery care in a normal pregnancy.
  5. Describe the specific considerations in providing antenatal and postnatal care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and other women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
  6. Describe and analyse research evidence and woman-centred midwifery practice in the normal antenatal and postnatal period.

Unit Content

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

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online interactive learning activities, tutorials.

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 School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline timed test consisting of short and long answer questions.50%
PresentationIndividual video presentation of an antenatal parent education session.50%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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