Overview
This unit explores the foundational role of communication in midwifery, focusing on how core skills such as active listening, written and digital literacy, therapeutic interaction, and cultural responsiveness contribute to quality maternity care across diverse contexts. You will apply this communication knowledge to clinical and professional scenarios, reflecting critically on how interpersonal competence supports collaborative practice and decision-making. These skills are essential for enhancing your readiness for the midwifery professional experience component of the program, and remain important throughout lifelong clinical practice, helping you engage confidently with women, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Co-requisite: Introductory Anatomy & Physiology 2
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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