Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Practical 8 Hours/ Week
Workshop 2 Hours/ Week
2W8P

Incompatible

MIDW1008

Prerequisite

MIDW1103 or NURS1103

Assessment methods

Quiz, Portfolio, Midwifery OSCE.

Course enquiries

Ms Loretta Anderson (loretta@anderson@uq.edu.au)

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

This course includes 120 placement hours and will continue to build on the midwifery foundational skills learned in semester 1. In this semester, there is a focus on the principles of medication administration in the mother and neonate. Safety in drug administration as well as observational techniques for the mother and baby required when drugs are utilised will be learned. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the principles and mechanisms of normal labour and birth and conduct in practice care and support of a woman through a normal labour and birth. Non-pharmacological methods of pain relief in pregnancy, labour and birth are also considered. Students will be assessed for clinical competence and continue to maintain a portfolio of evidence in the acquisition of Midwifery Practice Experiences (MPEs), in varied maternity related settings.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2020 (30/11/2020 - 13/02/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile