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Course description

This course enables students to change from the Bachelor of Nursing program to either the Bachelor of Midwifery or the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery following completion of year one in the Bachelor Nursing. This course provides the foundational midwifery knowledge covered in Year One of the Bachelor of Midwifery or the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery through intensive workshops over two (2) weeks, including clinical skills simulation augmented by online modules and face to face lectures prior to students' exposure to health complexities in pregnancy. On successful completion of the intensive workshop, students will join the main cohort of midwives to explore health complexities women have in pregnancy. Some women experience complications and/or have existing medical conditions that will require specialist obstetric and multidisciplinary care during pregnancy, labour and birth and in the postpartum period. Midwives play a pivotal role in the care process not only in delivering the necessary care but also in providing continuity and support and interfacing either directly or indirectly with all members of the multidisciplinary team. The role of the midwife in screening, assessment, and early detection of such conditions, as well as the psychological impact on mothers and families will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to practice skills of monitoring, assessing and caring for the woman and baby with complexities, in a simulated environment. NB The intensive workshop is timetabled for the 2 weeks before the beginning of Semester One.

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