MDWF13002 - Postnatal Health and Wellbeing

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides the theory to understand the physiological needs of the mother and baby during the postnatal period. An emphasis will be placed on the psychosocial adaption of the mother and significant other in bonding with their newborn infant. It will consolidate the knowledge related to primary health care, specifically breast feeding and family planning. You will investigate current research relating to postnatal care. This unit is to be studied in conjunction with the clinical unit Midwifery Practice 3.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-req

MDWF13003 Midwifery Practice 3

Pre-req

MDWF12005 Foundations of Midwifery 2

MDWF12006 Midwifery Practice 2

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2021

Term 3 - 2021 Profile
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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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Group Discussion 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 6.06% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
SUTE survey via the DataSmart dashboard
Recommendation
No qualitative student feedback comments were in the SUTE. There appears to be only 2 quantitative responses to the SUTE survey that rated all elements at 100% except for contemporary content. This unit is in teach-out mode and this is the final offering, therefore a unit will replace this.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
The support provided to assist us through this course.
Recommendation
To ensure that students are provided with prompt responses to their communication.
Action Taken
It was ensured that students were provided with prompt responses to their communication.
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
Good resources available.
Recommendation
To continue to ensure that resources are relevant and easily accessible for students.
Action Taken
It was ensured that resources were relevant and easily accessible for students.
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
Maybe the assignment tasks needed to be outlined clearer as it was difficult at times to determine exactly what the assignment criteria was.
Recommendation
To ensure that all future assessment task outlines and accompanying rubrics are clear and easy to understand.
Action Taken
It was ensured that all assessment task outlines and accompanying rubrics were clear and easy to understand.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explore the physiological needs of the mother and baby during the post natal period.
  2. Analyse the needs of the woman and her significant other during the postnatal period.
  3. Demonstrate primary health care principles in relation to breast feeding and family planning.
  4. Critique current research in the provision of postnatal midwifery care.

NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice

Standard 1: Promotes evidence-based maternal health and wellbeing.

Standard 2: Engages in respectful partnerships and professional relationships.

Standard 4: Undertakes comprehensive assessments.

Standard 5: Develops plans for midwifery practice.

Standard 6: Provides safe and quality midwifery practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Group Discussion
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Group Discussion
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment