92668 Foundation of Midwifery Practice
6cp; 4hpw x 10 weeks | Blended learning: Face-to-face, on campus & online via Zoom with weekly, mandatory self-directed tasks.There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Undergraduate
Description
This subject introduces students to the Bachelor of Midwifery by providing an overview of the program and the philosophy of midwifery. In this subject students are introduced to childbearing as a normal, but significant, life event for a woman or birthing person and her/their family. The subject focuses on the physical and emotional changes during preconception, pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period, and their potential affects on the experience of childbearing. Through face to face and online tutorials and forums, students develop skills to enable them to work effectively with women and birthing people. As the intention of the Bachelor of Midwifery is to prepare students for practice as a midwife, this subject explores the forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, the philosophy, practice and image of midwifery.
Typical availability
Autumn session, City campus
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