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Overview

You will build on the foundation knowledge and skills pregnancy, birth & postnatal care with women with common childbearing complexities. You will extend your knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, normal pregnancy, labour & birth & puerperium by examining the physiological cause & consequences of most common childbearing complexities including diabetes, … For more content click the Read more button below.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

Subject coordinator

Sharon Mumford

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 3 - UG

AQF level

Level 7 - Bachelor Degree

Available as elective

No

Available to study abroad / exchange students

No

Capstone subject

No

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

Yes

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Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities
Work based learning (placement):Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Uni sourced
Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject
Total hours/days required:

120 hours

Location of work based learning:Metro, Regional

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Demonstrate comprehensive, safe and effective midwifery care to the woman according to the scope of practice of the midwife.
2.
Apply knowledge of the physiology of common complexities in pregnancy and their impact to facilitate maternal and fetal health and wellbeing throughout the spectrum of maternity care
3.
Demonstrate effective communication and teamwork with the interdisciplinary team care for women with complexities of childbearing
4.
Appraise and critique the evidence for the management of common complexities in childbearing

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: HZNMD, HZNMDB