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MID4001

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational UnitSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
OfferedGippsland First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Maureen Miles

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the interplay between the socio-political issues that pervade the clinical arena of midwifery and population health consideration. These include for example how economic and class factors impact on vulnerable populations who are pregnant or giving birth. It facilitates the student to a greater understanding of vulnerability in childbearing women. The unit also includes issues such as violence within the family, child abuse, sexual assault drug abuse and associated pathologies. The special needs of Indigenous women and their families will be addressed. Additionally, the birthing needs of refugees and asylum seekers and their families will be explored. The emphasis of the unit will be grounded in the philosophy of adult learning encouraging the student to be self-directed in the identification of their learning needs.

Outcomes

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

  1. identify common vulnerabilities within society and how these impact on childbearing women;
  2. interpret the incidence, prevalence and clinical relevance of population health information presented in health research publications;
  3. develop a range of problem solving, decision-making and time management strategies that enhance the organisation of clinical midwifery care to vulnerable groups of childbearing women;
  4. incorporate and evaluate ethically and culturally relevant midwifery interventions for vulnerable women across the birthing journey including cultural identity and racism;
  5. critically reflect on their own actions in the professional partnership role with vulnerable women and on the nature of midwifery practice in relation to clients' health situations;
  6. develop strategies of leadership, management, teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of quality midwifery care when being with vulnerable women, and
  7. demonstrate beginning level competency based upon the ANMC National Competency Standards for the Midwife.

Fieldwork

Clinical placement: 80 hours.

Assessment

Poster and abstract and presentation that address a socio-political issue that influences childbearing women, families and midwifery practice (1,500 words) (60%)
Reflective essay on specific vulnerabilities of the student's choice, that affect childbearing women and their families (2,500 words) (20%)
Critical analysis of a contemporary journal article that addresses socio-political issues of vulnerability in midwifery practice (2,000 words) (20%)
Clinical practice (Clinical hurdles) (Pass / Fail)

Workload requirements

Lectures 2 hours/week and tutes 2 hours/week x 6 weeks (12 hours lectures, 12 hours tutes) and clinical placement 80 hours.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Maureen Miles

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Midwifery

Prerequisites

MID3000, or MID3103 and MID3104.