Module Descriptors
NORMALISING COMPLEX MIDWIFERY CARE
MIDW60049
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 6
60 credits
Contact
Leader: Julie Hadley
Email: J.A.Hadley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 180
Independent Study Hours: 420
Total Learning Hours: 600
Assessment
- PROJECT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Boyle M (2002) Emergencies Around Childbirth: A Handbook for Midwives. Oxford, Radcliffe.
Fraser DM, Cooper MA (Eds) (2003) Myles' Textbook for Midwives (14th Edition), Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Gilbert E (2006) Manual of High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery. Philadelphia, Mosby.
Greenhalgh T (2006) How to read a paper: the basics of evidence-based medicine. Oxford, Blackwell.
Lewis, G. (Ed) (2007) Saving Mothers? Lives: 2003-2005, London. CEMACH.
Page,L.A. McCandlish,R. (Eds), (2006), The New Midwifery: Science and Sensitivity in Practice, 2nd Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Fraser DM, Cooper MA (Eds) (2003) Myles' Textbook for Midwives (14th Edition), Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Gilbert E (2006) Manual of High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery. Philadelphia, Mosby.
Greenhalgh T (2006) How to read a paper: the basics of evidence-based medicine. Oxford, Blackwell.
Lewis, G. (Ed) (2007) Saving Mothers? Lives: 2003-2005, London. CEMACH.
Page,L.A. McCandlish,R. (Eds), (2006), The New Midwifery: Science and Sensitivity in Practice, 2nd Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Enrolment on the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice / BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice (Shortened)
Module Resources
Library
Internet
BLACKBOARD
Trust policies and procedures
Clinical placements
Internet
BLACKBOARD
Trust policies and procedures
Clinical placements
Module Additional Assessment Details
Project weighted at 100% - 6000 words (Learning outcomes 1 - 4)
The project will be in the form of an extended literature search and review relating to the management and midwifery care of women with a complication of pregnancy from the module content.
Formative assessment:
Group and individual tutorials
Group discussions
Formative advice and feedback
The project will be in the form of an extended literature search and review relating to the management and midwifery care of women with a complication of pregnancy from the module content.
Formative assessment:
Group and individual tutorials
Group discussions
Formative advice and feedback
Module Indicative Content
Anatomy and physiology: anatomy and physiology applied to complications of pregnancy
Professional, Legal and Ethical Issues: current ethical issues, professional misconduct, surrogacy, genetic engineering
Evidence based practice: problems of pregnancy, hypertensive disorders, multiple pregnancy, specialised fetal investigations, prolonged pregnancy and disorders of uterine action, malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations, operative deliveries, midwifery and obstetric emergencies, complications of the puerperium, recognising the ill baby, neonatal respiratory problems, trauma during birth, congenital abnormalities, jaundice and infection, metabolic problems, international midwifery and global perspectives; critical appraisal skills for different research designs, interpretation of common statistics used in research; application of research into practice; research governance; project management
Multidisciplinary/interprofessional working: maternal mortality and morbidity, supervision of midwives, clinical governance, risk management
Professional, Legal and Ethical Issues: current ethical issues, professional misconduct, surrogacy, genetic engineering
Evidence based practice: problems of pregnancy, hypertensive disorders, multiple pregnancy, specialised fetal investigations, prolonged pregnancy and disorders of uterine action, malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations, operative deliveries, midwifery and obstetric emergencies, complications of the puerperium, recognising the ill baby, neonatal respiratory problems, trauma during birth, congenital abnormalities, jaundice and infection, metabolic problems, international midwifery and global perspectives; critical appraisal skills for different research designs, interpretation of common statistics used in research; application of research into practice; research governance; project management
Multidisciplinary/interprofessional working: maternal mortality and morbidity, supervision of midwives, clinical governance, risk management
Module Learning Strategies
Contact time:(180)
135 hours Key lectures
35 hours Group activities
10 hours Supervised individual work
Independent study: (420)
210 hours Literature searches
210 hours Reading and assessment preparation
Students will have concurrent clinical experience which will enable them to apply theory to practice
135 hours Key lectures
35 hours Group activities
10 hours Supervised individual work
Independent study: (420)
210 hours Literature searches
210 hours Reading and assessment preparation
Students will have concurrent clinical experience which will enable them to apply theory to practice