Bachelor in Science in Midwifery Honours Degree programme

MW3101 -Midwifery Practice - Unexpected Outcomes of Pregnancy and Childbirth 2 (10 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

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

• Critically discuss the role of the midwife in the care of women experiencing unexpected deviations from physiological processes;
  
• Display the ability to access and source prompt and appropriate aid when deviations from physiological processes are diagnosed;
  
• Reason and justify the decisions made in achieving a range of diagnoses;
  
• Display an awareness of the boundaries of the midwifery profession.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to respond appropriately in emergency situations;
  
• Demonstrate the ability to participate in emergency situations in a professional manner;
  
• Demonstrate appropriate skills and actions in emergency situations (real or simulated);
  
• Critically discuss the role and decision making skills of the midwife in relation to the diagnosis and management of general and obstetric emergencies;
  
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others as a valuable team member;
  
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with others in all aspects of midwifery care and practice.

Module Learning Aims

During year three, the aim of this module is to provide midwifery students with the opportunity to deepen
their knowledge and to refine and develop decision making and diagnostic skills further so that they
continue the process of becoming confident and competent practitioners.

Recommended Reading List

• American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association (2006) Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 5th edn. American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association, USA.
  
• Billington M. & Stevenson M. (2007) Critical Care in Childbearing for Midwives. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
  
• Boyle M. (ed.) (2002) Emergencies around Childbirth: a Handbook for Midwives. Radcliffe, Oxford.
  
• Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) (2011) Saving mothers’ lives: reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer: 2006-2008. The eighth report on confidential enquiries into maternal death in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 118 (Suppl. 1), 1-203.
  
• Chapman V. & Charles C. (eds.) (2009) The Midwife’s Labour and Birth Handbook, 2nd edn. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
  
• Marshall J.E. & Raynor M. D. (eds.) (2014) Myles Textbook for Midwives, 16th edn. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
  
• Macdonald S. & Magill-Cuerden J., (eds.) (2011) Mayes’ Midwifery. A Textbook for Midwives, 14th edn. Balliere Tindall, London.
• Mander R. (2004) Men and Maternity. Routledge, London. http://lib.myilibrary.com/Open.aspx?id=28242&loc=&srch=undefined&src=0
  
• Mander R. (2005) Loss and Bereavement in Childbearing, 2nd edn. Routledge, London. http://lib.myilibrary.com/Open.aspx?id=115842&loc=&srch=undefined&src=0
  
• Marshall J.E. & Raynor M.D. (eds.) (2010) Advancing Skills in Midwifery Practice. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, Edinburgh.
  
• Marshall J. & Raynor M. Boyle M. (eds.) (2002) Emergencies around Childbirth: a Handbook for Midwives. Radcliffe, Oxford.
  

Additional Reading

• Arias F. (1993) Practical Guide to High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery. Mosby Year Book, Chicago. (new edition being published)

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.