92359 Women with Complex Pregnancies
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Grade and marksRequisite(s): 92357 Midwifery Practice 2: Supporting Women AND 92354 Introductory Pharmacology and Microbiology
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
This subject prepares students to assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care for women who have complex needs during pregnancy. The subject provides theoretical underpinnings that engage students to explore how midwives can support these women and builds student capacity to acquire the knowledge, skills and attributes for midwifery practice in complex situations.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| A. | Articulate knowledge of the underlying physiology/pathophysiology in relation to complexities in pregnancy |
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| B. | Apply knowledge of deviations from normal to plan, implement and evaluate safe care of the woman experiencing complex problems during pregnancy |
| C. | Describe the role of the midwife in supporting women who develop complexities during pregnancy and/or have chronic medical conditions prior to becoming pregnant |
| D. | Articulate the theoretical underpinnings of quality and safety in the care of women with complexity in pregnancy |
| E. | Appraise interventions and appropriate fetal assessment techniques used when managing the care of women whose pregnancy deviates from normal |
| F. | Evaluate the use of evidence based practice in relation to complex pregnancy |
| G. | Apply legal, ethical and professional responsibilities to midwifery practice |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the following graduate attributes:
- Practice woman-centred care (1.0)
- Are professionally competent midwives who provide safe and effective midwifery care using intelligent kindness (2.0)
- Work collaboratively in order to provide excellence in maternity care (3.0)
- Are professionally engaged critical thinkers who take a lively and questioning approach and embrace lifelong learning (6.0)
Teaching and learning strategies
In this subject the student will participate in a range of teaching and learning strategies that are designed to encourage the student to engage with Midwifery care for women with complexities in pregnancy.
The teaching and learning strategies used to explain concepts will include topic related case studies discussed throughout the in-class workshops. Students will be required to engage in critical thinking and collaborative group work activities and whole group discussions. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their clinical practice skills including communication skills and the impact of these on women and their families during their pregnancy.
Online pre-workshop activities
This subject benefits from the provision of online pre-workshop reading of journal articles, reading of women’s stories accessible via websites and watching videos via Youtube. These activities are foundational and will be built upon during in-class workshops.
Case-based workshops
Each week in class students will be exploring the pregnancy experiences of real women (these will be De-identified). These contemporary cases will involve women who have had complexity arise during pregnancy that directly relate to the topic being discussed. Face to face workshops are provided to enable students to clarify, discuss and develop subject concepts. The workshops are supported and enhanced by the online pre-workshop activities.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Summary of Evidence
| Intent: | Information provided to women, in particular those experiencing complexities in their pregnancy, needs to be accurate, evidence based and relevant. Midwives must be current in their knowledge in order to provide women with this information. This assessment task provides students with the opportunity to practice evaluating and critiquing evidence and making a decision about what to include in information sharing with women and other midwives. The assessment also provides the opportunity to develop succinct and accurate documentation of current evidence based practice in relation to the chosen complexity. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): A, D, E, F and G This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 6.0 |
| Weight: | 20% |
| Length: | 800 words |
| Criteria: |
Assessment task 2: Fact Sheet
| Intent: | This assessment task will help students learn about the chosen pregnancy related complication in finer detail. The fact sheet may be used as a resource for student peers to learn about this complexity. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): A, B, C, D, E and F This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 6.0 |
| Weight: | 30% |
| Length: | 1000 words |
Assessment task 3: Case-based Examination
| Intent: | Midwives must be current in their knowledge in order to provide women with safe and effective care in collaboration with other health professionals. This assessment task provides the opportunity for the student to demonstrate knowledge gained about safe effective care for women experiencing a complexity in their pregnancy. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): A and D This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 1.0, 2.0 and 6.0 |
| Weight: | 50% |
| Length: | The exam will be two (2) hours long, plus ten (10) minutes reading time. |
Required texts
Catling, C., Cummins, A. & Hogan, R. 2016, Stories in Midwifery: Reflection, Action, Enquiry, Elsevier, Sydney.
Marshall, J. & Raynor, M. (eds) 2014, Myles Textbook for Midwives, 16th ed, Churchill Livingstone, Sydney.
Pairman, S. Pincombe, J., Thorogood, C. & Tracy, S. (eds) 2019, Midwifery: Preparation for practice, book 1, Elsevier, Sydney.
Pairman, S. Pincombe, J., Thorogood, C. & Tracy, S. (eds) 2019, Midwifery: Preparation for practice, book 2, Elsevier, Sydney.
References
Blackburn, S.T. 2017, Maternal, fetal & neonatal physiology: a clinical perspective, 5th edn, Saunders, St. Louis, Mississippi.
Boyle, M. 2016, Emergencies around childbirth: a handbook for midwives, 3rd edn, Radcliffe Medical Press, Abingdon.
Canfield, R.N.(ed), 2009, Infectious pregnancy complications, Nova Biomedical Books, New York.
Foley, M.R., Strong, T.H. & Garite, T.J. 2014, Obstetric intensive care manual, 4th edn, McGraw-Hill Medical, New York.
Marshall, J. & Rayner, M. (eds), 2014, Myles Textbook for Midwives, 16th edn, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
NSW Health 2011, Maternity - Management of Hypertensive disorders of Pregnancy, vol. PD2011_064, NSW Health, Sydney.
NSW Health 2018, Maternity- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring, vol. GL2018_025, NSW Health, Sydney.
Ovesen, P.G. & Moler Jensen, D. (eds) 2012, Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy, Springer-Verlas, Berlin
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