| Effective Term: | 2025/16 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Midwifery Practice Consolidation |
| Unit ID: | MIDBM3210 |
| Credit Points: | 30.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (MIDBM3209) |
| Co-requisite(s): | (NURBN3034) |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 060303 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This midwifery practice unit provides students with a comprehensive and meaningful final preparation for transition to practice as a competent beginning registered midwife. The unit utilises principles of adult learning to enable students to identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses in their midwifery practice, consolidate practice experiences and develop critical decision-making skills as required by midwifery standards of practice. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | Yes - 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. | Explain factors affecting communication and negotiation in the midwifery context |
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| K2. | Synthesise a broad range of knowledge from previous subjects to demonstrate an integrated bio-psychosocial insight into a selected area of midwifery practice |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate safe midwifery practice based on sound theoretical knowledge and reasoning |
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| S2. | Perform comprehensive physical and emotional health assessment of childbearing women and newborns |
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| S3. | Resolve midwifery practice problems appropriately |
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| S4. | Implement and evaluate midwifery care as planned |
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| S5. | Display awareness of the cultural dimensions of midwifery practice |
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| S6. | Practice with increasing independence and incorporate current research findings into clinical practice |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Critically apply current research findings relevant to the nominated field of study |
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| A2. | Apply principles of adult learning to address identified learning needs |
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| A3. | 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.. Interprofessional communication Providing childbirth education using adult learning principles Engagment in professional peer review Maintaining competence through self assessment of learning needs and engaging in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Consolidation of practice and theory Completing requirements for registration as a midwife |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S3, A1, A2, A3 | Self-determined learning needs and development of feedback skills | Written and oral presentation | 40-60% | | 2. | K2, S5, A1, A2, A3 | Collaborative midwifery care | Written assessment / Critical Reflection | 20-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, A1, A2, A3 | 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 five (5) Clinical Assessment Tools (CAT) and summative assessment to an ‘independent’ level. 2. Completion of 160 midwifery practice hours. Submit completed AMSAT, and midwifery practice portfolio. 3. Finalise continuity of care experiences. | 5-15% & S/U |
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