Overview
This is the first of three clinical placement units designed to provide you with supervised, real-world experience in midwifery practice. The unit focuses on the role of the midwife in promoting and facilitating the normal physiological processes of pregnancy, labour, birth, and the postnatal period. You will be involved in providing care to women and their families across the full scope of the childbearing continuum. The unit also introduces the practical application of various models of care, with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and woman-centred care. Through clinical engagement, you will begin to develop the foundational skills and knowledge essential for professional midwifery practice. In this unit, students are required to complete a minimum of 264 hours of clinical placement and to undertake Continuity of Care Experiences (COCEs). Attendance at a five-day residential school is mandatory. To successfully complete this unit, you must also pass the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), conducted during the residential school.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Co-requisite: The Childbearing Continuum
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 1 - 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
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- 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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