MDWF12006 
MIDWIFERY PRACTICE 2 
 
 
Assessment 1 – Poster Sessions 
 
Type:  
Part One: Individual written assessment 
Part Two: Group poster design 
Part Three: Group presentation  
Due date: 2355 (AEST) Friday 6th September 2024 - Week 8 
Weighting:  
Part One:   20% 
Part Two:   10% 
Part Three: 10% (40% in total) 
Length:  
Part One: Individual written assessment 1500 words +/- 10% (excluding reference list).  
Part Two: Group poster design – no limit.  
Unit Coordinator: Kelly Haynes 
 
Aim 
The aim of this assessment is for you to review, research and analyse current evidence that guides maternity healthcare care for women experiencing conditions complicating pregnancy. This assessment provides you with an opportunity to research and read widely to demonstrate your understanding of the disease, treatment and multidisciplinary care of women and infants experiencing complexities. This assessment will provide you with an opportunity to disseminate your findings. 
 
Instructions  

Please follow the steps below to complete the task. There are three parts to this assessment task: 
 
Part One:  Individual written assessment 
Part Two: Group poster design  
Part Three: Group presentation 
 
Part One – Individual Written Assessment (20%) 
 
Please follow the steps below to complete Part One of this assessment task: 
 
For your individual written assessment, choose one of the following complex midwifery practice topics below:  

• ABO incompatibility in pregnancy  
• Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
• Preeclampsia
• Thyroid issues in pregnancy
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum 

You may use the following steps as a guide to your written assessment: 
 

• Introduction
• Explain the pathophysiology of the chosen condition.
• Identify the associated consultation and referral level according to the Australian College of Midwives’ National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral – 4th edition (2021).
• Assess the current, evidence-based care for women who are diagnosed with the chosen condition and describe a suitable multidisciplinary team care plan. This plan should demonstrate an understanding of multidisciplinary collaboration and appropriate referral pathways. 
• Evaluate how the midwife would work with the woman to promote woman-centred care and optimise her experience of pregnancy, labour/birth and the postnatal period.
• Conclusion 
   
  

Part two – Group Poster Design (10%)  
 
Students will be required to work in groups to design a poster on one of the topics above related to complications in pregnancy. The target audience will be your student peers. The unit coordinator will assign students to groups of 2-3, which will be published on the Moodle discussion board and the Assessment 1 Moodle page for Midwifery Practice 2. 
 
Please follow the steps below to design your poster: 

• Define the chosen pregnancy complication.
• Outline the potential consequences/ outcomes of the pregnancy complication.
• Explore the evidence-based recommendations and multidisciplinary involvement required. 
   
   
  

Part Three: Group Poster Presentation (10%) 
 
Groups will be required to present their poster to their peers at one of the two scheduled Zoom sessions on

Friday 6th September (Week 8) 2024 at:

10.00 am – 12.00 pm   
or  
12.30 pm – 2.30 pm 
 
 
Please follow the instructions below to present the group poster: 
 
Each group will have 10 minutes to explain their understanding of their topic and the associated information presented on the poster: In your discussion, you are advised to follow the same format as when designing your poster: 

• Define the chosen pregnancy complication.
• Outline the potential consequences/ outcomes of the pregnancy complication.
• Explore the evidence-based recommendations and multidisciplinary involvement required. 
   
  

Please note: 
As this is a group learning exercise, all students must be present for the duration of the scheduled Zoom session. You are required to make appropriate roster requests to ensure availability.  
 
  
Literature and references 
 
In this assessment use at least 5 contemporary references (<5 years) for the individual written task, and at least 5 contemporary references (<5 years) for the group poster design task to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from 
government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Midwives. Note, that websites such as Stat Pearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are not suitable for this assessment task. Lecture notes are not primary sources of evidence and should not be used in this assessment. 
 

Requirements  
 
Written Assessment 

• Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54 cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
• Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
• Use formal academic language.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online CQU APA Referencing Style Guide.

The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text citations (i.e., paraphrasing, or direct quotations). Note. Paraphrasing is required. 
 
 
Poster 

• Your poster should be presented on one page.  
• Use language appropriate to the target audience: your professional peers.
• There is no word count for the poster but ensure that you use a legible font size and text is clear and to the point. 
• Use bullets, numbering, and headlines to make it easy to read.
• In-text referencing should be included in the poster. The reference list can be presented on an additional page to the poster. 
   
