SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF MIDWIFERY - 2020/1

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

GREENACRE Rebecca (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 4

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Year long

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

 Entry to programme

Module content

Physiology, care and management during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium

• Preconception nutrition and the Barker Hypothesis


• Physiology and minor disorders of pregnancy


• Obesity and pregnancy


• Physiology, management and care of the first, second and third stages of labour


• Fetal growth and development


• Fetal circulation and adaptation at birth


• Fetal monitoring and wellbeing


• CTG theory and practice


• Vaginal examination


• Immediate post delivery care


• Neonatal resuscitation and venepuncture


• Physiology, care and management of the puerperium

• Anatomy and physiology of lactation


• Components and immunological properties of breast milk

• Maternal pelvis and pelvic floor and anorectum

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

None.

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate successful completion of the module learning outcomes.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

A two hour exam comprising short, and long answers as well as multiple choice questions

 

Feedback

Formative tutorial meetings and throughout module

Module aims

• This module will enable the student to think and begin to critically question the scientific basis of midwifery by developing new knowledge, skills and understanding surrounding related anatomy, physiology and associated care. The module will enable students to link the art and science of midwifery which underpins the provision of care to the mother and baby during normal pregnancy, labour and the puerperium. 

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

 The module will be facilitated using an eclectic mix of learning strategies to meet student’s learning needs. SurreyLearn self-directed learning modules, workbooks, seminar groups, practical workshops, lectures group discussion and 1-1 tutorials.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NUR1035

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.