Content will include -

Global midwifery care

Public health – immunisations, sexual health, screening, infant feeding

Transitional care

Safeguarding – including trafficking, escalating concerns.

Planning and evaluation of care

Additional care needs in pregnancy

Mental health

Fertility

Fetal development

Surrogacy and adoption

Female genital mutilation (FGM)

Mental health

Bereavement

Communication (sensitive situations)

Summative Assessment:

A 30-minute Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan (SOAP) examinations where you will be assessed on two scenarios from a selection provided by the module leader, to cover LO1, LO2 and LO3.

The assessment must be passed at 40%.

Formative Assessment:

Prior to the summative assessment you will have the opportunity to complete a mock SOAP under exam conditions. You will also have the opportunity to complete SOAP practice in groups during sessions.

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 a critical understanding of the importance of planning and evaluating individualised care

Communication

Problem Solving

2. Apply evidence-based practice to plan care and ongoing assessment, for both the woman and the newborn infant

Learning

Application

3. Critically discuss how to provide culturally sensitive and individualised care for all women, their partners, and families, irrespective of their social situation.

Problem Solving

Learning

Analysis

See Leganto
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.

Practice Placement Handbook

BFI Workbook

Technology supported learning

Online learning

Blackboard VLE®

eLearning for Health

Library

Policy and Guidance

Service User and Carers

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

This module builds on ‘Universal Care for Women and Newborn Infants 1’ and guides you as you develop your level of proficiency in understanding the collaborative partnership between midwives and women in midwifery care. You will deepen your knowledge of the significant contribution midwives make to population health by promoting psychological and physical well-being. You will refine your skills in optimising normal physiological processes and providing comprehensive support across various psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual contexts. Through exploration and practice, you will learn to anticipate and prevent complications, thereby fostering positive outcomes for women and their families throughout the childbearing journey.