13408 (v.2) Applied Midwifery 562

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Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	9.0
Clinical Practice:	1 x 9 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	13416 (v.2) Midwifery 561 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s):	13409 (v.2) Midwifery Science 562 AND 13411 (v.2) Midwifery 562
Syllabus:	Midwifery practice in a selected area of maternity care.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Applied a midwifery theoretical based framework in the provision of maternity care for a childbearing woman and her family. Evaluated the impact of selected midwifery interventions on a childbearing woman and her family.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Australian College of Midwives (Inc.) (1998), Competency standards for midwives. Melbourne, Australian College of Midwives Inc. Boak, G. (1998), A complete guide to learning contracts: People management. London, Gower Price.
Unit Texts:	Enkin, M., Keirse, M.J,. Crowther, C., Duley, L., Hodnett, E. and Hofmeyr, J. (2000), A guide to effective care in pregnancy and childbirth (third edition). Oxford, Oxford University Press. Gilbert, E.S. and Harmon, J. (2002), Manual of high risk pregnancy and delivery (third edition). St. Louis, Mosby. Page, L. (ed.) (2000), The new midwifery. Science and sensitivity in practice. London, Churchill, Livingstone. Sweet, B. (1997), Mayes' Midwifery: a textbook for midwives (twelfth edition). London, Balliere Tindall.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Successful completion learning contract. This is a pass/fail assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y   Y 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y   Y