Module Descriptors
DEVELOPING MIDWIFERY KNOWLEDGE
MIDW50082
Key Facts
School of Health, Science and Wellbeing
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Susan Devenish
Email: S.M.Devenish@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 90
Independent Study Hours: 210
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Enrolment on the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice (Shortened)
Module Resources
VLE - Blackboard
NHS Trust intranet: policies and procedures
Clinical placements
NHS Trust intranet: policies and procedures
Clinical placements
Module Learning Strategies
Contact time: (90)
70 hours Key Lectures
20 hours Group activities
Independent Study: (210):
105 hours Background and support reading
105 hours Reading and Examination preparation
70 hours Key Lectures
20 hours Group activities
Independent Study: (210):
105 hours Background and support reading
105 hours Reading and Examination preparation
Module Indicative Content
Anatomy and physiology:
Anatomy and physiology applied to normal childbearing (fertility and prenatal, intranatal, postnatal periods and the neonate)
Professional, legal and ethical issues:
Midwifery legislation, NMC Documents, Introduction to ethics and current ethical issues in practice, History of midwifery, Philosophy of midwifery, Informed decision making, legal and ethical issues relating to research
Evidence based practice:
Fertility, Preconception care, Antenatal care, Minor disorders of pregnancy, Intrapartum care, Postnatal care, Neonatal care, Public health issues (Smoking cessation, breast examination, cervical screening, Sexually transmitted infections, substance misuse, domestic violence), Social issues impacting midwifery practice. Benefits.
Cultural issues related to midwifery practice
Genetics - Inheritance, genetic services, communicating genetic information, genetic and other factors in maintaining health, utility and limitations of genetic testing
Searching for evidence, the evidence-based practitioner, the hierarchy of evidence in health care, research designs in health, advanced searching skills, introduction to the skills of critical appraisal
Multi-disciplinary / inter-professional working: Supervision of Midwives, Clinical governance, Risk management. Referral and liaison with other health professionals.
International Midwifery: United Nations? millennium development goals
World health reports; the role of the WHO: Making pregnancy safer; Safe Motherhood Initiative, global maternal, neonatal and perinatal mortality; Maternal newborn health and poverty; The International Confederation of Midwives; European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations
Anatomy and physiology applied to normal childbearing (fertility and prenatal, intranatal, postnatal periods and the neonate)
Professional, legal and ethical issues:
Midwifery legislation, NMC Documents, Introduction to ethics and current ethical issues in practice, History of midwifery, Philosophy of midwifery, Informed decision making, legal and ethical issues relating to research
Evidence based practice:
Fertility, Preconception care, Antenatal care, Minor disorders of pregnancy, Intrapartum care, Postnatal care, Neonatal care, Public health issues (Smoking cessation, breast examination, cervical screening, Sexually transmitted infections, substance misuse, domestic violence), Social issues impacting midwifery practice. Benefits.
Cultural issues related to midwifery practice
Genetics - Inheritance, genetic services, communicating genetic information, genetic and other factors in maintaining health, utility and limitations of genetic testing
Searching for evidence, the evidence-based practitioner, the hierarchy of evidence in health care, research designs in health, advanced searching skills, introduction to the skills of critical appraisal
Multi-disciplinary / inter-professional working: Supervision of Midwives, Clinical governance, Risk management. Referral and liaison with other health professionals.
International Midwifery: United Nations? millennium development goals
World health reports; the role of the WHO: Making pregnancy safer; Safe Motherhood Initiative, global maternal, neonatal and perinatal mortality; Maternal newborn health and poverty; The International Confederation of Midwives; European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations
Module Additional Assessment Details
Unseen Examination - 2 hours (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
Formative assessment:
Mock examination
Group and individual tutorials
Formative advice and feedback
Formative assessment:
Mock examination
Group and individual tutorials
Formative advice and feedback
Module Texts
Dimond,B. (2006), Legal Aspects of Midwifery, Third Edition, Edinburgh, Books for Midwives.
Fraser,D.M. Cooper,M.A. (Eds), (2003), Myles Textbook for Midwives, 14th Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Stables, D, Rankin.J, (2005), Physiology in Childbearing with Anatomy and Related Biosciences, Edinburgh, Elsevier.
Walsh,D. (2007), Evidence-based Care for Normal Labour and Birth: A guide for midwives, London, Routledge.
Fraser,D.M. Cooper,M.A. (Eds), (2003), Myles Textbook for Midwives, 14th Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Stables, D, Rankin.J, (2005), Physiology in Childbearing with Anatomy and Related Biosciences, Edinburgh, Elsevier.
Walsh,D. (2007), Evidence-based Care for Normal Labour and Birth: A guide for midwives, London, Routledge.