Graduate Diploma of Midwifery

• The course
• Aims
• Objectives
• Entry requirements
• Course outline
  • Core components
  • Specialist studies

The course

MMC, Clayton
Course code: 1240
Course coordinator: Ms D Mackechnie
The Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing (MMC Clayton) offers a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery in partnership with the Southern Health Care Network. This course will enable nurses to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to gain endorsement by the Nurses Board of Victoria to practice as a midwife.

Aims

The overall aim of the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery is to produce a graduate who, when registered, is prepared to:

• give the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during the preconceptual interval, pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period;
• accept responsibility for the birth of the baby and the care of the newborn infant, in a range of settings;
• provide preventive measures, the detection of abnormal conditions, procurement of medical assistance and the execution of emergency measures in the absence of medical help;
• provide health counselling and education of childbearing families and the community.

Objectives

Upon completion of all course requirements, it is expected that graduates will:

• demonstrate skills specific to the practice of midwifery as described in the above aims;
• strive to maintain and raise the standard of midwifery care;
• acknowledge responsibility for the development of professional and personal standards.

Entry requirements

Successful applicants will normally have:

• a degree;
• a current RN practising certificate;
• at least one year professional clinical experience

Special entry to the course is available.

Course outline

Students will be required to undertake three core subjects and five specialist subjects for a total of eight subjects. Students may enrol full-time and complete the course in one year. Alternatively, in a part-time enrolment, students will normally complete the course in two years. Subjects are scheduled in a manner which enables the students to undertake part-time employment.

Core components

• CNS6101 Research utilisation
• CNS6201 Health, caring, environment and technology
• CNS6202 Research in health care environments

Specialist studies

• CNS6302 Nature and science of midwifery
• CNS6551 Normal process of childbirth 1
• CNS6552 Normal process of childbirth 2
• CNS6553 Midwifery practice issues: clients at risk A
• CNS6554 Midwifery practice issues: clients at risk B

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