| Effective Term: | 2024/20 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Advancing Midwifery Practice |
| Unit ID: | MIDBM3001 |
| Credit Points: | 30.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (MIDBM2002 and MIDBM2004) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 060303 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit provides students with the knowledge to assist with advancing their midwifery practice in the clinical setting. The focus of this unit will explore the skills and attributes required for leadership in midwifery practice and maternity care settings, in order to provide effective delivery of women-centred care during the childbearing continuum. It will also examine the important role of the midwife in the context of global health targets and strategies, to improve birth outcomes for women and their newborns. Students will investigate innovative ways to work in collaboration with women, families, and the multidisciplinary team, including how digital literacy enables midwives to attain skills and knowledge for the use of technology and devices in contemporary health care settings |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Investigate and analyse the role of midwifery leadership in advancing quality maternity care |
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| K2. | Critically analyse local and global influences on infant and maternal outcomes |
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| K3. | Explore the principles of innovation, digital literacy and technology in advancing contemporary midwifery practice |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Reflect and critically assess professional skills and knowledge of self and others |
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| S2. | Develop strategies and skills that support professional growth including self-care and leadership |
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| S3. | Utilise critical thinking, problem solving and reflective practice skills to explore factors that advance midwifery practice |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Employ principles and strategies that promote sustainable midwifery practice |
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| A2. | Critically analyse factors that influence the midwifery profession and women’s health |
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| A3. | Demonstrate midwifery competency based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice (2018) |
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| Unit Content: |
The ANMAC National Accreditation Standards for the Midwife (2021); NMBA National Competency Standards for the Midwife (2018); NMBA Code of Professional Conduct for the Midwife (2018) and International Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit. This unit will introduce the student to the following topics; Module and learning outcomes and Content Module 1: Midwifery leadership K1, S1, S2, A3 - Concept of midwifery leadership
- The role of leadership in professional and personal advancement
- Ethical situational leadership and teaching principles
- The midwife as an advocate
- Assertive communication skills
- Advancing the role of the midwife in multidiscipline teams
Module 2: Advancing practice S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 - Professional development and lifelong learning
- Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
- Context of emotional learning in clinical environments
- Teaching and learning theories and models including resilience and emotional intelligence
- Mentoring and peer teaching
- Midwifery as a sustainable health care practice
- Strategies to support wellbeing and self-care
Module 3: Influences on women’s health K2, S3, A1, A2, A3 - Global trends in infant and maternal health
- Global Standards from professional bodies (such as ICM, WHO, UNICEF, United Nations)
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the advancement of women
- Barriers and enablers to respectful and inclusive maternity care.
- Gender, social, political, cultural and environmental determinants influencing wellbeing of women and children.
- Health promotion and the role of midwives
- Evaluation of health promotion initiatives
Module 4: Innovations in maternity care K3, S3, A3 - The role of technology in the maternity context
- Innovative modes of maternity service delivery
- The benefits and limitations of digital transformation in healthcare
- Digital health data collection
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | Learning outcomes
(KSA) | Assessment task
(AT#) | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1, S2, A3 | Examines theoretical concepts and skills for midwifery leadership in maternity care | Written assessment | 40-50% | | 2. | K1, K3, S2, S3, A1 | Critical discussion on topic relevant to advancing midwifery practice | Team debate | 20-30% | | 3. | K2, S3, A2, A3 | Devises midwifery-led strategy or recommendation to promote quality maternity care to a specific population | Oral or poster presentation | 20-40% |
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