  

Presentation 

• 10 minutes in length.
• All students within the allocated group must be available to present their poster. 

Resources 

• You can use unit-provided materials and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.
• We recommend that you access your discipline-specific library guide: the nursing and midwifery guide. 
  You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language. 
• Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.  
• For information on using PowerPoint please go to the Academic Learning Centre Computing Basics section – How to use PowerPoint.
• For information on using Zoom to present your assessment please go to Zoom web conferencing.  

The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) tools, including AI-driven writing assistants and content generators, is not permitted in this assessment. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA] (2018), Midwifery Standards of Practice requires students to demonstrate essential human capacities, skills, knowledge, and integration of theory into practice, crucial for midwifery practice. Midwifery practice relies on human interaction, empathy, ethical decision-making, and effective communication—skills that cannot be adequately assessed through AI-generated content. To ensure the integrity and development of these capabilities, students must verify that any grammar or writing enhancement programs used do not incorporate AI components. Compliance with midwifery practice standards is vital for meeting AHPRA/NMBA graduate attributes and preparing for professional practice. 
 

 
Submission  

• Submit your written assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format by the submission time and date: 2355 (AEST) Friday 6th September 2024.
• The poster should be formatted as a PDF file and also submitted via the unit Moodle site at this time/date. Please do not edit this after the presentation.
• You will be presenting live to your lecturer and fellow students using Zoom, a video conferencing program. Your lecturer will help you with using Zoom. With your permission, your presentation may be recorded for marking purposes. Only your lecturer will have access to this video which will be stored securely.  
     

Marking Criteria  
 
Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more details on how marks will be assigned. Assessment re-attempt is not available for Assessment 1. 
 
 
Learning Outcomes Assessed 

Critically reflect on clinical learning and midwifery practice related to the care of the woman and her baby experiencing complex factors during the childbearing continuum. 
   
 

MDWF12006

MIDWIFERY PRACTICE 2

Assessment 2 

Type: Portfolio 

Due date: 2355 (AEST) 4th October 2024, Week 12

Weighting: 60%

Length: Each journal entry should be approximately 300 words; however, labour and birth reflections can be longer (approximately 400 words). 

Unit Coordinator: Kelly Haynes

Learning Outcomes Assessed

Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate physiological care of the woman and her baby experiencing complex factors using the latest Australian College of Midwives (ACM) National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral and digital health and emerging technologies.
Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate psychosocial care of the woman experiencing complex factors during the childbearing continuum using the latest Australian College of Midwives (ACM) National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral and digital health and emerging technologies.
Critically reflect on clinical learning and midwifery practice related to the care of the woman and her baby experiencing complex factors during the childbearing continuum.
 

Aim

The aim of this assessment is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect on your approach to provide continuity of care and the underpinning frameworks that underpin that approach. Reflective practice is a key element that contributes to the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia’s Midwife Standards for Practice (2018). Through reflective processes, students and registered midwives can identify and explore diverse values, beliefs, learning needs, and sociocultural structures. 

Instructions

To facilitate your reflective skill development, you are required to complete a reflective piece of writing for each of the three (3) 'continuity of care experience' (COCE) women you recruited in term 1 and for the further 3 women recruited in term 2 (six in total).

A reflective journal documents the development of a therapeutic midwifery relationship between midwifery students, women and their families and can encompass interpersonal aspects of the interaction. Reflective writing is a deeper cognitive process that demonstrates what has been learned about the midwifery profession, in addition to one’s development as a practicing midwife. You will continue to develop and build upon your reflective skills after the submission of your reflective portfolio in term 1 and the feedback you received. This process is designed to elevate the CoCE experience from merely ticking off appointments and completed women, to demonstrating active cognitive learning.

Reflective writing is more personal than other kinds of academic writing and is an exploration and analysis of events, not just a description of them. This involves analysing an experience, assessing what you have learned from it, what you could have done differently, realising new approaches to your care, and ultimately, how you felt about the whole experience. As a midwifery student, it identifies how different aspects of your work interconnect. It can be very useful for identifying gaps in knowledge and ethical dilemmas or situations that need further thought. 

Please use the framework below to structure each reflective journal entry.

Please note that you must use the template provided on the MDWF12006 Moodle page for each Continuity of Care Experience (COCE).

