Undergraduate - UnitMID2105 - Supporting birthing women

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Critically examine the socio-political and cultural debate in the provision of birthing services to women and their families in Australia and globally;
2. Debate on the accessibility and equity to maternity services for women in the rural setting;
3. Demonstrate safe clinical practice based on sound theoretical knowledge and reasoning;
4. Discuss and critically analyse variations from normal that may arise during labour and birth and the midwife's role in managing these;
5. Undertake comprehensive assessment of birthing women and their babies during the childbearing process;
6. Demonstrate understanding and interpretation of women's rights, values and cultural beliefs in creating an appropriate and culturally safe environment for women and their partners to birth;
7. Demonstrate their developing knowledge and application of the variety of pharmacological and non pharmacological pain management methods for labouring women;
8. Demonstrate skills in advocacy, decision making and referral when working as part of the multidisciplinary team especially in an environment of complexity;
9. Implement evidence-based holistic care for women, babies and their families across the childbearing process;
10. Employ reflective practice strategies to develop understanding of diverse midwifery practice; and
11. Demonstrate midwifery competency based upon the ANMC National Competency Standards for Midwives.