Content will include -

Introduction into global midwifery

Safeguarding

Relationships

Birth Environment and birthing positions

Introduction to mental health

Public Health strategies related to infection control

Role of the midwife in Public Health – including initiating the infant feeding discussion in the antenatal period, benefits of breast feeding and hand expression

Individualised care

Anatomy and Physiology related to the birthing journey and normal physiological changes – eg abdominal palpation and changes to the uterus

Teamworking

Infection Control including handwashing

Health inequalities

Drugs Calculations and Pharmacology

Positive environments/Negative environments and their affect.

Summative Assessment:

Three Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) based on a clinical scenario:



To address LO1 – 10-minute OSCE related to a clinical examination.

To address LO2 – 10-minute OSCE related to infection prevention and control.

To address LO3 – 5-minute OSCE related to the environment.



Formative Assessment:

You will have the opportunity to participate in three mock OSCEs and receive feedback. They will be a maximum of 5 minutes each

Clinical practice

Online Platform learning

Tutorials

Problem-based learning¿

Interprofessional learning

Debate

Peer Learning¿¿

Flipped Classroom¿¿ ¿

Lectures¿¿

Directed learning

Assessment Preparation¿¿

Group work¿

Group tutorials and discussions

Formative advice and feedback

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and physiology related to midwifery care.

Knowledge and Understanding

Application

2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of public health models and initiatives related to evidence-based care.



Knowledge and understanding

Application

Communication

3. Demonstrate how factors in the environment can impact on physical and emotional health and the midwife's role in protecting this.



Knowledge and Understanding

Application

Learning

Communication

Practice Placement Handbook

BFI Workbook

Technology supported learning

Online learning

Blackboard VLE®

eLearning for Health

Library

Policy and Guidance

Service User and Carers

Blackburn, S.T. (2017) Maternal, fetal, and neonatal physiology a clinical perspective. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.



Einion, A. (2013) ‘OSCE assessment for emergency scenarios in midwifery education: A reflection and evaluation’, British journal of midwifery, 21(12), pp. 893–897. Available at: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2013.21.12.893.



Mayes, M., Macdonald, S. and Johnson, G. (2017) Midwifery. 15th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier.



Medforth, J. (2017) Oxford handbook of midwifery. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.



Myles, M.F. (2014) Myles textbook for midwives. Sixteenth edition / edited by Jayne E. Marshall, PhD, MA, PGCEA, ADM, RM, RGN, and Maureen D. Raynor, MA, PGCEA, ADM, RMN, RN, RM. Edited by J.E. Marshall and M.D. Raynor.



Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code. London: NMC (Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/nmc-code.pdf)



Nursing and Midwifery Council (2019) Standards of proficiency for midwives. London: NMC (Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/standards/2024/standards-of-proficiency-for-midwives.pdf)



Robson, S.E. and Waugh, J. (2012) Medical Disorders in Pregnancy: A Manual for Midwives. Second edition. Wiley-Blackwell.



Sarah Snow, K.T. (2016) Rapid Midwifery. 1st edn. Newark: Wiley. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119548485.



Stables, D. and Rankin, J. (2010) Physiology in childbearing with anatomy and related biosciences. 3rd ed. / edited by Dot Stables, Jean Rankin. Edinburgh: Bailliere Tindall Elsevier.



Tiran, D. (2012) Baillie`re’s midwives’ dictionary. 12th ed. Edinburgh: Baillie`re Tindall Elsevier.



Wylie, L. and Bryce, H. (2008) The midwives’ guide to key medical conditions pregnancy and childbirth. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.

Must be enrolled on the Bachelor of Midwifery (Hons)

This module introduces you to the collaborative essence of midwifery practice, highlighting the partnership between midwives and the people they care for, childbearing women, newborn infants, and their families. Students explore the pivotal role midwives play in advancing population health by bolstering psychological and physical well-being. The module emphasises the optimisation of normal physiological processes and the provision of support across diverse psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual contexts to foster positive outcomes and pre-empt complications in midwifery care.