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

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Prepares the student to work in collaboration with other health disciplines to support women and their health throughout the life cycle. It supports the continued development and translation of theory into the practice advocating for women’s health from a public health agenda. This unit provides students with a broader understanding of the issues surrounding and impacting women’s health in the context of childbearing.

Unit content

The role of the health care professional in promoting optimal health for women across the life span
Promoting optimal health across the life stages for women
Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), childbearing and families
Choice, family planning and contraception
Midwifery practice and supporting new mothers and families in the community through consultation and collaboration
Women’s gynaecological health

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term4	Term4
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4

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 work	60%
Discussion board	20%
Discussion board	20%

Teaching method

Seminar 6 hours (1 day)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Creative work	60%
Discussion board	20%
Discussion board	20%

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.

Fee information

Domestic

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