92384 Midwifery as Primary Healthcare: a Public Health Strategy
3cp; This subject will consist of three online modules and one face-to-face workshop.There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
This subject contributes to students' understanding of midwifery as a public health strategy situated in a woman-centred and primary healthcare framework. Students explore midwifery within a broad social context influenced by particular social, cultural, political and economic environments. Students are supported to appreciate the impact that social disadvantage and other vulnerabilities have on women and their families. The subject encourages critical examination of systems and practices designed to support and promote optimal health outcomes within the context of maternal and newborn health.
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