Requirements 

• Each COCE woman must have their own individual journal in Word Document format, which is to be uploaded as individual files to the relevant Moodle assessment page. You will therefore submit six separate documents for this assessment.
• Each COCE woman must be de-identified within the journal.
• Ensure your name and the pseudonym for your woman at the centre of your COCE are documented on each page.
• Each journal entry in the portfolio must adhere to the template provided on the MDWF12006 Moodle page.
• When you are preparing your term submission, please enter a red line under the completed entries for this term’s marking in each journal.
• Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
• You may write in the first-person perspective.
• Use formal academic language.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

Literature and references

Use at least one reference for each journal entry. Where references are used to support your discussion, they should be contemporary references (<5 years) sourced from the CQUniversity library in this assessment to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as government, university, or peak national bodies, for example, the Australian College of Midwives or the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Websites such as Stat Pearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are unsuitable for this assessment task. Lecture notes are unsuitable for this assessment task.    

Resources

• You can use unit-provided materials and other credible sources (e.g. journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.
• We recommend that you access your discipline-specific library guide: the Nursing and Midwifery Guide;
• We recommend you use EndNote to manage your citations and reference list. More information on how to use EndNote is available at the CQUniversity Library website.
• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.
• The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) tools, including AI-driven writing assistants and content generators, is not permitted in this assessment. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA] (2018), Midwifery Standards of Practice requires students to demonstrate essential human capacities, skills, knowledge, and integration of theory into practice, crucial for midwifery practice. Midwifery practice relies on human interaction, empathy, ethical decision-making, and effective communication—skills that cannot be adequately assessed through AI-generated content. To ensure the integrity and development of these capabilities, students must verify that any grammar or writing enhancement programs used do not incorporate AI components. Compliance with midwifery practice standards is vital for meeting AHPRA/NMBA graduate attributes and preparing for professional practice. 

Submission

Submit your assessment via the relevant Moodle assessment page (six separate Word documents).

• Marking Criteria
  Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned.

This assignment is worth 50% of the total assessment marks for this subject.                                                                           /100

MDWF12006

MIDWIFERY PRACTICE 2

Assessment 3 

Type: Professional Practice Placement 

Due date: 

Formative AMSAT, Friday 23rd August, 2355 (AEST) - Week 6 

Summative AMSAT and Record of Clinical Hours, Friday 11th October 2355 (AEST) - Exam Week (Week 13)

Weighting: Pass/Fail

Length: No word count

Unit Coordinator: Kelly Haynes

Aim

The aim of this assessment is to aid you in consolidating your midwifery knowledge and the application of theory to practice to ensure safe and effective care is received by the women and neonates in your care. This assessment aims to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate competent midwifery clinical practice that meets the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice (2018).

Instructions

A minimum of 224 hours of clinical practice experience is required to complete this unit in term 2. This clinical experience will allow you to consolidate knowledge and skills acquired throughout the unit. You are required to meet the clinical requirements listed below, and these requirements need to be documented accurately within your Student Clinical Experience Record Book. Please note that successfully completing this unit is not merely completing requisite clinical hours and skills but also demonstrating midwifery novice competency based upon the NMBA requirements and professional behaviour as per relevant CQUniversity policies.

Please follow the steps below to complete your assessment task:

1.    Complete 224 hours of clinical practice experience plus COCE hours. Complete the term 1 formative AMSAT face-to-face with your preceptor/facilitator/educator during week 6 and submit via the SONIA online platform by Friday 23rd August 2355.

2.    Complete the term 1 summative AMSAT and the Record of Clinical Hours with your preceptor/facilitator/educator during exam week and submit via the SONIA platform by Friday 11th October 2355.

3.    Complete your three Continuity of Care Experience (COCE) women recruited in term one and the three recruited in term two (six in total). Show evidence of you COCE by scanning and attaching your Record of Continuity of Care Experiences in your Student Clinical Experience Record Book to your Record of Hours document via SONIA by Friday 11th October 2355.

 
Submission

Submit your documents via the SONIA platform.

Marking Criteria

The midwifery educator/manager will review the required clinical experience in conjunction with the Unit Coordinator.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
 

Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate physiological care of the woman and her baby experiencing complex factors using the latest Australian College of Midwives (ACM) National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral and digital health and emerging technologies.

Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate psychosocial care of the woman experiencing complex factors during the childbearing continuum using the latest Australian College of Midwives (ACM) National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral and digital health and emerging technologies.

Demonstrate developing midwifery competence based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice (2018) requirements.

This is a pass/fail assessment and therefore no marking rubric applies to this assessment.