13414 (v.2) Midwifery Studies 661

Area:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Focus on a multidisciplinary approach to maternity care. Midwifery managed care. Political aspects in delivery of midwifery care.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated a knowledge of and an ability to use strategies which effect positive change in the delivery of midwifery care. Evaluated the impact of different care modalities to a selected midwifery population. Evaluated how and the extent to which local, national and global politics impact on contemporary Australian midwifery practice.

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:

Fraser D., (Ed.), (2000), Professional Studies for Midwifery Practice, London, Churchill Livingstone. Jones S., (2000), Ethics In Midwifery, 2nd ed., London, Mosby. Kirkham M.J., (Ed.), (2000), The Midwife-Mother Relationship, London, Macmillan Press Ltd. Seymour J., (2000), Childbirth and the Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Critique 50%. Essay 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y