Midwifery Practice 5 - HEA00019H

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  • Department: Health Sciences
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2022-23 to Spring Term 2022-23

Module aims

  • To enhance the student midwife's confidence and competence to facilitate normal birth, recognising deviation from normal and taking appropriate action.
  • To provide the student with the opportunity to care for women on the postnatal/antenatal area under indirect supervision.
  • To consolidate hospital-based midwifery practice.

Module learning outcomes

This module will enable the student to:

  1. Identify and review personal learning needs and opportunities that facilitate their development in association with their practice supervisor/assessor.
  2. Progress towards competence in relation to the agreed midwifery competencies (Stage Three).
  3. Achieve competence in selected generic Performance Skills Outcomes.

Module content

From 1st January 2023, students can self-declare a maximum of 2.5 practice learning hours per clinical week for reflection/professional development, completion of evidence of proficiencies within the E-OAR/attendance at relevant practice learning events.

This equates to 30 minutes per 7.5 hour clinical day. For example, if a practice week is 3 days, according to the course plan, then 1.5 hours can be self- declared.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Coursework - extensions not feasible/practicable 0
Practical 100

Special assessment rules

Non-compensatable

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Coursework - extensions not feasible/practicable 0
Practical 100

Module feedback

Verbal and written evidence of achievement is provided within the student's Electronic Ongoing Assessment Record.

Indicative reading

Bowden, J and Manning, V. (Eds.) (2017) Health Promotion in Midwifery: Principles and Practice. New York: CRC Press.

Homer, C. Brodie, P. Sandall, J. And Leap, N. (2019) Midwifery Continuity of Care: A Practical Guide 2nd edn. Australia: Elsevier.

Johnson, R. and Taylor, W. (2016) Skills for Midwifery Practice 4th edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Lomax, A. (2015) Examination of the newborn: An Evidence-Based Guide 2nd edn. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.

Marshall, J. (2019) Myles Professional Studies for Midwifery Education and Practice: Concepts and Challenges. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Marshall, J Baston, H and Hall, J (2019) Midwifery Essentials: Public Health, Edition 1 Volume 7. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Marshall, J and Raynor, M. (2020) (Eds.). Myles' textbook for midwives. 17th edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier

Rankin, J. (Eds.). (2017) Physiology in childbearing with Anatomy and Related Biosciences 4th edn. London: Elsevier.

Squire, C. (Ed.). (2017). The social context of birth. 3rdedn. Abi