| CODE | MID3015 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Complications of Childbearing | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Midwifery | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is targeted for third year midwifery students. It is purposely designed to follow previous study-units where these students would have learnt about the normality of pregnancy, labour and birth and the puerperium. Such knowledge will help the students to understand deviations from normality which will be explored in this study-unit which focuses on various diseases/conditions which are known to complicate pregnancy, others which are associated with complications during labour and birth and also problems relating to complications of the puerperium. Study-Unit Aims: - To develop the students' competence (knowledge, skills and attitudes) on various complications which can occur during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium; and - To develop the students' awareness on the importance of reducing risks for mother and baby when complications in childbearing arise, through appropriate midwifery care in collaboration with the obstetric team. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognise deviation from the norm in childbearing and respond effectively by providing appropriate midwifery care; - Demonstrate knowledge of various conditions complicating childbearing; and - Describe the most appropriate midwifery management in various situations which complicate childbearing, including emergency situations. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify deviations from normal childbearing; and - Diagnose, plan and implement care for women presenting with complications during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period in collaboration with the multidisciplinary obstetric team. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Cooper, M., Warland, J., Briley,A.,Dillon, F., & Robinson, K. (2023) Complications of Pregnancy, Birth and the Postnatal Period for Midwives, Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. - Macdonald, S., & Johnson, G (2023). Mayes' Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives (16th ed.) Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. - Marshall, J. E., & Raynor, M. D. (2020). Myles' Textbook for Midwives (17th ed.) Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. - Oats, J,N., & Boyle,J (2022). Llewellyn-Jones Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (11th ed.) Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. Supplementary Readings: - RCOG/ NICE guidelines as follows: Antepartum haemorrhage (2011) https://www.rcog.org.uk/media/pwdi1tef/gtg_63.pdf - Hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management (updated 2023) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng133/resources/hypertension-in-pregnancy-diagnosis-and-management-pdf-66141717671365 - Preterm labour and birth (updated 2022) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng25/resources/preterm-labour-and-birth-pdf-1837333576645 - Inducing labour (2021) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng207 - The investigation and Management of the small for gestational age fetus (2014) https://www.rcog.org.uk/media/t3lmjhnl/gtg_31.pdf - Diabetes in Pregnancy: management from preconception to the postnatal period (updated 2020) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng3/resources/diabetes-in-pregnancy-management-from-preconception-to-the-postnatal-period-pdf-51038446021 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Alexandra Castillo |
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