MW0419 - Additional Midwifery Care for Women and Families: Introduction and Context

You will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, and directed study. Activities will be blended to create a mix of face to face and online activities supported by the University’s Electronic Learning Platform Seminars will be smaller group sessions designed to facilitate collaborative team learning developing your inquiry and communication skills and signpost further reading and learning activities. There will be opportunities to reflect on learning in practice and to discuss the care needs of the women and the families you have met in your clinical learning on your programme thus far. Hearing the voice of the service user enables collaborative and partnership approaches with parents; the module offers opportunities to engage with service users (and/or their representatives) who have a diverse range of needs – for example those with learning disabilities. A range of resources will be used to consolidate your searching and retrieval skills, including technology enhanced learning.

You will be introduced to the University Library and the digital resources to support your academic development. A fundamental aspect of learning on the module will come from self-reflection of your own academic and professional development supported by your personal tutor.

The module will utilise a flexible approach to learning whilst developing independence and confidence in your abilities to managing your own learning and development. Learning activities encourage you to set goals and reflect on your progress, working collaboratively to share resources.

Seminars utilise peer review and feedback as an introduction to the evaluative and feedback skills required for effective professional practice and lifelong learning. A group tutorial focuses on preparing you for the module assessment and there is a discussion board within the Electronic Learning Platform for individual queries. The module team will also provide support and feedback during learning activities and in relation to the module assessment strategy. Lecturers and Personal Tutors will also signpost you to support services available at the university.

The University Library can help you develop a variety of learning skills, including academic writing, academic reading, searching, and referencing.You can access the interactive training via the library webpages or the following link: http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/learning-skills

Ask4Help online (accessed through your student portal) provides a comprehensive range of answers to frequently asked questions and is of benefit to students as a central point of reference for information about many different topics. Ask4Help face to face service points are located at Coach Lane Library (ground floor).

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:

1. Identify and describe the social determinants of health and ill health across the childbearing continuum, from a local, national, and international perspective.

2. Recognise and understand the impact of a range of additional needs for women, neonates, and their families.

3. Describe the physiology and psychology of common conditions in women and neonates.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

4. Demonstrate the midwife’s role in recognising and caring for pregnant women, newborn infants and their families with additional care needs.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

5. Identify personal values and demonstrate the self-awareness required to enable inclusive, respectful engagement with all women and their families.

Formative Assessment


Informal formative assessment through formative knowledge quizzes, seminar feedback from peers and the module tutor(s).

Summative Assessment

Essay (2000 words) which addresses module outcomes 1-5 (100%) MLO 1, 2 ,3, 4 & 5

Feedback through ESAF platform via marking rubric and qualitative feedforward comments

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This first year module will introduce you to a range of midwifery skills for contemporary practice. It will complement the universal care module in semester one. There will be an introduction to the key concepts around health and ill health and their influences on the childbirth continuum for a variety of perspectives. Whilst exploring a range of issues related to physical and psychological wellbeing of women and families. You will develop an appreciation a range of physical, psychological, cultural, and social care needs that may arise throughout pregnancy and childbirth, with consideration for perinatal mental health. Exploring women’s health to gain an understanding of some long-term conditions and gynaecology. There will be an introduction to effective collaborative working to consider the impact of inter-disciplinary teamworking. The module content is directly relevant to your practice experience and the achievement of the Future Midwife proficiencies (NMC, 2019). The module will be assessed via a 2000-word essay.