92287 Midwifery Caseload Practice
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Grade and marksRequisite(s): 120 credit points of completed study in C10225 Bachelor of Midwifery
Description
This subject enables students to build on their learning in previous practice subjects so that they have the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide midwifery continuity of care. The subject enables opportunities to attain competence in all areas of midwifery practice including: keeping birth normal, electronic fetal monitoring, obstetric emergencies, neonatal resuscitation, perineal suturing and supporting women experiencing breastfeeding difficulties. Students continue to undertake their 'follow-through' continuity experiences. In particular, they work in a midwifery group practice model alongside midwives who work in caseload practice.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| A. | critically analyse the role of the midwife in caseload practice (Reflective and Ethical Practice) |
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| B. | provide midwifery continuity of care (with appropriate supervision) for a specified number of women who they will follow through their childbearing experiences; (Midwifery Knowledge and Practice Midwifery as Primary Health Care) |
| C. | respond effectively to non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracings and labour dystocia (Midwifery Knowledge and Practice) |
| D. | demonstrate sound clinical decision-making in working with women and providing care; (Midwifery Knowledge and Practice) |
| E. | perform perineal suturing and evaluate the effectiveness of the repair; (Midwifery Knowledge and Practice) |
| F. | identify and confidently respond to emergencies; (Midwifery Knowledge and Practice) |
| G. | assess, develop, implement and evaluate care given to women who are experiencing breastfeeding difficulties; (Midwifery Knowledge and Practice) |
| H. | assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical decisions in midwifery practice (Midwifery Knowledge and Practice) |
| I. | practise in a manner that is consistent with agreed standards of the profession. (Legal and Professional Practice) |
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Management Plan
| Weight: | 60% |
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| Length: | 2000 words |
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Assessment task 2: Take Home Examination
| Weight: | 40% |
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Required texts
No essential text
Recommended texts
Australian College of Midwives 2008, National midwifery guidelines for consultation and referral, ACM, Canberra.
Gilbert, E. 2007, Manual of high-risk pregnancy and delivery, 4th edn, Mosby, St Louis.
Henderson, S. & MacDonald, C. 2004, Mayes' midwifery: A textbook for midwives, 13th edn, Bailliere Tindall, New York.
Hofmeyr, G., Neilson, J., Alfirevic, Z., Crowther, C., Duley, L., Gulmezoglu, M., Gyte, G. & Hodnett, E. 2008, A cochrane pocketbook: pregnancy and childbirth, Wiley, West Sussex.
Pairman, S., Tracy, S., Thorogood, C., Pincombe, J. & 2006, Midwifery: preparation for practice, Churchill Livingstone, Sydney.
Stables, D. & Rankin J. 2005, Physiology in childbearing: with anatomy and related biosciences, 2nd edn, Balliere Tindall, Edinburgh.
References
Australian College of Midwives, 2008, National midwifery guidelines for consultation and referral, ACM, Canberra.
Gilbert, E. 2007, Manual of high-risk pregnancy and delivery, 4th edn, Mosby, St Louis.
Henderson, S. & MacDonald, C. 2004, Mayes' midwifery: A textbook for midwives, 13th edn, Bailliere Tindall, New York.
Hofmeyr, G., Neilson, J., Alfirevic, Z., Crowther, C., Duley, L., Gulmezoglu, M., Gyte, G. & Hodnett, E. 2008, A cochrane pocketbook: pregnancy and childbirth, Wiley, West Sussex.
Pairman, S., Pincombe, J., Thorogood, C. & Tracy, S. 2006, Midwifery: preparation for practice, Churchill Livingstone, Sydney.
Stables, D. & Rankin J. 2005, Physiology in childbearing: with anatomy and related biosciences, 2nd edn, Balliere Tindall, Edinburgh.
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