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MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women

10 cp
Prerequisites
BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2, MIDW113 The Childbearing Journey
Co-requisite NRSG218 Practice Collaboration
Teaching Organisation 150 hours of focused learning.

The focus of this unit is to develop midwifery knowledge and skills related to the transition from pregnancy to labour and normal childbirth. Pain relief and comfort during labour as well as interventions to assess the progress of labour will be explored. Mechanisms of normal labour and management of childbirth complications will be overviewed. The focus of midwifery care within the unit is that of a midwife-woman partnership model. The role of partner family for birth support is also analysed.

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