Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth 1

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop the foundations of midwifery practice to enable the exploration of pregnancy as a normal phenomenon, and facilitate primary health care for women during pregnancy in a multicultural society.

Course content

Australian College of Midwives (ACM) competencies; reproductive anatomy; physiology of conception; human growth and development; family planning; antenatal health history and assessment skills; antenatal physical examination; law and ethics; multiculturalism; working in teams; communication and documentation skills; evidenced based care; information literacy.

Textbook(s)

Pairman S, Tracy S, Thorogood C and Pincombe J 2010, Midwifery, Preparation for Practice, 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, Sydney, Australia

Johnson R and Taylor W 2010, Skills for Midwifery Practice, 3rd edn, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BIOL 1047	Human Body 1

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Workshop	8 hours x 2 days
Tutorial	5 hours x 5 weeks
Clinical	40 hours x 2 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Workshop	8 hours x 2 days
Clinical	40 hours x 2 weeks
External (Online Delivery)	- x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Group assignment, Health history and assessment, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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