Bachelor in Science in Midwifery Honours Degree programme

MW3002 -Specialist Practice Placement 2 (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

Neonatal

• Participate in the provision of care to neonates requiring intensive care;
  
• Participate and provide care to neonates requiring special care and document relevant findings;
  
• Participate in the provision of support to parents of infants in intensive and special care areas;
  
• Provide support to parents and assist them in becoming involved in their baby’s care;
  
• Describe and begin to discuss ways of promoting and monitoring normal infant development.
  

Mental Health

• By the end of this practice placement the midwifery student should be especially cognisant of:
  
• The rationale for admission of a person with a mental health problem to a hospital environment
  
• The psychological, social and spiritual impact of mental distress on the person and the family
  
• The role of each member of the multidisciplinary team in planning the care and interventions with
  the person / service user
  
• The importance of therapeutic communication skills in facilitating the person to explore their
  distress and aid recovery

Module Learning Aims

During this specialist practice placement in the neonatal area, midwifery students will also gain
experience in the neonates and will be able to observe and participate in the care of neonates requiring
intensive, special or ongoing care, treatment and evaluation. The aim of the placement in mental health
is to introduce midwifery students to the health care needs of people who are experiencing mental
distress and illness within a hospital/community environment, in order that they may be able to have a
greater understanding / empathy with people who have had, or who are experiencing, a mental health
problem and who are availing of maternity services.

Recommended Reading List

*Suggested readings/sources of knowledge may be provided.