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Unit of Study MIDW3009 Maternal and Women’s Health (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty & College

  • Placement

    No


Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain issues related to fertility, conception and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) for women and their partners.

identify contraceptive choices that are available and appropriate for individual women in the immediate and long-term following childbirth.

describe the role of the midwife in promoting optimal health for women across the life span through increasing health literacy levels, and collaboration and utilisation of community resources and service providers

discuss common gynaecological health issues across the woman’s life span

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Seminar 6 hours (1 day)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Creative work60%
Discussion board20%
Discussion board20%

Teaching method
Seminar 6 hours (1 day)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Creative work60%
Discussion board20%
Discussion board20%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Pairman, S., Tracy, S. K., Dahlen, H., & Dixon, L., 2018, Midwifery: preparation for practice, 4th edn, Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA. ISBN: 9780729542678.
  • Whitney, E. N., Rolfes, S. R. e. a., Crowe, T. e. a., & Walsh, A. e. a., 2019, Understanding nutrition , 4th edn, Cengage Learning Australia., South Melbourne, Victoria. ISBN: 9780170424431.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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