Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Nursing and Midwifery

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• Unit Title

  Complex Care in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium

• Unit Code

  MIT6202

• Year

  2019

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  4

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Ms Clare Louise DAVISON

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Description

This unit provides the foundation for students' theory and practice in complex midwifery care situations. The focus is on a range of pre-existing and emergent health and childbearing related conditions and diseases. Students utilise research findings and theory to develop evidence based critical problem solving skills for complex midwifery practice.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units MIP6202 and MIT6102

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version I80

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply theoretical knowledge of antepartum, intrapartum and puerperal pathophysiology to midwifery practice.
2. Competently assess women during pregnancy, birth and the puerperium, and interpret findings, and modify care accordingly.
3. Explain models of care and consultation/referral processes when pregnancy, birth and the puerperium are complicated.
4. Interpret the midwife's role of the midwife in complex care in a range of practice settings.
5. Apply evidence-based knowledge to plans of care for the childbearing family in complex situations.

Unit Content

1. Complications of pregnancy.
2. Mothers and neonates requiring surgery.
3. Perineal suturing.
4. When a woman, fetus or neonate dies 1: Bereavement and loss within a cultural context.
5. When a woman, fetus or neonate dies 2: Midwifery care and statutory duties.
6. Complications of labour and birth.
7. Complications of the puerperium.
8. Fetal complications.
9. Neonatal complications.
10. Care and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families experiencing complications of childbearing.
11. Advanced assessment skills and techniques for midwifery practice.
12. Collaborative interdisciplinary practice and referral.
13. Maternal and neonatal emergency care.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will undertake a variety of approaches to learning. Modules include online lectures, quizzes, readings and videos. On campus the students will attend tutorials, workshops and clinical skills sessions. The students will also be expected to undertake 80 hours Continuity of Care Experiences plus 240 hours paid employment professional practice experience.

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.

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