Overview

This topic will focus on the midwifery care of the childbearing woman with complex maternity needs or requiring emergency care. This topic includes professional experience placements in related midwifery clinical areas.

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Aims

This topic aims to prepare the student with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to care for women with complex maternity needs or requiring emergency care.

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Requisites information

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Assumed knowledge

Sound knowledge of midwifery care for women with an uncomplicated pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum period. Basic understanding of the sciences that relate to midwifery practice and midwifery skills.

Additional information

Other topic information

Bachelor of Midwifery (Preregistration) students must under undertake this topic in internal study mode.