NS5114 - Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Midwifery Care

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
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Available to Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery students and midwives enrolled in postgraduate courses of the School of Nursing Sciences.

Modules of study within this subject include: midwifery and the childbearing woman; pregnancy, birth and the normal neonate; lactation and breastfeeding; the postnatal woman and family and the normal neonate.

Learning Outcomes

• apply knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate contemporary midwifery practice in relation to woman-centred and family-centred care;
• assess and monitor the woman and foetus or infant within the context of the family unit according to age, psycho-physiologic status, well being, socio-cultural background and environment from pregnancy to the postnatal period;
• facilitate the establishment of a mutually satisfying newborn feeding relationship;
• foster a multi-disciplinary team approach to midwifery care of the woman and her family from pregnancy to the postnatal period;
• plan and implement appropriate care for the safety of the woman, the foetus or infant and her family during the childbearing continuum.

Availabilities
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Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Face to face teaching 20-Mar-2006 to 24-Mar-2006 (5-day residential)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Nichole Harvey
Lecturer:	jc146844.
Contact hours:	40 hours 80 hours 260 hours
Assessment:	.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.