Continuity Midwifery A (11299.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-Campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.25 | 6 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Midwifery | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit is co-taught with 11313 Continuity Midwifery A PG and 11305 Continuity Midwifery A G.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Apply midwifery, primary health, medical, pharmacological and other theory to the provision of midwifery care for women and their babies;
2. Demonstrate increasing competence in midwifery work in both community and hospital settings, across the continuum of care;
3. Demonstrate nascent leadership of the provision of care under the supervision of a midwife; and
4. Demonstrate progress towards achieving the NMBA National Competency Standards for the Midwife.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
11298 Women in Labour and Beyond.Corequisites
Must be enrolled in HLB001 Bachelor of Midwifery.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
7948 Continuity Midwifery A.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-Campus | Mrs Noelyn Perriman |
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-Campus | Mrs Noelyn Perriman |
Required texts
Lists of suggested texts
- Pairman, S., Tracy, S., Dahlen, H. & Dixon, L. (2022). Midwifery preparation for practice. 5th ed. Sydney
- Leap, N., & Hunter, B. (2022). Supporting women for labour and birth: a thoughtful guide. 2nd ed. UK: Routledge
- Homer, C., Leap, N., Brodie, P. & Sandall, J. (2019). Midwifery Continuity of Care. 2nd ed. Australia: Elsevier
- Byrom, S. & Downe, S. (2015). The roar behind the silence - why kindness, compassion and respect matter in maternity care. UK: Pinter & Martin
- De-Vitry Smith, S. & Bayes, S. (2022). Skills for midwifery practice (Australia and New Zealand ed.). 2nd ed. Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Unlike other disciplines, the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) component of studying midwifery continues alongside the academic semester and this work can be complex, demanding and unpredictable. Therefore, students can use WIL as circumstances to apply for an extension to an assessment item due date using the assignment extension form available from the Student Forms page and the Canvas site. Unit convenors can use their discretion to approve an extension of up to one week on these grounds and may audit Daisy documentation as evidence to support the extension.
If there is any doubt about the requirements of a particular assessment or assessment procedure, please see the Unit Convener who is here to help you. The onus for clarifying assessment issues rests with the student. The midwifery staff are here to help you, of course.
Special assessment requirements
If there is any doubt about the requirements of a particular assessment or assessment procedure, please see the Unit Convener who is here to help you. The onus for clarifying assessment issues rests with the student. All assessments must be submitted to pass the unit and students must achieve an overall mark of 50% to pass the unit. You must keep a copy of your assignments.
- Written assignments should be word processed in 1.5 line spacing, single spacing for tables with numbered pages.
- Referencing requirements
- Students must use APA 7th Edition method of referencing throughout their assignments. The following useful resource on referencing is available at: http://www.canberra.edu.au/library/research-gateway/research_help/referencing-guides
Academic integrity
Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.
To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.
Use of Text-Matching Software
The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.
Participation requirements
Attendance at classes is compulsory in this course, as per the Bachelor of Midwifery curriculum approved by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board in 2018.
Because we understand that we all have multi-roled and complex lives, and that sometimes being on call will mean students will be attending women in labour during our face-to-face sessions, we provide opportunities for students to make up missed classes. Students may be required to write a 500 word synopsis about their learning on any missed major topics and submit the 500 words within two weeks of their absence (or as negotiated with the Unit Convenor). In this way, students both demonstrate their learning on missed content and still share the learning processes with their co-students.
This semester, this is compulsory unless students make arrangements to ‘catch up' on any practical work missed in class e.g. undertake perineal suturing workshop or attend a well baby assessment workshop in the practice arena. Students cannot pass this unit unless they have either attended all practical classes, undertaken an alternative workshop or (for some appropriate classes, submitted 500 words per topic missed). Students who do not submit to these attendance requirements in a timely way will not pass the unit.
Note well: Please do not make 'FirstVisit' (Booking in/PAC) appointments with women during scheduled classes and please arrive at all practice with appropriate ID and dress.
Required IT skills
Students are required to have the skills to use and complete the requirements of documenting their practice using our on-line Midwifery Practice Portfolio 'DAISY M'.
In-unit costs
You do not have to purchase texts for this unit but as busy students who are also involved in midwifery practice, you may find it most useful to do so. Texts recommended for the unit will be used throughout the Bachelor of Midwifery course.
Work placement, internships or practicums
Students are required to undertake midwifery practice in a continuity of care experiences model this semester. While it is difficult to mandate numbers of continuity experiences to have been started or completed in the first semester, it is expected that at least half of the total numbers for the year will be commenced.
There are variations of course between women and between experiences, so each ‘continuity experience' will be slightly different. For the purposes of this semester's requirements, it is very important that the student, under direct supervision, shares the lead carer role for each woman, while ever that is appropriate for the woman.
In this semester, progress toward achieving the ‘midwifery minimum practice requirements' comes from working in the continuity of care model and rostered shifts of 240 hours.
Students must follow all guidelines as per the Midwifery Practice Experience and Course Handbook
- Placement
- Simulation
This unit has pre-placement requirements (e.g., Manual Handling and e-learning).
You can self-enrol in this module through the UC Learn site here.
You are also required to complete details in InPlace, refer to inplace.canberra.edu.au. If you have any queries related to InPlace please contact placement@canberra.edu.au.
Contact your unit convener if you have any concerns with meeting the requirements of this unit.
Additional information
As you know, midwifery is a complex course because of both the theory and practice requirements, so please do not remain quiet if you are concerned or worried. The Unit Convener, your midwifery mentor, Midwifery Practice Coordinators, and the Course Convenor are all here to help you. At UC, as well as the excellent midwives in the practice areas, you have the added advantage of access to our Practice Support Midwives who are available to assist you in your practice with women. We want you to continue on your journey to becoming useful and connected midwives by learning in a supportive environment, so please let us know if you feel very challenged. Most things can be sorted out quickly and easily if we know. We will also help with more complex issues.
You will need to self-regulate time off from being on call this year. It is important to turn your phone "off" at times to unwind and have balance in your life. This will need to be done on an individual basis and will be determined by when you have women due, if you are on task with requirements. Your unit convenor, practice co-ordinators and PSMs can help you with discussions around this.
Announcements made at seminars are deemed to be made to the whole group. Important announcements will be repeated on the unit UCLearn website.
