Women and Midwives

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop theory and practice skills of midwifery continuity of care/carer models focusing on women and beginning competence in health teaching and health promotion for women and their families across pregnancy, childbirth and the early parenting experiences in the postnatal period to increase health literacy.

Course content

International, national and state midwifery led models of care/carer; principles of adult learning; principles of health teaching; childbirth education for teenagers; teaching strategies for effective group work; communication and interpersonal skills for health care professionals; communication across diverse cultural groups; health literacy; health promotion and education in the early postnatal period.

Textbook(s)

Pairman, S, Pincombe, J, Tracy, S, Thorogood, C 2010, Midwifery - preparation for practice, Elsevier, Australia

Homer, C Brodie, P Leap, N 2008, Midwifery Continuity of Care, Elsevier, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
NURS 1042	Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth 1
NURS 1043	Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth 2

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Seminar	- x -
Tutorial	5 hours x 7 weeks
Clinical	40 hours x 6 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Clinical	40 hours x 6 weeks
External (Online Delivery)	13 weeks x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Health teaching report, Portfolio, Written Assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.