| Effective Term: | 2026/08 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Midwifery Practice Diversity |
| Unit ID: | MIDBM3209 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (MIDBM3107) |
| Co-requisite(s): | (NURBN3030) |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 060303 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will introduce students to the interrelationship of midwifery practice as primary health, maternity care and public health. It facilitates the student to a greater understanding of vulnerability in childbearing women. The unit also includes issues such as violence within the family, child abuse, sexual assault, drug abuse and associated pathologies. The special needs of Indigenous women and their families will be addressed. The role of midwifery and maternity care in improving perinatal outcomes for disadvantaged women and families will be discussed and debated, including issues of cultural diversity, refugees, and vulnerable populations |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | Yes - 10 days |
| 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. | Recognise vulnerabilities affecting the childbearing family and advocate for equity and access to care |
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| K2. | Examine the professional partnership role with vulnerable women and on the nature of midwifery practice in relation to clients' health situations |
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| K3. | Explore family violence and child protection legislation |
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| K4. | Discuss the individual and social determinants of health in relation to childbearing and their impact on perinatal outcomes |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Employ a range of problem solving, shared decision-making and time management strategies for vulnerable childbearing women |
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| S2. | Develop strategies of leadership, management, teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of quality midwifery care of vulnerable women |
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| S3. | Critically examine the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) role of the midwife as primary health care provider for women of diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Interpret the incidence, prevalence and clinical relevance of population health information presented in health research publications |
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| A2. | Incorporate and evaluate ethically and culturally relevant midwifery interventions for vulnerable women |
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| A3. | Critique the role of midwives in the broader context of public and primary health care provision |
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| A4. | Demonstrate midwifery competency based on the NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice |
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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.
- Collaborative practice; extended role of the contemporary midwife, models of care, partnerships
- Vulnerable populations
- Public health/ Primary Health Care and the role of the midwife
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
- Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people from a refugee background/refugee and asylum seeker health
- Domestic violence, Multi-Agency Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM) Child protection, mandatory reporting laws
- Substance abuse
- Diverse settings for midwifery practice
- Health promotion
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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 | | Level | 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. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | 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 | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | 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. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | 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. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | 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. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, S1, A1, A2 |
Theoretical concepts of primary healthcare, health promotion, and vulnerable populations in the maternity context. |
Online activities |
20-30% |
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| 2. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 |
Theoretical concepts of primary healthcare and health promotion in maternity care. |
Poster and presentation Written task: Poster and Oral presentation |
45-55% |
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| 3. |
K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A4 |
Satisfactory achievement of identified NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice in midwifery practice experiences. Assessment of Midwifery Practice (Compulsory PASS required). Continuity of Care experience. |
Midwifery Practice Portfolio 1. Completion of four (4) Clinical Assessment Tools (CAT) and formative assessment to a ‘proficient’ level. 2. Completion of 80 midwifery practice hours. Submit completed AMSAT. 3. Recruit a further two (2) women for continuity of care experiences. |
5-15% & S/U |
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