Content will include:

Contemporary Debates

Professional Dilemmas

The Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Professional Regulator

Working within the Law

Clinical Governance

International, National and Local Reports and Application to Practice

Challenging Behaviours

Culturally Sensitive Care

Advocacy

Duty of Candour

Multidisciplinary Team Working

Summative Assessment:

2,000 word case study based on a given fitness to practise midwifery case to meet LO1, LO2 and LO3.



You will be given a number of case studies to choose from and must select one.



The assessment must be passed at a minimum of 40%.



Formative Assessment:

You will be able to upload an assignment plan of no more than 500 word to be discussed in a 15-minute tutorial with a member of the module team.

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. Critically analyse the legal frameworks that underpin midwifery practice and articulate implications for care

Knowledge & Understanding

Analysis

Communication

2. Examine the ethical principles relating to midwifery practice and articulate implications for care

Enquiry

Knowledge and understanding

Analysis

3. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of contemporary professional issues relating to midwifery practice.

Enquiry

Knowledge and understanding

Analysis

Practice Placement Handbook

Technology supported learning

Online learning

Blackboard VLE®

eLearning for Health

Library

Policy and Guidance

Service User and Carers

Buka, P. (2021) Essential Law and Ethics in Nursing: Patients, Rights and Decision-Making. Third edition. Oxford: Routledge. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429292187.



Clarke, E. (2013) Law and ethics for midwifery. London: Routledge.



Dimond, B. (2015) Legal aspects of nursing. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education.



Lumsden, H. and Holmes, D. (2018) Care of the newborn by ten teachers. London: Hodder Arnold



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



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 and Maureen D. Raynor, MA, PGCEA, ADM, RMN, RN, RM. Edited by J.E. Marshall and M.D. Raynor – Chapter One



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)



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

Must be enrolled on Bachelor of Midwifery (Hons) and achieve the University regulation and compliance requirements for progression to Level 5.

This module builds upon ‘Being an Accountable and Autonomous Professional Midwife 1’ exploring the multifaceted responsibilities of midwives as primary caregivers for childbearing women, newborn infants, and families. Through collaborative partnerships, you will learn how midwives empower women to actively participate in their care journey, facilitating informed decision-making and preference expression. Emphasising safety and effectiveness, you will begin to analyse how midwives integrate cutting-edge evidence into their practice to ensure the highest standards of care delivery. The module also focuses on the refinement of your effective communication skills, reinforcing the need for kindness and compassion, to enhance the quality of interactions and promote positive outcomes for all involved.