Midwifery Practice 2

Module code: MW2001 (double module)

This module will be delivered through a series of lectures, workshops, simulation in the skills laboratory and clinical practice, where you will learn, participate and initiate the care and provide support to women experiencing normal and complex childbirth, under the supervision of practising midwives.

You will continue to develop effective communication and interpersonal skills relevant to midwifery practice and the role of the midwife. Building on the evidence based knowledge acquired in year 1, this module will extend to developing your knowledge and skills of childbirth and care of the newborn baby in physiological and complex situations in order to effectively apply this to practice. The psychological, social, emotional and spiritual factors that may positively or adversely influence childbirth physiology will also be explored. There will be discussions regarding infant feeding support along with women’s experiences of physiological and complex childbirth by utilising the evidence from your small midwifery caseload. This will involve exploring the decisions that are made to support appropriate referral of either the woman or baby to other health professionals or agencies when there is recognition of normal processes being adversely affected or compromised.