Working in Maternity Practice (11951.1)

This practice unit will support the application of skills in the provision of holistic care for women experiencing complexity across the childbearing continuum. Students will use a woman-centred framework and further their midwifery knowledge contributing to increased competency in meeting the NMBA Midwife standards for practice.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
1. Apply midwifery cognitive and technical skills within a woman-centred framework across the childbearing continuum;
2. Achieve a satisfactory WIL level as evidenced by completion of the practice portfolio;
3. Collaborate with women and the health care team while maintaining a woman-centred midwifery philosophy and practice; and
4. Articulate the transition from reflective to reflexive practice and apply critical thinking to working with women experiencing complexity.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. 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 - 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 - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
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

11947 Knowing Postnatal Practices

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11295 Women In Pregnancy and Beyond

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.