Becoming a Midwife

Course aim

To enable students to consolidate midwifery practice and transition into their professional midwifery role with a focus on evidence-based, reflective practice and lifelong learning.

Course content

Current and future contexts of midwifery practice at a local, national and international level; innovation and change in midwifery practice; midwifery practice skills (perineal suturing and cannulation); teamwork and conflict resolution; resilience and self-care; lifelong learning and continuous professional development; workforce preparation; teaching and supervision skills; program completion requirements; registration and employment processes; clinical reasoning; leadership; maternal and neonatal safety and quality; cultural safety; primary health.

Textbook(s)

Pairman, S, Pincombe, J, Thorogood, C & Tracy, S (eds) 2023 2023, Midwifery: preparation for practice, 5th edn., Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, Sydney

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
NURS 3052	Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Transition Practicum 4

All Stage 1 and Stage 2 first and second year courses in the IBMW program

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
NURS 3053	Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Transition Practicum 5

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial	4 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (on campus)	8 hours x 1 week
Workshop (on campus)	3 hours x 2 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External (online activities)	2 hours x 6 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (on campus)	8 hours x 1 week
Workshop (on campus)	6 hours x 1 week
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE
External (online activities)	2 hours x 6 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (on campus)	8 hours x 1 week
Workshop (on campus)	6 hours x 1 week
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (online activities)	2 hours x 6 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (on campus)	8 hours x 1 week
Workshop (on campus)	6 hours x 1 week

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

Assessment

Essay, Presentation, Reflection

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.